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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 853
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2004 | Age: 33 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 HATCHET WHILE CUTTING FIREWOOD AT HOME. DX; LACERATION HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT STRAINED HAND WHEN USING AN AXE TO CUT WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 40YMC AXE HANDLE BROKE AND PIECE OF WOOD EMBEDDED INTO HAND PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/30/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| RIGHT HAND IN. PT INJURED HAND ON AN AX WHEN SPLITTING WOOD. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/24/2004 | Age: 26 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 WITH HATCHET TRYING TO CUT KINDLING/ LAC RT HAND WITH EXTENSOR TENDON LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT CUT L HAND WHILE CHOPPING WOOD W/ HATCHET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PATIENT WAS USING AN AX TO SPLIT LOGS FROM A LARGE TREE; WEDGE OF LOT H IT HAND. FRACTURE, RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2004 | Age: 33 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 |
| PT WAS CAMPING AND CUT THE BACK OF HIS HAND WITH A NEW AXE. DX: 4 CM LACERATION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2004 | Age: 48 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 |
| LACERATION L HAND - AXE FLEW BACK AND STRUCK HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| BUSTING WOOD WITH AX, HURT L HAND DX L HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2004 | Age: 37 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 |
| USING A HATCHET CUT HAND LACERATION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CLEARING BRUSH WITH AN AXE, HAND CAME BACK AND HIT AXE/ LAC LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2004 | Age: 39 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 |
| HIT R HAND WITH AX HANDLE DX HAND CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2004 | Age: 46 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 SPLITTING KINDLING AT HOME. DX: LACERATION HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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