Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 26-50 years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 6,118
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	2,279	Hand:	853
Lower Leg:	718	Lower Trunk:	421
Foot:	360	Eyeball:	221
Face:	186	Knee:	183
Lower Arm:	157	Wrist:	153
Toe:	145	Head:	144
Upper Trunk:	99	Ankle:	77
Neck:	69	Upper Leg:	29
All Of Body:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2004	Age: 49 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
DX RIGHT 2ND DIGIT LACERATION: CUT FINGER ON AXE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2004	Age: 33 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
CUT HAND WITH HATCHET WHILE CUTTING FIREWOOD AT HOME. DX; LACERATION HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT DX SCALP/EARLOBE LACERATION - S/P HIT WITH AN AX ON THE RT SIDE OF THE HEAD AT 1:00 PM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2004	Age: 43 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
CHOPPING WOOD TODAY W/ AXE & LAC LT HAND, BASE LIF (4CM)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT STRAINED HAND WHEN USING AN AXE TO CUT WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
SPLITTING WOOD, HIT SELF IN HEAD W/BLUNT END OF HATCHET AT 10 PM. DX. ABRA HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2004	Age: 42 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 CUT WITH AXE; WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2004	Age: 30 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/AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: L THUMB LAC 5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2004	Age: 44 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
44YOM AT HOME CUTTING WOOD LAC R ARM ON HATCHET DX/LAC R FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT FELL ONTO AXE. D: 6 CM L THIGH LAC, ALCOHOL INTOX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2004	Age: 28 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 CUT FINGER W/HATCHET WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: R INDEX LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CUTTING WOOD W/AXE. DX: MID UPPER BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CHOPPING WOOD IN A TREE, ACCIDENTLY HIT SHIN. DX: CONTUSION LEFT SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT, WHO CHOPPED WOOD LAST NIGHT, HAS POSSIBLE FOREIGN BODY IN EYE. D: F OREIGN BODY, EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hatchets or axes
R THUMB P.W./29YOM HIT HIS R THUMB WITH BROKEN AXE AND PIECE OF WOOD ST UCK IN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT STATES HE WAS SWINGING AXE AND HIT HIMSELF ON THE EYEBROW LAC RT EYEBROW 2.0CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
BIT BY MUSKRAT 3 WEEKS AGO, HAS RED STREAK RUNNING UP FOREARM,ALSO BLISTER ON RT THUMB FROM CUTTING WOOD WITH AXE/ ASCENDING CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	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 CUTTING WOOD WHEN CAUGHT INDEX FINGER ON HATCHET. D: FINGER LACERATI ON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2004	Age: 34 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
LEFT THUMB LAC, PT WAS SPLITTING WOOD WITH AN AX AND INJURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Hatchets or axes
ALCOHOL INTOXICATION - 37 YOM C/O NOT FEELING GOOD, WAS CHOPPING WOOD W ITH AN AXE YESTERDAY AND DRINKING ABOUT PINT AND HALF OF RUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2004	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
PT CUT FINGER W/AXE LAST PM. DX: L INDEX LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2004	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
BACK PAIN WHILE CHOPPING WOOD TODAY. ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2004	Age: 43 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
CUT FINGER USING AN AXE TO CUT WOOD DX: L 4TH FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2004	Age: 42 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
DX INDEX FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER WITH AX WHILE CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2004	Age: 38 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 ON HATCHET. DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2004	Age: 38 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 CUTTING WOOD WITH AXE AND CUT LEFT ANKLE C/O PAIN LEFT ANKLE LACERAT ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hatchets or axes
40YMC AXE HANDLE BROKE AND PIECE OF WOOD EMBEDDED INTO HAND PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/06/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUTTING TREE STUMP WITH AXE AT HOME, MISSED HITTING RT LOWER LEG, LA C LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2004	Age: 30 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 AN AXE TO CHOP WOOD AND NOW WRIST HURTS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2004	Age: 36 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 SHARPENING AN AXE AND CUT HIS FINGER DX:LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
HELPING CHOP WOOD UP NORTH & GOT BACK PAIN. ACUTE EXACERBATION OF BACK PAIN-STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2004	Age: 35 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
LACERATION FINGER - 35 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT THUMB WITH A HATCHET WHIL E CUTTING SOME WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
RIGHT HAND IN. PT INJURED HAND ON AN AX WHEN SPLITTING WOOD.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/24/2004	Age: 26 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
CUT WITH HATCHET TRYING TO CUT KINDLING/ LAC RT HAND WITH EXTENSOR TENDON LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2004	Age: 33 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 2 DAYS AGO. DX: R THUMB 2 CM LAC W/CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUT L HAND WHILE CHOPPING WOOD W/ HATCHET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
STRUCK RT EYE W/ AXE HANDLE WHILE CUTTING WOOD. CT RT GLOBE, UPPER LID LAC & AB FACE X2
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/16/2004	Age: 47 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
FOOT LAC-HIT FOOT W/ AN AXE WHILE CUTTING WOOD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2004	Age: 34 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. HIT W/A HATCHET, LAC TO L INDEX FINGER. DX. LAC L INDEX FINGER MET ACARPAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
