Hospital and Nursing Home Profiles  

Accidents - Hatchets or axes - Year 2004 - Ankle

 



Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 194
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/27/2004Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS AT HOME CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/16/2004Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUTTING WOOD WITH AXE AND CUT LEFT ANKLE C/O PAIN LEFT ANKLE LACERAT ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2004Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT. SPLITTING WOOD THIS AM, AX CAME DOWN AND SIDE OF AX HIT ANKLE W/LAC ERATION. DX. CONT R ANKLE./LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2004Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
HIT ANKLE WITH BACK OF AXE DX. ANKLE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/17/2004Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
HIT ANKLE W/AX, STEEL PLATE ON THAT LEG, VERY SORE, SWOLLEN DX: L ANKLE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top




Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.  This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources.  Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.