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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 557
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2006 | Age: 50 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 |
| PATIENT WAS CHOPPING SOME WOOD WITH AN AX AND STRUCK THE DORSUM OF HIS LEFT HAND. DX-LACERATION TO DORSAL ASPECT OF LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT. CUT R HAND W/AXE AT 5 PM. DX. LAC R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CUT HAND ON AX LAC. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2006 | Age: 35 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 |
| 35 YO M LACERATION TO HAND WITH HATCHET* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2006 | Age: 34 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 |
| SPLITTING WOOD AT HOME WITH DOUBLE HEADED AXE, USED HAND TO OPEN WOOD A PART, SLIPPED CUTTING HAND. DX: LACERATION HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| GOT SLIVER IN HAND FROM AXE HANDLE WHILE CAMPING. DX: FB HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2006 | Age: 42 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, Alcohol |
| PT, WHO WAS USING AXE AS A HAMMER, LACERATED HAND. ETOH SMELL TO BREATH . D: HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2006 | Age: 34 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 CUT SELF W/AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: L HAND LAC 16 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Exercise |
| PT CUT HAND W/AXE WHILE HIKING. DX: R HAND LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2006 | Age: 31 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 |
| PT.INJ.RT.HAND AT HOME WHEN USING AN AXE TO CUT WOOD & CUT HAND. DX; LAC.RT.HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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