Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 26-50 years old - Year 2006 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,473
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Date: 12/30/2006	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: Avulsion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUT THUMB W/AXE. DX: AVULSION LAC L THUMB 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2006	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
FINGER LAC, A PIECE OF WOOD RICOCHETED WHEN CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2006	Age: 44 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 WAS CUT W/AN AXE. DX: L INDEX LAC 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2006	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes, Alcohol
31 Y/0 F INJURED L INDEX FINGER WHEN USING HATCHET WHILE INTOXICAT4D AT HOME. DX; L INDEX FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2006	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
PT LACERATED FINGER WITH AXE WHILE CUTTING FIREWOOD. D: LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2006	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 CUTTING WOOD FOR A FIRE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB WIT H THE AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2006	Age: 37 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 TO FINGER WHILE USING AN AX DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2006	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
LACERATION FINGER - 37 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH CUT TO LEFT LITTLE FINGER - CUT SELF WHILE SHARPENING A AXE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2006	Age: 30 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 FINGER WITH A HATCHETT / AX WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX. L INDEX FINGER LATERAL PIP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2006	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
USING AN AXE LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2006	Age: 44 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
FINGER LAC-CUT ON HATCHET-@ CAMPGROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2006	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
CUT TO FINGER HIT WITH AX DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2006	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: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes, Alcohol
LACERATION FINGER - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO BASE OF LEFT TH UMB - CUT WITH NEW AXE APPROX 30 MINS AGO - ADMITS TO ETOH JUST PRIOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2006	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
AXE FELL ON HYAD ACUTE THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2006	Age: 31 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 WAS AT HOME USING A HATCHET, LACERATED LT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2006	Age: 48 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 FINGER ON OWN AXE CHOPPING WOOD " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2006	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
FINGER LAC-CUT WHILE CHOPPING WOOD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD W/AN AXE AND CAME DOWN ON FINGER. DX: NEAR AMPUTATION L INDEX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/10/2006	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
49 YOM HAS LACERATION TO RIGHT 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS FROM BROKEN WOODEN A X HANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	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, Fireplace equipment
PATIENT WAS USING AN AXE TO CHOP WOOD DX; LACERATION TO R MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2006	Age: 26 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. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/25/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Hatchets or axes
C/O PT ACCIDENTLY CUT FINGER OFF WHILE USING A AXE DX LT FINGER AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2006	Age: 34 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: Amputation
Product: Hatchets or axes
FOOLING AROUND CHOPPING WOOD WITH FRIEND WITH AXE AND AMPUTATED FIFTH F INGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2006	Age: 44 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 WHILE CHOPING WOOD WITH HATCHET AT HOME. DX; LACERATION FIN GER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2006	Age: 49 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
CHOPPING WOOD WHILE CAMPING IN CANYON SUST LAC TO L INDEX FINGER WHEN A XE SLIPPED DX LACERATION L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2006	Age: 30 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
OPEN FRACTURE RT INDEX FINGER.PT WAS USING AN AXE ON WOOD AND INJURED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	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
IST DIGIT LACERATION WITH FINGERNAIL INJURY: CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AX, CUT LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2006	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
CUTTING WOODS. AXE SLIPPED CUTTING FINGER " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2006	Age: 27 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. DX: R INDEX LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2006	Age: 46 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
THUMB LAC, PT HIT HIMSELF IN HAND WITH A HATCHET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2006	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: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT LACERATED THUMB WITH AN AXE DX: LEFT THUMB LACERATION, 3 CM. #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2006	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 CUT FINGER WHILE SPLITTING WOOD WITH A HATCHET. DX: LAC LEFT 2ND FIN GER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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