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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 910
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 55YOM SWINGING AN AXE AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN CHEST STRAINED CHEST MUSCLE S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 63YOM WAS SPLITTING WOOD USING AN AXE, WHEN HE STRAINED HIS CHEST WALL. MUSCLES. DX:CHESTWALL STRAIN, COSTOCHONDRITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CHEST PAIN-STARTED WHILE CHOPPING WOOD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT INJURED UPPER TRUNK WHILE USING AN AXE. DX: CHEST WALL PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| STRAIN UPPER BACK/CHEST - 58 YO MALE REPORTS ONSET OF UPPER BACK PAIN W HEN CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 52 YO M LACERATION TO CHEST PUNCTURE WOUND WITH OUT PNEUMOTHORAX CHOPPING PIECE OF WOOD PIECE OF AXE CAME OFF* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT OUT IN THE WOODS CHOPPING WOOD AND STRAINED CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2006 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| STRAIN CHEST - 79 YO MALE CO CHEST DISCOMFORT SINCE CHOPPED WOOD WITH A XE AT HOME - MID STERNUM PAIN AND CHEST WALL TENDERNESS |
| 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: 09/16/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT. WAS CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME WITH AN AX, HAD CHEST PAIN DX: UNSTABLE ANGINA |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/24/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| C/O MIDSTERNAL CHEST PAIN WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX DX - HEART ATTACK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/10/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 79 Y.O. W MALE W/CHEST CONTUSION. PT FELL ON AN AXE HANDLE. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2001 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2001 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/19/2000 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/1998 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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