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Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 50+ years old - Year 2005 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 437
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Date: 12/15/2005Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
43 YO - DX: LACERATION RT. HAND - WAS CUTTING WOOD AND HIT HAND WITH AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/21/2005Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
DX LEFT HAND LACERATION: CUT HAND WITH AXE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/23/2005Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT USING AXE TO CUT WOOD AND CUT LEFT HAND C/O PAIN LEFT HAND LACERATIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2005Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
SOFT TISSUE INJURY HAND - INJURED HAND WHEN CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2005Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PATIENT WAS USING HATCHET AT HOMEL AND CUT HAND. DX: 8 X 2 CM LACERAT ION TO HAND AND WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2005Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT. CUT L. HAND WHILE CHOPPING WOOD W. AXE. DX. LAC. L. HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2005Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT ACCIDENTLY HIT HAND AGAINST TREE WHILE CHOPPING. DX: CONTUSION R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2005Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hatchets or axes
PW RIGHT HAND . PT INJURED HAND ON AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2005Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT HAND ON AX CHOPPING WOOD LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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