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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 374
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 51 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 W/HATCHET. DX: FX/LAC L RING FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2002 | Age: 59 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 |
| CUT WITH AXE-LACERATION THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2002 | Age: 57 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 |
| LT MIDDLE FINGER LAC-DROPPED AN AXE ON FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND CUT FINGER W/AXE. DX: RADIAL TIP AVULSION L INDEX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 51 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 |
| LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS USING AN AXE TO CHOP WOOD AND LACER ATED FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| AVULSION FINGER - PATIENT USING HATCHET AT HOME CHOPPED TIP OF RIGHT TH UMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 60 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 |
| LT 1ST FINGER LAC-AT HOME-CHOPPING A HEDGE W/ HACHET-HIT FINGER W/ HATCHET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 63 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 |
| CUT R THUMB WITH AXE 30 MIN PTA-DX-ACUTE THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 64 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 |
| LT 1ST FINGER LAC-HIT FINGER W/AN AX WHILE CUTTING WOOD WHILE CAMPING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS CUT W/AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: LAC/PARTIAL AVULSION L INDEX 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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