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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 153
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2008 | Age: 7 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 |
| HIT ON HEAD WITH HATCHET/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| INJURED BY A THROWN AXE DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LACERATION HEAD - 13 YO MALE WAS SPLITTING WOOD AT HOME - AXE HEAD FLEW OFF AND HIT PT ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD - SMALL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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