Accidents - Hatchets or axes - Year 2007 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 140
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Accidents - Age:

140

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/27/2007	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes, Plants, trees and shrubs
WAS CAMPING; USING AN AX TO CUT DOWN A TREE; AX HANDLE BROKE AND HE WAS CUT IN UPPER LEG. LACERATION, LEFT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
R THIGH LAC/40YOM AT HOME CUT R THIGH WITH AN AXE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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