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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,843
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT WAS CHOPPING A CHRISTMAS TREE WITH HATCHET AND CUT HAND. DX: 2 CM LACERATION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2007 | Age: 18 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 |
| 18YMC CHOPPING WOOD WITH HATCHET AND STRUCK FINGER/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2007 | 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/AXE WHILE CUTTING WOOD. DX: R THUMB LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2007 | Age: 19 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 |
| CUT THUMB WITH HATCHET/ LT THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY SWUNG AXE WHILE CUTTING WOOD AND INJURED FOREARM. DX-LACERATION LEFT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2007 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 18Y/O,M,L 4TH FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN AXE HANDLE & WOOD, CONTUSION L 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 22 Y/O MALE INJURED LT FOOT WHEN STRUCK WITH AXE AT HOME. DX: FOOT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX KICKED BACK AND HIT FOREHEAD DX CONTUSION WIT H LAC OF FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2007 | Age: 24 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 |
| LEFT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND ON A HATCHET AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT HIT TIP OF FINGER W/AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: 1 CM R 2ND DIGIT LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT HIT FOOT W/AXE. DX: L GREAT TOE OPEN FX, 4 CM L FOOT LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2007 | Age: 17 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.INJ.L.THUMB AT HOME WHEN CHOPPING A PIECE OF WOOD WITH A HATCHET & CUT TIP OF THUMB. DX; AVULSION LAC.L.THUMB TIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LEFT WRIST SPRAIN.PT WAS USING A AXE TO CUT WOOD AND WRIST STARTED TO H URT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 20 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 |
| FB RT EYE WITH CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS USING AN AXE TO CUT WOOD AND SOM E FLEW IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2007 | Age: 22 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 |
| CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE INJ L FOOT DROPPED AN AXE ON IT/ DX LAC L GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2007 | Age: 24 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 |
| CUT (L) 2ND FINGER ON A HATCHET WHILE DOING YARD WORK AT HOME DX- FING ER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT CUT TIP OF THUMB WITH AN AXE - AVULSION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 25 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 YESTERDAY W/AN AXE WHILE CUTTING WOOD. DX: 3 CM LAC R PALM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CHOPPING WOOD & HANDLE CAME OFF AXE DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT LAC HAND WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT SELF ON FOREARM WHEN CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT HIT FOOT WITH AXE DX: ACUTE FOOT FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| INJURED CHOPPING WOOD WITH A HATCHET. DX. L KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS USING AN AXE TO CHOP WOOD AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2007 | Age: 23 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 FINGERS W/HATCHET WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: L INDEX LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| FINGER FX & LAC-HIT FINGER W/ AN AXE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2007 | Age: 17 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 |
| 17YOM WITH LACERATION TO THE INDEX FINGURE,HE WAS USING A HATCHED,WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY CUT HIS INDEX FINGER; FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2007 | Age: 22 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 |
| 22 YOM CUT HAND ON AXE CHOPPING WOOD LAC THUMB INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2007 | Age: 24 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 |
| CUT THUMB ON HATCHET DX LACERATION L THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| HIT LEG WITH HATCHET DX LLE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CUT TO L WRIST WHILE CUTTING FIREWOOD WITH AX, DX; WRIST LAC NO FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2007 | Age: 20 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 |
| STRAIN WRIST - 20 YO MALE REPORTS ONSET OF RIGHT WRIST AND HAND PAIN AF TER CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE - CUT 3 CORD OF WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 21 YO M MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN R SHOULDER AND CHEST WALL INJURED USING AXE TO SPLIT WOOD* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 18 YOM HIT SELF ON LEFT HAND WITH AXE SUSTAINING A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2007 | Age: 17 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 |
| 17 YOM HAD LAC TO R INDEX FINGER FROM HATCHET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2007 | 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 |
| 16 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS WHEN A H ATCHETT BOUNCED OFF A LOG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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