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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 836
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 11/30/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| WAS USING AN AX TO CHOP WOOD; HURT WRIST. SPRAIN, RT. WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| LT WRIST LACERATION: CHOPPING DOWN TREE WITH HATCHET TO CLEAR A TRAIL, CUT LT WRIST, 3 CM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT C/O PAIN R WRIST, TRIPPED OVER PIECE OF WOOD WHILE CHOPPING WOOD AT 11 AM. DX. SPRAIN R WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LEFT WRIST SPRAIN.PT WAS USING A AXE TO CUT WOOD AND WRIST STARTED TO H URT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CUT TO L WRIST WHILE CUTTING FIREWOOD WITH AX, DX; WRIST LAC NO FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| STRAIN WRIST - 20 YO MALE REPORTS ONSET OF RIGHT WRIST AND HAND PAIN AF TER CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE - CUT 3 CORD OF WOOD |
| 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: 12/04/2004 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO WRIST WHEN SPLITTING WOOD WITH AN AXE. D: WR IST LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2004 | 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 |
| CAMPING AND USING AN AXE TO CUT FIREWOOD. DX: LAC TO LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS CUTTING WOOD W/AXE AND CUT SELF. DX: L WRIST LAC 5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 18 YOM SWINGING AXE AT SCHOOL FELT WRIST POP SPRAIN R WIRST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2001 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/23/2000 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/1999 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/1999 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/1997 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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