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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 96
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| ANKLE SPRAIN-TWISTED FOOT WHILE SWINGING AN AXE TO CUT WOOD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PATIENT CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE, MISSED HITTING ANKLE; ANKLE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT ANKLE WHILE USING AN AXE SPLITTING FIREWOOD >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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