Accidents - Hatchets or axes - Year 2004 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,528
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	347
16-25 years old:	298
26-50 years old:	718
50+ years old:	164

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LAC BELOW R KNEE; WAS CHOPPING WOOD & CAUGHT LEG JUST BELOW KNEE WITH H ATCHET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CHOPPING WOOD IN A TREE, ACCIDENTLY HIT SHIN. DX: CONTUSION LEFT SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUTTING TREE STUMP WITH AXE AT HOME, MISSED HITTING RT LOWER LEG, LA C LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHOPPING WOOD, HIT LEG W/AX DX: 1" LAC TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LACERATION TO THE LEFT LOWER LEG AFTER CUTTING IT WITH AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS LOWER LEG FROM AN AX AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT RT. LOWER LEG W/ AXE DX: LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHOPPING WOOD & AXE SLIPPED HITTING ANKLE. ACUTE RT LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LOWER LEG LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON A HATCHET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CUTTING TREE LIMBS WITH AN AXE AT HOME WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
FELL ON AXE DX. LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT SHIN WITH AXE/ LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
DX RIGHT LOWER LEG LACERATION: HIT LEG WITH AX WHILE CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUTTING FIREWOOD WITH AXE 4 CM LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUTTING WOOD, HIT LEG WITH AXE/ LAC LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE AT A CAMPGROUND 2 CM LACERATION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT C/O LAC TO LFT LEG. PT WAS CUTTING WOOD AND AXE CAME DOWN AND LAC L EG. DX LAC LFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PATIENT CUT LEG PLAYING WITH A HATCHET. DX: 2 TO 3 CM LACERATION TO L EFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS SPLITTING WOOD WITH AN AX AND A PC OF WOOD HIT PT ON THE LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LAC R LWR LEG, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH AN AX, C/O SEVERE PAIN, SWELLING , ECCHYMOSIS, POSSIBLE TIBIAL COPRESSION FX, GAIT NORMAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
CONTUSION R LEG - PIECE OF WOOD CAUGHT ON AXE AND HIT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
LEG INJ/44YOF AT HOME IN BACK YARD HIT HER R LEG WITH A HATCHET WHEN TR YING TO CUT A TREE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT C/O CUT TO RT LOWER LEG SUSTAINED FROM A HATCHET DEEP RT LOWER LEG L ACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUT LEG W/AXE. DX: R LEG LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT LACEATED TIBIA WIHT HATCHET WHILE CHOPPING TREE AT HOME. D: SIMPLE L ACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PATIENT HIT BY AX HANDLE. DX: LOWER LEFT LEG CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT. HIT R LOWER LEG W/AX THIS AFTERNOON WHILE CUTTING WOOD. DX LAC R L EG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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