HURT BACK CHOPPING TREE WITH AX DX LS STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2004	Age: 27 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
SCALP LAC-IN WOODS-PULLING TREE LIMBS DOWN W/A HATCHET-HIT HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUT HER FINGER WITH AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD SUSTAINED " RT INDEX LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2004	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
FINGER LAC-CUT ON AN AX-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2004	Age: 27 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
LACERATION IN BETWEEN THE GREAT TOE AND THE 2ND TOE ON THE LEFT FOOT AF TER PATIENT WAS CUTTING ATREEWITH AN AXE AND HIT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LACERATION TO THE LEFT LOWER LEG AFTER CUTTING IT WITH AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
PATIENT WAS USING AN AX TO SPLIT LOGS FROM A LARGE TREE; WEDGE OF LOT H IT HAND. FRACTURE, RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2004	Age: 39 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
LAC TO LT THUMB AFTER CHOPPING WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2004	Age: 33 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
PT WAS CAMPING AND CUT THE BACK OF HIS HAND WITH A NEW AXE. DX: 4 CM LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2004	Age: 39 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 SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS LOWER LEG FROM AN AX AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
ACCIDENTALLY CUT TOE WITH AN AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
INDEX FINGER CT-@ HOME-CRUSHED FINGER W/ AN AX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LACERATION L HAND - AXE FLEW BACK AND STRUCK HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2004	Age: 29 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 CHOPPING UP BLOCKS AT FRIENDS HOME WITH AN AXE, SUSTAINED LAC TO RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2004	Age: 49 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
LACERATION FOOT - PATIENT REPORTS HE CHOPPED FOOT WITH AXE AT HOME JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL - CHOPPING FIREWOOD - WAS TIRED AND CUT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2004	Age: 40 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
CHOPPING WOOD & AXE SLIPPED HITTING ANKLE. ACUTE RT LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LOWER LEG LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON A HATCHET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CUTTING TREE LIMBS WITH AN AXE AT HOME WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2004	Age: 32 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 WAS CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME WITH A HATCHET WHEN HE PARTIALLY AMPUTATED HIS LT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2004	Age: 39 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
PT CUT THYE TIP OF LEFT SECOND FINGER WITH AN AXE. CUTTING WOOD. DX: 3 CM LACERATION LEFT SECOND FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2004	Age: 47 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
CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE OPEN FRACTURE OF THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2004	Age: 45 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
RIGHT WRIST SPR. PT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND INJURED WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2004	Age: 34 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
LEFT FOREARM LACERATION WITH FB REMOVAL.PT WAS USING AXE AND A PIECE O F AXE FLEW INTO PTS FOREARM.,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2004	Age: 27 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 LACERATED THUMB WITH AN AXE DX: 7 CM. LEFT THUMB LACERATION, REPAIRED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
31 YOM WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE WITH AN AX AND HURT LOWER BACK. LOW BAC K STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
FELL ON AXE DX. LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2004	Age: 49 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
PT HIT FINGER W/HATCHET. DX: 6 CM L INDEX LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2004	Age: 34 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 HIT FINGER WHILE CHOPPING WOOD W/AXE. DX: LAC L FOURTH FINGER 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHOPPING FIREWOOD WITH AXE AT CAMPGROUND 5 CM LACERATION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHOPPING FIREWOOD WITH HATCHET AT CAMPGROUND AVULSION LACERATION TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
KNEE CT-HIT KNEE W/A HATCHET-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
BUSTING WOOD WITH AX, HURT L HAND DX L HAND FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2004	Age: 32 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 HIT FINGER W/AXE. DX: L INDEX LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2004	Age: 27 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
CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE AT A CAMPGROUND 2 CM LACERATION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2004	Age: 41 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
CUT THUMB WITH AXE WHILE CUTTING A GOAT. DX- L THUMB AND NAILBED LACERA TIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN USING AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT C/O LAC TO LFT LEG. PT WAS CUTTING WOOD AND AXE CAME DOWN AND LAC L EG. DX LAC LFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT THUMB WITH A FLEXION AX WHILE CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME. DX. L THUMB AV ULASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2004	Age: 37 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
USING A HATCHET CUT HAND LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2004	Age: 50 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
LAC TO R THUMB W/AX YEST. DX. LAC R THUMB/CRUSH INJURY TO R THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2004	Age: 30 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
CUT FOOT WITH AN AXE DX: R FOOT LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
47 YO MALE HAS THUMB PAIN AFTER SWINGING AX SPRAIN RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2004	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. CUT FIRST FINGER R HAND THIS AM W/A BUSH AXE. DX. LAC FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/17/2004	Age: 43 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
