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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 894
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/25/2009 | Age: 54 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 SELF WITH AXE. DX- SCALP LACERATION 4 CM, MINOR HEAD INJURY # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| SWINGING AXE CUTTING WOOD AND FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON WOOD VS. STO NE. HAS SCALP ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 60 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT CUTTING FIREWOOD WITH AN AXE,FIREWOOD HIT PT IN HEAD,NLOC, DX HEAD CONTUSION,SOFT TISSUE AVULSION OF SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2007 | Age: 67 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 |
| SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FOREHEAD FROM AN AXE. DX SCALP LACERATION# |
| 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: 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: 05/17/2004 | Age: 52 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 |
| CUT TO TOP OF HEAD HIT SELF WHILE SWINGING AX DX: LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2003 | Age: 60 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 |
| STATES HE HIT HIMSELF IN THE TOP OF THE HEAD WITH A AXE DX HEAD LACEATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2003 | Age: 63 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 |
| CUT WITH AX - SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2000 | Age: 68 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, Clotheslines or clothes drying racks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2000 | Age: 52 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: 04/22/2000 | Age: 53 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, Wire |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2000 | Age: 57 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: 12/07/1999 | Age: 53 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: 06/29/1998 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/1997 | Age: 71 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 |
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