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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 102
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2003 | Age: 23 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: Other unpowered garden tools, Hatchets or axes |
| DX LEFT SHIN PUNCTURE WOUND: SPLITTING WOOD WITH AX AND WEDGE, WEDGE HIT SHIN AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2003 | Age: 25 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: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT, WITH SUTURES STILL IN PLACE FROM LACERATION 2 WKS AGO, STRUCK WOUND WITH SHOVEL 3 DAYS AGO. INCREASED REDNESS. D: WOUND INFECTION, CELLULIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LT LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND-@ HOME-SPLITTING WOOD & WEDGE HIT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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