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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,409
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 20 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 |
| 20YOM AT HOME HAD A PICK AXE FALL HITTING PT IN HEAD/ DX1.5CM SCALP LAC |
| 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: 04/03/2008 | Age: 18 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 |
| HIT IN HEAD ACCIDENTALLY W/AXE DX; SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2008 | Age: 17 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 |
| PTS FATHER WAS CHOPPING WOOD PT WAS BEHING FATHER AND HIT ACCIDENTLY IN THE HEAD WITH THE AXE LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CHOPPING WOOD & HANDLE CAME OFF AXE DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PATIENT CAUGHT HIS AXE ON SOMETHING HITTING HIS HEAD WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX-CHI, HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| SPLITTING WOOD WITH AXE, TREE LIMB HIT HEAD DX CONCUSSION |
| 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: 10/17/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT & FRIEND WERE PLAYING AROUND, PT GOT HIT IN HEAD W/ AXE. LAC SCALP, CHI & ETOH INTOXICATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| SUSTAINED LACERATION TO TOP OF HEAD FROM AXE HANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2004 | Age: 18 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 |
| CUT SCALP WITH AX CHOPPING WOOD SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2004 | Age: 17 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 |
| PT WAS CUTTING BRANCH W/AXE AND WAS STRUCK IN HEAD. DX: SCALP LAC/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND IT HIT HER IN THE HEAD DX: LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2001 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2001 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Manual drills |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2001 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2001 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2000 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2000 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/1999 | Age: 18 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/1999 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/1999 | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/1998 | Age: 25 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/27/1998 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/1998 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/1997 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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