Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 26-50 years old - Year 2008 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,147
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Date: 12/20/2008	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: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUT THUMB W/AXE WHILE CUTTING KINDLING. DX: L THUMB LAC/FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2008	Age: 30 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 WHILE CHOPPING WOOD W/AXE. DX: L INDEX LAC 7 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2008	Age: 40 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
CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE WHICH RICKHOCHETED AND CUT FINGER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hatchets or axes
CRUSH INJ TO LT INDEX FINGER AFTER CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2008	Age: 46 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
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER WHILE CUTTING WOOD USING AN AX >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	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
PT CUT FINGER WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WITH A HATCHET. DX: LACERATION BETW EEN SECOND AND MIDDLE PROXIMAL PHALANGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2008	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 CUT THUMB W/AXE WHILE CHOPPING KINDLING. DX: L THUMB LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2008	Age: 32 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: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
DX TUFT FX OF L THUMB/NAILBED LAC 1CM: PRESENTS AFTER AXING L THUMB W CHOP'G WOOD. HIT L DISTAL TIB W IMMEDIATE PAIN & BLDG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	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 CUT WHILE USING AN AXE. DX: L INDEX LAC 2.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2008	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
USING HATCHET AT HOME TO SHAVE BARK OFF WOOD, CUT FINGER. DX FINGER LA CERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2008	Age: 39 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
PT CHOPPED TIP OF FINGER W/AXE. DX: INCOMPLETE AMPUTATION L INDEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2008	Age: 44 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
USING SMALL AXE LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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 LACERATED THUMB WITH AN AXE. DX: RIGHT THUMB LACERATION, 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2008	Age: 45 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 LAC LT 5TH DIGIT WHILE SHARPENING AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 50 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
LACERATION FINGER - 50 YO FEMALE REPORTS SHE CUT HER LEFT THUMB WHEN US ING AN AXE AT HOME THIS AM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	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 CUTTING WOOD AT HOME TODAY & HIT LT 2ND FINGER WITH AXE. DX - FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 29 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 WAS USING A HATCHET AND CUT FINGER. DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	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
31 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON AXE AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2008	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
HIT THUMB WITH HATCHET TODAY LACERATION FINGER #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2008	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 WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB AFTER CUTTING IT WITH HATCHET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
CAMPING SUST INJ TO R INDEX FINGER FROM CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE X 2WKS WHEN FNGR DEV PAIN AND SWELLING DX R FINGER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
44 YO MALE HIT LEFT THUMB WITH AX CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2008	Age: 31 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
31Y/O,M,CUT THUMB WITH HATCHET, LAC. L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2008	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 CUT FINGER WITH A WOOD AXE AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2008	Age: 40 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 CUT FINGER ON AN AXE AT HOME TODAY DX// FX AND LAC LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2008	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
PT WAS CUT W/AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: L THUMB LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	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
CRUSH INJURY FROM AXE FRACTURE LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/20/2008	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
PT LACERATED FINGER WITH AN AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2008	Age: 26 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 CUT FINGER W/AXE WHILE CUTTING WOOD. DX: L INDEX LAC 1.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2008	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 WITH LAC TO FINGER WHILE CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AX, THE WOOD STRUCK PT'S FINGER, NOT THE AX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2008	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, Hammers
PT SMASHED THUMB BETWEEN A HATCHET AND A HAMMER; CUT THUMB DX: THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2008	Age: 28 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 CUT W/A HATCHET. DX: L INDEX AVULSION LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2008	Age: 32 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
INJURED FINGER CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME WITH AXE. DX; AVULSION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2008	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 LAC L THUMB: LAC TO THUMB DONE WHILE CUTTING BRANCHES WITH A HACHET AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2008	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: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
L RIND FING LAC/29YOM STS WAS CHOPPING WOOD & L HAND RING FINGER BECAME CAUGHT IN 2 SLATS OF WOOD. HAS LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2008	Age: 47 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 AXE WHILE CUTTING FIREWOOD/ LAC RIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2008	Age: 44 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
44 Y/O M INJURED L THUMB WHILE USING AX AT HOME. DX; AMPUTATION TIP L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2008	Age: 33 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
PT STRUCK FINGER W/AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: R INDEX LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2008	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
PT CUT FINGER W/AN AXE. DX: L INDEX LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2008	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 WITH AN AXE AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2008	Age: 47 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: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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