Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 16-25 years old - Year 2008 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,065
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Date: 11/27/2008	Age: 17 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
CUTTING WOOD WITH AXE OPEN FRACTURE INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2008	Age: 21 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 CUT FINGER W/AN AXE. DX: L INDEX LAC 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2008	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
CUTTING WOOD WITH HATCHET 2.5 CM LACERATION INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2008	Age: 20 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/AXE. DX: R THUMB LAC 2.5 CM/CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2008	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
CUT FINGER WITH HATCHET/ LAC LIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2008	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
PATIENT WAS JUGGLING AN AXE, SUSTAINED A 1/2 LACERATION TO THE RT 3RD DIGIT. DX-FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2008	Age: 16 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
16 YO MALE CUT LEFT FINGER WITH AN AX WHILE CHOPPING WOOD LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2008	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
CUT ON NEW HATCHET LACERATION INDEX FINGER AND BASE OF THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT INJURED FINGER WITH AN AXE HANDLE. DX: CONTUSION/ABRASION TO PIP JOINT OF LEFT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2008	Age: 25 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 C/O CUT FINGER WITH HATCHET. DX LACLFT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2008	Age: 20 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
PT CUT THUMB W/AXE. DX: L THUMB LAC 2 COMPLEX LAC/FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PLAYING WITH A HATCHET CUT FINGER/ LAC LMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2008	Age: 22 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
CUT TO FINGER HIT WITH AX CUTTING WOOD DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2008	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
SHARPENING AXE;DX LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	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
LACERATION LT INDEX FINGER: HIT WITH AXE WHILE CUTTING WOOD AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2008	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 L THUMB WITH AXE DX L THUMB LACERATION WITH FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2008	Age: 23 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 CHOPPING WOOD FOR PERSONAL USE AT HOME. CUT THUMB WITH AXE. DX. LACE RATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2008	Age: 19 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
19 Y/O M INJURED R THUMB WHILE USING A HATCHET TO CHOP UP KINDLING AT H OME. DX; LAC R THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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