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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 226
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/01/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LEFT WRIST SPRAIN.PT WAS USING A AXE TO CUT WOOD AND WRIST STARTED TO H URT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| WRIST PAIN AFTER HITTING WOOD WITH AXE AT HOME. DX; POSSIBLE WRIST FRA CTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CUT TO L WRIST WHILE CUTTING FIREWOOD WITH AX, DX; WRIST LAC NO FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| STRAIN WRIST - 20 YO MALE REPORTS ONSET OF RIGHT WRIST AND HAND PAIN AF TER CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE - CUT 3 CORD OF WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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