Accidents - Hatchets or axes - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 705
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	210
16-25 years old:	144
26-50 years old:	265
50+ years old:	85

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/25/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LOWER LEG LAC-CUT WHILE CHOPPING WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH A HATCHET HIT LEG AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LAC LEG MISSED WOOD AND HIT LEG W/ AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT LEG WHEN USING AXE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hatchets or axes
PATIENT WAS SPLITTING WOOD WITH AN AXE WHEN A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS LOWER LEG. DX-FOREIGN BODY RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT LEG WITH A HATCHET CUTTING DOWN A TREE BRANCH DX: LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND HIT SHIN WITH A HATCHET DX: LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LEFT LEG LAC, PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AX AND INJURED LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
16 YOM - SMALL CUT FROM AXE WITH POSSIBLE AXE METAL IN LEG(NO OTHER DET AILS) DX - LACERATION WITH POSSIBLE OBTAINED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
58 YOM - CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE WHEN AXE HEAD CHIPPED AND PIECE OF META L HIT LEG, DX - LACERATION WITH SMALL HEMATOMA, POSSIBLE OBTAINED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
27 YO M HAD AXE SLIP AND STRIKE LEG LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT LAC RT LEG WITH AXE WHILE CUTTING WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT LEG WITH AXE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT SELF WITH HATCHET DX. LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUTTING DOWN PEPPER TREES WITH AN AXE, HIT LT LOWER LEG, LAC LT LOWE R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK SELF WITH AN AXE WHEN CHOPPING WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
SPLITTING WOOD, HIT RT CALF WITH AXE/ LAC RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LAC TO RT CALF. CUT W/ AXE. DX; 3 CM LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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