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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 143
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT HOMELESS IN THE WOODS CUTTING OFF SOME TREE LIMBS WITH A HATCHET TO MAKE A FIRE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| F.B. RIGHT LOWR ARM - HELPING FATHER CHOP WOOD WITH HATCHET AND SOMETHING STRUCK HIM ON THE ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LAC (L) FOREARM, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH AN AX, C/O BLEEDING. LWBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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