Accidents - Hatchets or axes - Year 2006 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 75
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

26-50 years old:	15
50+ years old:	59

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/15/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
WOODWORKING WITH AXE, CUT BY HATCHET DX LACERATION L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hatchets or axes
USING AN AXE WHEN A PIECE OF THE AXE HEAD BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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