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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 440
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| HIT HATCHET TO RT KNEE, CUTTING HIS KNEE. 11/2 CM LACERATION RT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| HIT SELF IN KNEE WITH HATCHET/ LT KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| FRACTURE PATELLA, CLOSED - WAS PULLING A CAR OUT OF A MUD AREA, STATES THE HATCHET FLEW BACK HITTING HIS LEFT KNEE, CLAIMS SPEED ABOUT 90MPH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DROPPED AN AX ON HER L KNEE 3-4 DAYS AGO. L KNEE PAIN $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX LACERATION RIGHT KNEE: CUT SELF WITH AX WHILE CHOPPING TREES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LACERATION KNEE - VICTIM WAS USING A HATCHET TO CLEAR BRUSH - HATCHET B OUNCED AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CHOPPING WOOD WITH HATCHET MISSED AND HIT KNEE LAC RT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CUT HIS RT KNEE ON AN AX. DEEP LACERATION LATERAL RT KNEE. 3CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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