|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,802
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
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: 10/03/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX CORNEAL ABRASION: CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX, PIECE FLEW AND HIT EYE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 18 YOM SWINGING AXE AT SCHOOL FELT WRIST POP SPRAIN R WIRST |
| 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: 08/21/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LACERATION L FOOT, CHOPPING WOOD, SLIPPED AND HIT ANKLE.! |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| WHILE CHOPPING WOOD W/ AXE, GOT PIECE INTO LT. EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| 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: 08/10/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 19-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FOOT FROM AN AX AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX: LACERATION LEFT HAND. CUT HAND WITH AN AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT CUT HAND WITH AN AXE; LAC HAND |
| 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: 08/01/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| RT UPPER LIP LAC-HATCHET SLIPPED OFF A LOG & HIT PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| =22YOM USING AXE HIT SELF IN FACE INJ TO HEAD DX/BLUNT TRAUMA FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH A HATCHET WHEN IT BOUNCE OF THE WOOD AND HIT HIS ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT HIT LEG WITH A HATCHET DX: LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT LACERATED LEG CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX, R LOWER EXTREMITY LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT KICKED WITH AX AT CAMP, ABRASION L LEG SUPERFICIAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PATIENT COMPLAINING OF LOW BACK PAIN AFTER CHOPPING WOOD WITH 100 LB.AX E. D: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX LEFT HAND CONTUSION: CAMPING, CHOPPING WOOD WITH HATCHET, CUT SELF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LACERATION KNEE - VICTIM WAS USING A HATCHET TO CLEAR BRUSH - HATCHET B OUNCED AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS OUT IN THE WOODS CUTTING WOOD WITH A HATCHET AND CUT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| WAS OUT IN WOODS CUTTING A LOG WITH AXE AND OIECE OF WOOD FLEW UP AND HIT SIDE OF FACE , CUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LAC (L) FOREARM, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH AN AX, C/O BLEEDING. LWBS. |
| 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: 02/24/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| RT EYE FB-@ HOME-SHARPENING AN AXE ON A GRINDER-GOT A SHAVING IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT CUT TOE WHEN CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE. |
| 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: 01/18/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME, AXE HANDLE FELL ON FOOT. DX: CONTUSON FOOT . |
| 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 |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| ABRASION CORNEA - VICTIM WHO HAD BEEN DRINKING WAS CHOPPING WOOD A ND GOT A PIECE OF WOOD INTO HIS LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
