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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,244
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK WITH AXE WHEN CUTTING WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT LACERATED KNEE WITH AN AXE. DX: RIGHT KNEE LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2008 | Age: 20 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 |
| WAS USING AN AX TO CHOP WOOD; HURT WRIST. SPRAIN, RT. WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 11/22/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WITH LAC TO FOOT FROM AN AX, WHILE CHOPPING WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2008 | Age: 21 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 |
| 21Y/O,M,CUTTING WOOD WITH HATCHET AT HOME, CUT KNEE, SEVERE LAC. L KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 23 Y/O C/O LIP PAIN, WPLITTING WOOD WITH AN AXE WJEN WOOD HIT MOUTH. DX-LIP PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT HIT KNEE WITH A HATCHET AT HOME TODAY DX// CONTUSION RIGHT KNEE |
| 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: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| STRUCK ARM WITH AXE HANDLE FX ULNA * |
| 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: 10/10/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| STRUCK IN HEAD W WOOD HANDLE OF AXE CM COMPLEX RT EYEBROW LACERATION* |
| 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: 09/27/2008 | Age: 20 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 |
| PT USING AN AXE AT HOME AND STRUCK SELF IN THE FOOT LACERATION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE AND AX HIT (L) FOOT DX- FOOT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD W/AXE WHEN WEDGE POPPED OUT AND HIT LEG. DX: OPEN FX L TIBIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 18 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 |
| LT FOREARM LAC.PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND LACERATED FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 24 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 |
| LEFT FOOT LACERATIONPT WAS USING AN AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD AND LACERAT ED FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| LT WRIST LACERATION: CHOPPING DOWN TREE WITH HATCHET TO CLEAR A TRAIL, CUT LT WRIST, 3 CM LACERATION |
| 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: 07/16/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WITH LACERATION TO NOSE AFTER TRIPPING AND ACCIDENTALLY HITTING AX |
| 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: 07/01/2008 | Age: 23 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 STR. PT STRAINED BACK SWINGING AN AX SIDEWAYS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | 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: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT ANKLE WHILE USING AN AXE SPLITTING FIREWOOD >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 22 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A HAND FROM A HATCHET. |
| 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: 04/25/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LAC TO LEG WHEN USING AN AXE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LOWER LEG LAC-HATCHET BLADE HIT LEG-@ HOME |
| 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: 04/03/2008 | 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 |
| HIT IN HEAD ACCIDENTALLY W/AXE DX; SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 17 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 |
| LACERATION TO KNEE CAUSED BY HATCHET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2008 | 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 |
| PTS FATHER WAS CHOPPING WOOD PT WAS BEHING FATHER AND HIT ACCIDENTLY IN THE HEAD WITH THE AXE LACERATION SCALP |
| 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: 03/13/2008 | Age: 20 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, Footwear |
| PT STEPPED ON DOUBLE BLADED AXE THROUGH SHOE YESTERDAY. DX: R FOOT LAC. |
| 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: 23 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 |
| CUT HAND WITH AXE LACERATION HAND # |
| 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: 02/09/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT HAD LAC TO LOWER L LEG FROM HATCHET AT HOME SOMEHOW |
| 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 |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 17 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 |
| FOOT LAC-CUT ON AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| THREW PICK AXE DOWN ON FROZEN GROUND, BOUNCED BACK UP HITTING CHIN. DX ; LACERATION CHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT C/O PAIN R WRIST, TRIPPED OVER PIECE OF WOOD WHILE CHOPPING WOOD AT 11 AM. DX. SPRAIN R WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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