Accidents - Hatchets or axes - Year 2006 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,618
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	499
16-25 years old:	202
26-50 years old:	687
50+ years old:	228

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/23/2006	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
LAC TO L LOWER LEG W/HATCHET AT 2PM AT GRANDPARENTS HOME. DX. LAC L L EG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2006	Age: 18 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 C/O LEG LAC. PT WAS PLAYING WITH HATCHET AND CUT LEG. DX CONT LFT LE G LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2006	Age: 18 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 WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND ACCID HIT LEG W/HATCHET. DX: R LOWER LEG LAC 5 CM, POSS RETAINED FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2006	Age: 67 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: Puncture
Product: Hatchets or axes
PUNCTURE WOUND OF LEG: AT HOME CUTTING WOOD WITH HATCHET, PIECE OF METAL OFF WEDGE CAME OFF HITTING LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2006	Age: 73 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 LOWER LEG LAC, PT WAS USING AN AXE TO CHOP WOOD AND A PIECE FLEW I NTO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2006	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
HIT SELF IN LEG WHILE SWINGING AX DX: CONTUSION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2006	Age: 35 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
PT WAS AT HOME USING A AXE CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT LWR LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2006	Age: 80 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: Puncture
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT INJURED LEG WITH AN AXE. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND OF THE RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2006	Age: 30 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
C/O PT STATES ACCIDENTLY HIT LEG WITH AX DX RT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes, Chairs
PT UNSTATED LOCALE SITTING IN A CHAIR CHOPPING WOOD WITH A HATCHET DX LAC L SHIN /
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
USING HATCHET, BLADE DEFLECTED&STRUCK L.LEG " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2006	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
HIT W/AX, LACERATIONS LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2006	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
CUT LEG WITH HATCHET/ LAC LT SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2006	Age: 51 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, Animal induced injury
LACERATION LOWER LEG - PATIENT WAS SLAUGHTERING CHICKENS AND HIT RIGHT LOWER LEG WITH AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
HATCHET SLIPPED CUTTING WOOD WHILE CAMPING INJURING LOWER LEG. DX: 8-1 0CM. LACERATION LOWER EXTREMITY WITH NERVE INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		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 LEG WITH AX. D : LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2006	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
PT ACCIDENTLY CUT RT LOW LEG WITH A HATCHETT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2006	Age: 46 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 CUT RIGHT LOWER LEG WITH AXE TODAY AT HOME DX// RIGHT LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2006	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
PT PULLED AXE OUT OF LOG AND CUT LEG. DX: L LEG LAC 13 CM COMPLEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF WITH HATCHET ON LEG DX: LACERATION LEFT SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2006	Age: 37 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
CUT TO LEG HIT WITH AX BLOW DX: LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2006	Age: 22 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
HIT SELF WITH AXE/LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2006	Age: 9 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
LOWER LEG LAC-HIT LEG W/A AXE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2006	Age: 24 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 R LEG W/AXE WHILE CUTTING STUMP AT HOME. DX. LAC R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2006	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
PT C/O LARGE CUT ON SHIN. PT WAS HIT IN SHIN WITH AXE. DX LFT LEG LOWER .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
40 Y/O W/M BRUISED LOWER LEG WHEN CUTTING WOOD WITH AXE AND PEICE OF WOOD FELL ON HIS LEG AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2006	Age: 14 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
14 YOM WAS USING AX AND STRUCK LEG LAC LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	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
PT WAS CUTTING FIREWOOD WITH AN AXE AND THE LOG FELL ONTO LEFT LOWER LE G LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2006	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
13 YO - DX: LACERATION LOWER LEG - CHOPPING WOOD & CUT LEG WITH AN AX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2006	Age: 10 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 WOOD, AXE HEAD CAME OFF AND HIT LEG; LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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