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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,170
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2003 | Age: 36 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 |
| PT HIT THUMB W/FLAT END OF AXE. DX: L THUMB CRUSH/DISTAL PHALANX FX/1 CM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2003 | Age: 34 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 |
| CUT THUMB WITH AX DX THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2003 | Age: 47 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 |
| INJURED CLEANING AXE DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2003 | Age: 37 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 |
| FINIGER LAC-CUT ON AXE BLADE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2003 | Age: 32 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 |
| CUTTING WOOD WITH HATCHET AND LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2003 | Age: 42 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 |
| RT 2ND FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS USING A AXE AND INJURED FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2003 | Age: 35 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 |
| CUT THUMB WITH AXE/ LAC LT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT CHOPPED OFF TIP OF THUMB WITH AN AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD DX: AMPUTATION TIP OF LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS CUTTING WOOD W/AXE AND CUT THUMB. DX: FX/2CM LAC L THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2003 | Age: 39 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 SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER FROM AN AXE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2003 | Age: 49 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.INJ.L.2ND.FINGER AT HOME WHEN USING AN AXE TO SPLIT WOOD. DX; 3 CM. LAC. L.2ND.FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2003 | Age: 28 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 |
| PT. CUT FINGER WHILE USING AN AXE. DX. 2 CM LAC OF FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 46YOM CUT TO HAND ON AXE WHILE CAMPING DX LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT HIT FINGER WITH AN AXE; LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2003 | Age: 41 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 |
| PATIENT CUT HIS FINGER ON A HATCHET. DX-LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATIONWIT H TENDON INVOLVEMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2003 | Age: 44 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 |
| PATIENT WAS SWATTING AT A FLY AND HIT SHARP PART OF HATCHETT. DX: 2.2 5 AND 2.75 CM LACERATIONS TO 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS, LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 41 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 |
| 41YOM-LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER-WORKING IN GARDEN AT HOME-HIT FINGER ACCIDENTLY WITH SMALL AX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2003 | Age: 40 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 FINGER WITH HATCHET WHILE CUTTING WOOD/ LAC LT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2003 | Age: 35 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 |
| DX:LAC L FINGER. CHOPPING WOOD AND HIT FINGER WITH HATCHET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2003 | Age: 31 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 |
| 31 Y.O. W MALE W/FINGER LAC. PT INJ SELF ON HATCHET WHILE CUTTING FIREW OOD @ HOME. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2003 | Age: 40 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 KINDLING W/SMALL HATCHET & CUT FINGER. DX: 2 CM LAC L INDEX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2003 | Age: 41 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 W/AXE AND CUT THUMB. DX: L THUMB CONT/LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, House repair or construction materials |
| 45 YOM WAS USING AN AX TO SPLIT LUMBER; SMASHED FINGER. CONTUSION, RT. 5TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2003 | Age: 26 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 FINGER WITH AN AXE DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2003 | Age: 31 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 C/O LT 3RD AND 4TH FINGER LAC WITH LAXE DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2003 | Age: 36 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 |
| FX LEFT INDEX FINGER. PT INJURED FINGER WHEN CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX:L INDEX FINGER DISTAL PAD AVULSION. CUT FINGERTIP WITH HATCHET WHILE CHOPPING WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2003 | Age: 45 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/HATCHET. DX: L INDEX LAC 2.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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