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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 547
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 19 YO BM - LACERATION FINGER L HAND - ACCIDENTALLY CUT WITH AX DROPPED ON FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION: CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX, CUT FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS CUT W/HATCHET WHILE CHOPPING FIREWOOD. DX: 1.5 CM LAC R INDEX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| USING AXE, CHOPPED PIECE OF WOOD WHICH THEN SLIPPED & CUT RT 4TH DIGIT. ACUTE 2IN. FLAP LAC RT 4TH FINGER@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 20 YOWF WAS USING A HATCHET TO CUT WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CUT FINGER WITH AXE WHILE CUTTING WOOD/ FX, LAC LT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CUT FINGER ON AXE BLADE DX. FINGER AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 20 Y.O. W MALE W/FINGER LAC. PT INJ SELF ON BRUSH AXE. E9204 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| SUPERFICIAL LAC L INDEX FINGER CT FINGER WITH AXE WHEN CUTTING WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 18 Y/O F INJURED L THUMB WHILE USING HAND AX AT GRANDMAS HOUSE. DX; AVULSION TIP OF L THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 19 Y/O M INJURED L INDEX FINGER WITH AX WHILE CHOPPING WOOD AT HOM E. DX; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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