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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 225
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 68 YOM WAS CUTTING TREES WITH AN AX; A FALLING LIMB STRUCK HIM IN LEFT SHOULDER. CONTUSION OF LEFT SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT HAD SHOULDER PN FROM CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE DX: RIGHT SHOULDER DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| SPRAIN SHOULDER - PATIENT REPORTS SHOULDER INJURY - WAS SWINGING AXE AN D ISSED TARGET AND FELT PULL IN RIGHT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LT ROTATOR CUFF SYNDROME-AFTER CHOPPING WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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