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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 246
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/25/2003 | 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 |
| LACERATION FINGER - 16 YOM WAS FOOLING AROUND WITH AN AX AND LACERATED HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2003 | Age: 21 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 |
| PT LAC RT INDEX FINGER WITH A AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LEFT THUMB LACERATIO. PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2003 | Age: 24 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 |
| PT WAS SWINGING AXE AND HIT FINGER. DX: R FIFTH FINGER NAIL AVULSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT OUT IN THE WOODS CAMPING STRUCK LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A HATCHET FRA CTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT CUT THUMB W/HATCHET. DX: L THUMB LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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