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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 317
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND ALMOST CHOPPED HAND OFF. DX HAND AM PUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/10/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 23 YEAR OLD MALE ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HAND WITH PICK AXE RIGHT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CUT SELF WITH A HATCHET/ LT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| FELL ON AN AXE -HIT HAND-LACERATION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2003 | Age: 16 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 |
| PATIENT WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND CUT HIS HAND. DX-LACERATION HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 20YOM CHOPPING WOOD & SPLINTER FROM AXE HANDLE GOT STUCK IN HAND. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND (R) PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2003 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| L HAND LAC/19YOM AT ABOUT 4:30P, AXE FELL AND LACERATED L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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