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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 563
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT LACERATED KNEE WITH AN AXE. DX: RIGHT KNEE LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 21Y/O,M,CUTTING WOOD WITH HATCHET AT HOME, CUT KNEE, SEVERE LAC. L KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| UNINTENTIONALLY CUT (L) LEG W/ A AXE WHILE IN THE WOODS---3CM LAC (L) KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT HIT KNEE WITH A HATCHET AT HOME TODAY DX// CONTUSION RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LAC L KNEE STRUCK AXE ON KNEE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CUTTING WOOD, STRUCK HIMSELF WITH AXE/ RT KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LACERATION TO LEFT KNEE WHILE CHOPPING A BUSH WITH A HATCHET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LACERATION TO KNEE CAUSED BY HATCHET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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