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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 321
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| UPPER AND LOWER EYELID LAC - HEAD OF AXE CAME OF AND STRUCK EYE AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/13/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS IN THE GARAGE WHEN A AXE FELL ONTO HIS HEAD. D: SCALP LACERATI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX FACIAL LACERATION: HIT FOREHEAD WITH AX HANDLE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LACERATION FOREHEAD - 11 YOM LACERATED THE CENTER OF HIS FOREHEAD WHEN HE STRUCK HIMSELF WITH BACK OF AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE, AXE BOUNCED BACKAND INTO FOREHEAD/ FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| HIT CHIN WITH AXE,CHIN LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| SPLITTING WOOD AT HOME WITH AXE, PIECE OF WOOD FLEW INTO FOREHEAD. DX; LACERATION FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DAD SPLITTING WOOD USING AXE AT HOME, SAT AXE DOWN BEHIND HIM AND PATIE STRUCK ON NOSE WITH BLUNT SIDE OF AXE; NOSE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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