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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 212
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2008 | Age: 7 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 |
| HIT ON HEAD WITH HATCHET/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 10 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 |
| INJURED BY A THROWN AXE DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Alcohol |
| PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH A HATCHET 20-30 MIN. PRIOR TO COMING, HAS SOME CHEST DISCOMFORT. DX-SCALP LACERATION, BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, ETOH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 13 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 |
| LACERATION HEAD - 13 YO MALE WAS SPLITTING WOOD AT HOME - AXE HEAD FLEW OFF AND HIT PT ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD - SMALL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | Age: 18 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 |
| HIT IN HEAD ACCIDENTALLY W/AXE DX; SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2008 | Age: 17 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 |
| PTS FATHER WAS CHOPPING WOOD PT WAS BEHING FATHER AND HIT ACCIDENTLY IN THE HEAD WITH THE AXE LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 60 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT CUTTING FIREWOOD WITH AN AXE,FIREWOOD HIT PT IN HEAD,NLOC, DX HEAD CONTUSION,SOFT TISSUE AVULSION OF SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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