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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 540
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| UPPER ARM LAC-21YOM DOING LAUNDRY AND ACCIDENTLY KNOCKED A BATTLE AX OFF THE WALL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Hammers |
| DX ARM PN/FB ARM: 22YOM C/O L ARM PN X 3HRS AFTER HIT AXE W HAMMER & HAV' FLECK OF RESTED HAMMER FLY INTO ARM; METAL PIECE PUNCTURE L BICEP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| TRAUAMTIC ARM PAIN CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE, AXE HEAD FLEW OFF HIT PT. DX-NAIL IN UPPER ARM. DX-FOREIGN BODY UPPER ARM, PUNCTURE WOUND WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX 923.03 CONTU ARM/922.1 CONTU CHEST WALL/L LONG FINGER PIP JOINT SPRAIN: FELL ONTO WOOD PILE AND AXE HANDLE JAMMED INTO HIS L ARMPIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| IN WOODS SPLITTING WOOD WITH AXE ARM PAIN DX PARTIAL TEAR BICEP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| AXE FELL ON L UPPER ARM AT HOME DX: L ARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2004 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 89 Y/O W/M RECEIVED HEMATOMA TO UPPER ARM AFTER USING AXE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAVING AXE AT NEIGHBOR'S DOG WHEN BITTEN. D: SOFT TISSUE INJURY AND DOG BITE, ARM AND SCAPULA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Hammers |
| LT UPPER ARM FB-WHILE CAMPING-CHOPPING WOOD W/ HATCHET-HATCHET GOT STUC K IN WOOD-PT HIT HATCHET W/ A HAMMER-HAMMER BROKE & HIT PT'S ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2000 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/1999 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/1998 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Hammers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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