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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 391
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/01/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FOREHEAD FROM AN AXE. DX SCALP LACERATION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2007 | Age: 0 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| UNKNOWN AGED PT IN AXE VS. HEAD EVENT. NO FURTHER HISTORY AVAILABLE. D: NON-DISPLACED SKULL FX, SUBDURAL HEMATOMA. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/10/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| STRUCK SELF WITH HANDLE OF AXE WHILE SPLITTING WOOD 1 CM SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CHOPPING WOOD & HANDLE CAME OFF AXE DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| STRUCK SELF INTO HEAD ACC BY AN AXE WHILE WORKING IN THE YARD " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME: USING AX TO CHOP WOOD, PIECE OF WOOD FLEW UP AND HIT PT'S HEAD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PATIENT HIT IN THE HEAD WITH AN AXE HANDLE AND SUSTAINED MULTIPLE CONTU SIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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