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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 34
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	19
Year 2006:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/21/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes, Hammers
14 YOM TOOK A HAMMER TO THE HEAD OF AN AXE TO TIGHTEN AND A CHIP FLEW U P AND LACERATED HIS RIGHT INNER THIGH. PT WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/1998	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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