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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,067
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/15/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: 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: 12/06/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
INDEX FINGER SKIN AVULSION-INJURED WHILE CHOPPING WOOD-@ HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/05/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Hatchets or axes, Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
61 Y/O W/FM SPRAIN WRIST WHEN USING A HATCHET WHILE GARDENING AT HOME. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/29/2005 | Age: 52 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 |
USING AX TO SPLIT FIREWOOD. LACERATION, RIGHT 5TH FINGER. NO FIRE; NO F IRE DEPARTMENT. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/27/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
DX LEFT KNEE CONTUSION: HIT KNEE WITH AXE HANDLE AT HOME. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/21/2005 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: 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: 11/19/2005 | Age: 71 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 |
CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME AND STRUCK HAND WITH AXE LACERATION FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/19/2005 | Age: 55 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 |
LAC L 3RD DIGIT - CUT FINGER WITH AXE WHEN CHOPPING WOOD |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/23/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: 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: 10/10/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
PT WAS INJURED WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE DX: LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/01/2005 | Age: 71 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 ROOTS WITH AXE, AXE CAUGHT ON CLOTHESLINE AND HIT HEAD/ SCALP,FOREHEAD LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/27/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes, Public equipment |
52 Y/O W/FM CUT FINGER ON A RUSTY AXE WHILE TRYING TO PUT A SIGN IN THE GROUND AT HOME. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/25/2005 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
81 YOM SHOULDER PAIN WHEN DIGGING WITH A PIC AXE AT HOME. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/21/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: 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: 09/05/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: 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: 08/28/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
CUT TOE ON AN AXE LACERATION TOE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/22/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
53 Y/O M INJURED R HIP WHEN SWINGING AXE AT HOME. DX; R HIP SPRAIN, |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/21/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
BACK STRAIN-@ HOME-PAIN WHILE SWINGING AN AXE TO CUT DOWN A TREE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/11/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
WRIST TENDONITIS-WAS DIGGING IN HARD SOIL W/ PICK AXE-@ HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/10/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
6 Y/O W/M STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE CHOPPING TREES WITH AXE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/03/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
LAC TO FOOT WHEN USING AXE TO CUT WOOD |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/28/2005 | Age: 68 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 |
LACERATION FINGER - PATIENT REPORTS SPLITTING WOOD AT HOME USING A HATC HET AND CUTTING LEFT THUMB - MEDIAL ASPECT OF THUMB AND NAIL |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/27/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | 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 FINGERS ON AXE CUTTING WOOD. " LAC" |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/18/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
PT DX LACERATION OF SCALP/FOREHEAD - DUE TO DIRECT BLOW,HIT IN HEAD BY FIRE AXE BY FRIEND YESTERDAY. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/07/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
#1 CUT THUMB W/ AN AXE LACERATION FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: 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: 06/24/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: 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: 06/19/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
CUT FINGER W/ AXE CUTTING WOOD LACERATION FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 05/31/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
STRUCK HIMSELF WITH AXE HANDLE LACERATION ORBIT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/26/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
PT CUT L WRIST W/ AN AXE, CUTTING BRANCHES OF TREE WRIST LACERATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/16/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
RIGHT TIBIAL CONT. PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND HIT LEG WITH AX |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/15/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: 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: 04/09/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
LAC TO L THIGH FROM HATCHET APPROX 1: LONG. DX. LAC L THIGH. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/03/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Hatchets or axes, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
65 YO CHOPPIN UP COUCH WITH AN AXE SPRAIN LOWER BACK |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/31/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
CHOPPING WOOD WITH HATCHET AVULSION DISTAL THUMB |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/18/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
LAC TO L THUMB, CHOPPING WOOD W/AX DX: FX L THUMB W/LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/24/2005 | Age: 57 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 |
PT WAS CUT W/AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: 2.5 CM LAC L INDEX. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/09/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
PT GOT HIT ON 5TH FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND WITH AN AXE-DX ANGULATED FX OF THE BONEOF THE 5TH PROXIMAL PHALANX. INTENT NS |
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
Date: 02/05/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
PT HIT THUMB W/HATCHET WHILE CUTTING FIREWOOD. DX: L THUMB LAC 1 CM. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/05/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
CUT HAND ON AX CHOPPING WOOD LACERATION LEFT HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/20/2005 | Age: 57 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 |
LACERATION FINGER - 57 YOM FELL ONTO AN AXE IN THE YARD LACERATING HIS LEFT RING FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/10/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
60 Y/O W/M RECEIVED PUNCTURE TO FOREARM WHEN SPLITTING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND PEICE OF METAL ON IT HIT ARM. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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