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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,469
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT CUT WITH HATCHET WHILE CUTTING DOWN A TREE; LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT LACERATED FINGER WITH AN AXE DX: 2 CM. LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LACERATION FINGER - 21 YOM WAS USING A HATCHET AND LACERATED HIS LEFT T HUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX LEFT HAND LACERATION: CUT HAND WITH HATCHET AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS USING AN AXE TO CUT WOOD AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| FB RT 3RD FINGERNAIL BED.PT WAS USING AN AXE TO CUT WOOD AND RECIEVED A SPLINTER IN FINGERNAIL BED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Floors or flooring materials |
| R ANKLE INJ, HIT ANKLE W/AXE WHILE TEARING OUT FLOOR ATHOME. D.X CONT L ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 20 Y/O W/M RECEIVED BLISTERS ON HAND AFTER CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT LACERATED THUMB WITH HATCHET DX: LEFT THUMB LACERATION, 1.5 CM., REPAIRED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| HAND STRAIN: SPLITTING WOOD WITH AX AT HOME, AX WENT THROUGH WOOD, HIT THE CONCRETE WHILE STILL HOLDING THE AX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2005 | Age: 20 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 |
| STRUCK LOWER LEG C AX CUTTING WOODS ' LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| *** FELL ON HEAD AT HOME INJURING SCALP. DX: LACERATION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2005 | Age: 17 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 |
| L LOWER LEG LAC/17YOM WHILE AT HIS GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE, WAS CUTTING WOOD AND THE AXE MISSED THE WOOD AND THE TIP HIT HIS L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LT CORNEAL AB-CHOPPING WOOD-CHIP OF WOOD HIT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CUT HAND ON AXE. DX HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2005 | Age: 16 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 |
| LOWER LEG CT-@ HOME-HIT LEG W/A HATCHET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 2CM THIGH LAC-@ HOME-ACCIDENTLY HIT LEG W/A HATCHET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS USING AN AXE AND ACCIDENTLY CUT HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. DX: L ACERATION TO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT. STATES HE WAS CHOPPING FIREWOOD WITH SMALL HATCHET AND HAS LAC TO R THUMB.. DX. LAC R THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2005 | Age: 21 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 |
| USING A HATCHET LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 16 YOM LACERATES FOREHEAD WHEN STRUCK SELF WITH AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 16 YO CAUGHT FINGER IN HATCHET LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2005 | 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE LOWER LEG FROM AN AX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT HIT ACCIDENTALLY WITH AN AXE HANDLE ACROSS THE FACE PERIORBITAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CONTUSION TO WRIST WHEN USING AN AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT HIT FINGER W/HATCHET CHOPPING WOOD. DX: R INDEX LAC 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX RIGHT THUMB LACERATION: CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX, INJURED THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2005 | Age: 21 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 21YO SPLINTER FROM AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD F'BODY LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS CUT W/AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: L INDEX LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| R FOOT LAC/24YOM CUT R FOOT WITH AXE WHILE SPLITTING WOOD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT. CUT THUMB WITH AXE. DX. OPEN FX. R. THUMB FROM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 19 Y/O M INJURED L THUMB WHILE USING AXE AT HOME. DX; LAC L THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS TRIMING WITH A SMALL AXE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDE X FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT CUT TIPE OF LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH AXE (ACCIDENTAL) DX: FINGER AVULSION LEFT INDEX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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