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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 203
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/19/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PATIENT WAS CUTING WOOD WITH A HATCHET WHEN HATCHET SLIPPED AND LACERAT ED HIS ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Footwear |
| LEFT ANKLE LACERATION. USING AN AXE TO CHOP WOOD WHILE WEARING SANDALS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| RT ANKLE CONTUSION.PT WAS CAMPING AND USING A AXE AND HIT ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| RT ANKLE LAC-CHOPPING WOOD-AXE HIT ANKLE-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT HIT WITH PICK AXE; PW ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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