Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 504
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	87
Year 1998:	67
Year 2000:	35
Year 2001:	112
Year 2002:	60
Year 2004:	80
Year 2007:	31
Year 2008:	29

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/13/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
STRUCK ARM WITH AXE HANDLE FX ULNA *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LT FOREARM LAC.PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND LACERATED FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY SWUNG AXE WHILE CUTTING WOOD AND INJURED FOREARM. DX-LACERATION LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT SELF ON FOREARM WHEN CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PATIENT FELL ON AN AXE AND SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT. CUT ACCIDENTALLY WITH AX BLADE AT HOME. DX. LAC L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
21 YEAR OLD MALE HIT WITH AX ON FOREARM LACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LAC (L) FOREARM, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH AN AX, C/O BLEEDING. LWBS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2001	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2001	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/1998	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/1997	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/1997	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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