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Accidents - Hatchets or axes - Year 2003 - Foot

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 476
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Date: 12/15/2003Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes, Footwear
18 Y/O MALE RECEIVED LACERATION TO FOOT WHEN CUTTING WOOD AND THE AXE SLIPPED AND CUT FOOT AT HOME. WENT THROUGH SHOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2003Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LACERATION TOE - 46 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT FOOT, GREAT TOE FROM AN AXE THIS MORNING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2003Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LAC TO FOOT WHEN STRUCK SELF WITH AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PATIENT WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE WITH AN AXE AND CUT HIS RIGHT FOOT. DX-LACERATION FOOT WITH CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2003Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AX HANDLE BROKE, FX OF L FOOT 2ND METATARSEL BONE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2003Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PATIENT CUTTING WOOD WITH HATCHET. HATCHET FELL ON FOOT. DX: 3 CM LACERATION TO RT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
8 YOF HIT FOOT WITH AXE LAC FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2003Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT. CUT R FOOT ON AX BLADE WHEN IT BOUNCED. DX. LAC R FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2003Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes, Footwear
LEFT FOOT LACERATION.PT WAS CUTTING A TREEE WITH AN AXE AND PT HIT TENN IS SHOE AND AXE WENT THROUGH IT AND LACERATED FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2003Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT ACIDENLTY HIT RT FOOT WITH A HATCHET AT HOME DX: LAC RT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2003Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
21YOM HATCHET FELL ON FOOT LACERATING R FOOT. DX: LACERATION, R FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2003Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
CONTUS R FOOT; DROPPED AXE ON FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/10/2003Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LAC TO FOOT WHEN USING AXE TO CUT WOOD - STRUCK FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/29/2003Age: 18 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes, Coal or wood-burning stoves
PT. DROPPED HATCHET ON RT. FOOT AT HOME- PARENTS HAVE A WOOD-BURNING STOVE. DX: RT. FOOT INJURY - BRUISE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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