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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: 12/18/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT CUT WITH AXE; WRIST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO WRIST WHEN SPLITTING WOOD WITH AN AXE. D: WR IST LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LEFT WRIST SPRAIN.PT WAS USING AN AXE TO CHOP WOOD AND NOW WRIST HURTS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| RIGHT WRIST SPR. PT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND INJURED WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CAMPING AND USING AN AXE TO CUT FIREWOOD. DX: LAC TO LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN USING AN AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT-PLAYING WITH AXE AND CUT HIS WRIST BY ACCIDENT DX-L WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 47 YO MALE HAS THUMB PAIN AFTER SWINGING AX SPRAIN RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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