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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 221
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT, WHO CHOPPED WOOD LAST NIGHT, HAS POSSIBLE FOREIGN BODY IN EYE. D: F OREIGN BODY, EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| STRUCK RT EYE W/ AXE HANDLE WHILE CUTTING WOOD. CT RT GLOBE, UPPER LID LAC & AB FACE X2 |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/28/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CORN ABR. PT WAS USING AN AX TO CHOP WOOD AND GOT A WOOD CHIP INTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT SUSTAINED SWOLLEN EYE AFTER CUTTING WOOD WITH AX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 33 Y/O M INJURED L EYE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX AT HOME. DX; CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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