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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 449
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| WAS USING AN AX TO CHOP WOOD; HURT WRIST. SPRAIN, RT. WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 48 Y/O F INJURED R WRIST WHILE USING AX TO CHOP WOOD AT HOME. DX; R WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| LT WRIST LACERATION: CHOPPING DOWN TREE WITH HATCHET TO CLEAR A TRAIL, CUT LT WRIST, 3 CM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT CUTTING WOOD W/AN AXE, AXE SLIPPED AND HIT WRIST, NOW W/WRIST PAIN; SUPERFICIAL WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS CUT WHEN AXE BOUNCED BACK. DX: L WRIST LAC 8 CM, EXTENSOR TENDON LAC L FOURTH DIGIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT CUT WRIST WITH A HATCHET AT HOME DX// LEFT WRIST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PAIN TO WRIST AFTER USING AX TO CHOP WOOD DX: WRIST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT C/O PAIN R WRIST, TRIPPED OVER PIECE OF WOOD WHILE CHOPPING WOOD AT 11 AM. DX. SPRAIN R WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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