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Accidents - Hatchets or axes - Year 2005 - Knee

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 273
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:150
26-50 years old:107
50+ years old:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/27/2005Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
DX LEFT KNEE CONTUSION: HIT KNEE WITH AXE HANDLE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2005Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
HIT SELF WITH AXE WHILE CHOPPING STUMP 1.5 CM LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2005Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND LACERATED KNEE WITH HATCHET AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2005Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT SELF WITH HATCHET DX. KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/05/2005Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
STATES HE WAS COPPING WOOD WITH AXE AND IT HIT HIS KNEE DX RT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2005Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LAC L KNEE AREA OF LEG; CHOPPING WOOF WITH AXE & SLIPPED STRIKING SELF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2005Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
RT KNEE LACERATION.PT LACERATED KNEE WHILE USING A HATCHET TO CUT WOOD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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