Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,983
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	129
Year 1998:	167
Year 1999:	423
Year 2000:	142
Year 2001:	111
Year 2003:	83
Year 2004:	86
Year 2005:	126
Year 2006:	212
Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	153
Year 2009:	141
Year 2010:	134

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 04/11/2010	Age: 9 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
9 YOM WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH AN AXE DX: HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hatchets or axes
10 YO M DOING YARDWORK WITH DAD WHEN A HATCHET DROPPED 2 FT FROM A TREE & HIT PT ON HEAD. HX OF HEMOPHILIA. DX;MINOR CHI, HEADACHE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD @ HOME PTA WHEN SHE WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT IN HEAD WIT H AN AX PT HAD +LOC DX CONCUSSION WITH LOC*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2009	Age: 11 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
11YO WM HIT HEAD WITH AXE HANDLE AT HOME HAS SCALP LACERATION SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 08/10/2007	Age: 13 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
STRUCK SELF WITH HANDLE OF AXE WHILE SPLITTING WOOD 1 CM SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hatchets or axes
HIT IN HEAD WITH HATCHET BY ACCIDENT DX SCALP LACERATION, HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT SLIPPED STRIKING HEAD AGAINST AXE LAYING ON GROUND, 5.4 CM LACERATION TO SCALP, STAPLE REPAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2006	Age: 8 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
SUPERFICIAL SCALP LACERATION WITH REPAIR: HATCHET FELL OFF SHELF IN SHED AND HIT PT IN THE HEAD, RT SIDE OF SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hatchets or axes, Basketball
SWINGING AXE HANDLE WITHOUT BLADE AT A BASKETBALL AND STRUCK FOREHEAD H EAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
HATCHET FELL ON HEAD ACCIDENTALLY AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2004	Age: 12 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
PT AT HOME SWINGING AN AXE ACCIDENTLY HIT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD CLOSED HE AD INJURY WITH SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
STRUCK SELF IN HEAD WITH HATCHET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHI WHEN HIT AXE HANDLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2003	Age: 12 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, Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE AT HOME, AXE CAUGHT IN CLOTHES LINE AND HIT HEAD . DX: SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2001	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2001	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2000	Age: 7 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2000	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, Chairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2000	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/1999	Age: 14 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, Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/1999	Age: 13 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, Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/1999	Age: 8 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/1999	Age: 11 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/1999	Age: 11 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/1999	Age: 6 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/1999	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: Foreign Body
Product: Hatchets or axes, Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/1998	Age: 7 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/1998	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/1998	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/1998	Age: 9 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/1997	Age: 7 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/1997	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/1997	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/1997	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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