LAC LMF W/ AXE LAST PM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2004	Age: 44 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
CLEARING BRUSH WITH AN AXE, HAND CAME BACK AND HIT AXE/ LAC LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
LUMBAR STRAIN - 36 YOM C/O LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER USING AN AXE TO DIG OU T A ROOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME WITH AXE, HAS NECK PAIN. DX: NECK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2004	Age: 50 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
LEFT 3RD FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS CUTTING BUSHES WITH AN AXE AND LACERA TED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT TO KNEE HIT WITH HATCHET DX: LACERATION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS SPLITTING WOOD W/HATCHET AND LOG FLEW UP. DX: NASAL FX/3MM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LAC R LWR LEG, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH AN AX, C/O SEVERE PAIN, SWELLING , ECCHYMOSIS, POSSIBLE TIBIAL COPRESSION FX, GAIT NORMAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHOPPING WOOD W/ AXE, CUT LT. EYEBROW DX: LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2004	Age: 37 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
37 Y/O M INJURED L INDEX FINGER WHILE USING HATCHET AT HOME. DX; LAC L INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2004	Age: 26 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
PT HIT L TOE WITH AXE DX L GREAT TOE FX, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2004	Age: 35 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
LACERATION FINGER - 35 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT THUMB WITH AN AXE WHILE C UTTING FIREWOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2004	Age: 45 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
45YOM AT HOME CUTTING WOOD HIT IN FOREHEAD BY AXE WHEN IT SLIPPED FROM HAND DX/ 2 IN LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2004	Age: 39 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
HIT R HAND WITH AX HANDLE DX HAND CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2004	Age: 43 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
CHOPPING TREE WITH HATCHET THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
LEG INJ/44YOF AT HOME IN BACK YARD HIT HER R LEG WITH A HATCHET WHEN TR YING TO CUT A TREE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUTTING BUSHES AT HOME WITH AN AXE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT SE COND TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
CORN ABR. PT WAS USING AN AX TO CHOP WOOD AND GOT A WOOD CHIP INTO EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2004	Age: 38 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, Clothing accessories
USING HATCHET TO CUT WOOD (KINDLING), CUT FINGER, WAS WEARING LEATHER G LOVES AT TIME. DX. LAC L INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2004	Age: 43 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 STATES HE WAS HOLDING A PC OF WOOD & WENT TO HIT IT WITH A HATCHET AND LACERATED THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
26 YR OLD MALE HAD THUMB HIT WITH AXE CONTUSION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2004	Age: 48 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
LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS USING AN AXE TO SPLIT LOGS AND LAC ERATED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	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 LACEATED TIBIA WIHT HATCHET WHILE CHOPPING TREE AT HOME. D: SIMPLE L ACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2004	Age: 47 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
DX COMPLEX LACERATION LEFT THUMB: CHOPPING WOOD, GOT THUMB WITH HATCHET AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
HIT ANKLE WITH BACK OF AXE DX. ANKLE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
SWINGING PICK AX LAST FEW DAYS ACUTE EXAC. LBP VS MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
44 YOM CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE WOOD CHIPS HIT FACE LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2004	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
HIT FINGER WITH HATCHET WHILE CUTTING WOOD DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2004	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
DROPPED AX HEAD ON FOOT, PAIN R 2ND TOE DX: CONTUSION R FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
PATIENT HAD AX SLIP OUT OF HAND.AND IT HIT HER FOOT. DX: LEFT SPRAIN O. F THUMB AND CONTUSION OF FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2004	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF ON FOOT WITH AX WHILE CUTTING WOOD DX: 3 CM LACERATION LEFT FOOT-SIMPLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2004	Age: 40 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: Hematoma
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE WHEN FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN WOOD AND AXE. D: HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2004	Age: 38 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. CUT HIS THUMB WHILE CUTTING WOOD WITH A HATCHET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
LOW BACK, LEG PAIN AFTER CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO. DX; ACUTE S CIATICA, LOW BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2004	Age: 46 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
CUT HAND SPLITTING KINDLING AT HOME. DX: LACERATION HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
HIT ANKLE W/AX, STEEL PLATE ON THAT LEG, VERY SORE, SWOLLEN DX: L ANKLE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT SUSTAINED SWOLLEN EYE AFTER CUTTING WOOD WITH AX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
C/O MID CHEST PAIN AFTER PICKING UP HEAVY AXE/ COSTOCHONDRITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
33 Y/O M INJURED L EYE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX AT HOME. DX; CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH A HATCHET FOR KINDLING MISSED AND CUT THUMB L EFT THUMB AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2004	Age: 38 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
CUT WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE - LACERATION RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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