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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 267
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 39 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 |
| LACERATION OF FOREHEAD, CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND HIT SELF WITH AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| RIGHT EYEBROW LAC, PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND A PIECE OF WOOD CAME FLYING UP AND HIT FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PATIENT AND BROTHER HOLDING ONTO AXE, BROTHER LET GO HITTING PATIENT ON BRIDGE OF NOSE AT HOME; NOSE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 4 Y.O. B MALE W/LAC TO EYEBROW. PT GOT OUT HIS DAD'S PICK AXE & HIT SEL F IN THE FACE @ HOME. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 31 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 |
| PT WAS HIT IN FACE W/AXE HANDLE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: FACIAL LAC 2 CM/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| =22YOM USING AXE HIT SELF IN FACE INJ TO HEAD DX/BLUNT TRAUMA FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| WAS OUT IN WOODS CUTTING A LOG WITH AXE AND OIECE OF WOOD FLEW UP AND HIT SIDE OF FACE , CUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT STRIKING AT A TREE STUMP WITH AN AXE AT HOME WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY STRU CK HIMSELF IN THE FACE LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| FACIAL LACERATION - WAS SHARPENING A HATCHET AND FELL FORWARD LACERATIN G LEFT CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 29 Y.O. W MALE W/FACIAL LACS. PT STS WAS CHOPPING WOOD & AX HANDLE BROKE & HIT PT IN FACE. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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