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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,530
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/31/2009 | Age: 19 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 |
19 YO M CUT HAND WITH AXE WHILE CUTTING WOOD. DX HAND LACERATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/27/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
FINGER INJURY-16YOF-SMASHED FINGER WHILE CHOPPING WOOD-@ HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/24/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
20 Y/O W/M GOT FOREIGN BODY IN EYE WHILE SPLITTING WOOD AT HOME WITH AXE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/14/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
AXE SLIPPED WHILE PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD. DX: L THUMB OPEN FX/3 CM LAC. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/09/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
25 YO WAS CUTTING A TREE DOWN WITH AXE AND CUT FOOT DX RT FOOT LACERATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/08/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
LAC TO HAND WHEN USING A HATCHET |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/03/2009 | Age: 21 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 |
DX FOOT LAC: 21YOM WITH 4CM CURVILINEAR LAC TO L FOOT PLANTAR SURFACE; STEP'D ON BLADE EDGE ON "BATTLE AXE" AT HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/03/2009 | Age: 20 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 CUTTING WOOD WITH A AXE AND INJURED DX: LACERATION TO FINGER LWOT |
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
Date: 11/15/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
24 YO F WAS CHOPPING WOOD WHEN AXE SLIPPED. DX;FINGER LACERATION. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/01/2009 | Age: 18 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 |
LAC FOOT W/ AXE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/24/2009 | Age: 24 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 HAND W/HATCHET WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: L HAND LAC 1 CM. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/21/2009 | Age: 19 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 |
AX ROCKETED OFF WOOD HANDLE FALLING ON FOOT LAC FOOT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/11/2009 | Age: 20 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 |
CHOPPING WOOD WITH HATCHET 2 INCH PALM LACERATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/27/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING A AXE TO CHOP WOOD |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/27/2009 | Age: 18 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 |
PT WAS USING AN AXE AND LACERATED FOOT. DX: 2.5 CM. LACERATION TO DORSAL RIGHT FOOT. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/27/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
16 YOM, CUT TOE WITH AX WAS WEARING SHOE, FRACTURE TOE, LACERATION TOE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/10/2009 | 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 |
PICK AXE VS FINGER. LACERATION/AVULSION LMF. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/09/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
PT CHOPPING DOWN TREE WITH AN AXE AND MISSED. LAC R ANKLE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/07/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
LAC TO L HAND ON AXE DX: HAND LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/05/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
PT WAS CLEARING BRUSH WHILE CAMPING AND CUT LEFT WRIST WITH AXE LACERATION LEFT WRIST |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/30/2009 | Age: 17 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 |
CUT LEFT THUMB ON AN AXE LAC LT THUMB * |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/24/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
PT INJURED SHOULDER WHILE USING AN AXE. DX: RIGHT SHOULDER PAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/13/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
PT. WAS CUTTING WOOD W/ AXE & CUT TOP OF FOOT AT PARK DX: LACERATION L FOOT & PARTIAL AMPUTATION 4TH TOE |
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
Date: 08/01/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
PLAYING WITH AXE AT HOME SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER LACERATION TO FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/21/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
HIT FOOT WITH HATCHET. DX TOE LACERATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/21/2009 | 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: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG - 23 YO MALE PRESENTS FROM HOME STATING HE ST RUCK HIS LEFT LEG WITH AN AXE WHILE CHOPPING FIREWOOD JPTA |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/13/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
PT HIT SELF WITH AXE DX: RT KNEE INJ |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/12/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
PT WAS AT HOME,USING AN AXE THE HANDLE SLIPPED CAUISNG A HEAD INJURY AN D FACIAL CONTUSON. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD IN BARE FEET AND AXE HIT FOOT. DX: L FOOT LAC 8 CM. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 21 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 |
CHOPPING WOOD AND HIT LEG WITH AXE. DX UPPER LEG LACERATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/27/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
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 |
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A LOWER LEG BY AN AXE WHILE CAMPING. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/30/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
PT HIT HAND W/AXE HANDLE. DX: L HAND CONT. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/26/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
PT DOING FIREFIGHTER TRAINING AT SCHOOL. WAS SWINGING AN AXE WHEN HE FE LT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. HAD 100LBS OF GEAR ON AT TIME. DX LOWER BACK STR |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/24/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
HAND LAC-CUT W/ HATCHET WHILE CAMPING-@ A PARK |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/24/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
CUTTING TREES W/AXE, TREE AND AXE FELL ON R FOOT DX: FOOT FX |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/16/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
FRIEND DROPPED AXE ON FOOT WHILE OUT CAMPING, HAS FRACTURE TO FOOT. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/08/2009 | Age: 19 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 |
PT HIT LEG W/AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD AT CAMPGROUND. DX: R LEG LAC 5 CM. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/03/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A KNEE WHILE CUTTING WOOD WITH A HATCHET. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/22/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
PT WAS CUTTING KINDLING W/SMALL AXE AND HIT THUMB. DX: L DISTAL THUMB PARTIAL AMPUTATION. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/19/2009 | 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 |
PT HIT SELF IN R FOOT WITH AXE-DEEP LAC.TO R FOOT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/08/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
18Y/O,F,CUT HAND WHILE CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE, LAC. L HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/01/2009 | 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 |
USING AXE AT HOME AND CUT FINGER. DX FINGER LACERATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
PT WITH LAC TO FOOT FROM AN AXE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/18/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
24Y/O,M,DROPPED AXE ON TOE, LAC. OF TENDON & FX OF PROXIMAL PHALANX 2ND TOE R FOOT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/08/2009 | 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 |
PT WAS AT HOME USING AN AXE WHEN IT SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO LT LWR LEG. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/06/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
PT WAS DIGGING A TRENCH WITH A PICK AXE AND THE NEXT DAY DEVELOPED PAI N IN TESTICLES ORCHITIS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
UPPER LIP LACPT WAS USING AAXE TO CHOP WOOD AND LAC UPPER LIP. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/14/2009 | Age: 25 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 CHOPPING WOOD AND STRUCK SELF IN THE LOWER LEG WITH THE AXE LACERATI ON LEG |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/06/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
19YOF WAS HOME CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE,STRUCK LT THUMB; 2-CM LACERATION FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/05/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
DISTIAL AMPUTATION TO R LITTLE FINGER, PT STATES ACCIDENTLY CUT FINGER USING AXE TO CHOP WOOD IN HIS BACKYARD. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/01/2009 | 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 CHOPPING WOOD & HIT FINGER WITH AXE DX: DEEP LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/01/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
LAC TO HAND WHEN USING AXE AT HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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