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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 359
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/05/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD @ HOME PTA WHEN SHE WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT IN HEAD WIT H AN AX PT HAD +LOC DX CONCUSSION WITH LOC* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2009 | Age: 11 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 |
| 11YO WM HIT HEAD WITH AXE HANDLE AT HOME HAS SCALP LACERATION SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS AT HOME,USING AN AXE THE HANDLE SLIPPED CAUISNG A HEAD INJURY AN D FACIAL CONTUSON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 39 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 |
| HEAD LAC, PT WAS CLEANING OUT GARAGE AND AXE FELL ONTO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2009 | Age: 54 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 SELF WITH AXE. DX- SCALP LACERATION 4 CM, MINOR HEAD INJURY # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| SWINGING AXE CUTTING WOOD AND FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON WOOD VS. STO NE. HAS SCALP ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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