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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 245
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/17/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT & FRIEND WERE PLAYING AROUND, PT GOT HIT IN HEAD W/ AXE. LAC SCALP, CHI & ETOH INTOXICATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| SUSTAINED LACERATION TO TOP OF HEAD FROM AXE HANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CUT SCALP WITH AX CHOPPING WOOD SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS CUTTING BRANCH W/AXE AND WAS STRUCK IN HEAD. DX: SCALP LAC/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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