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Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 26-50 years old - Year 2004 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 853
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Date: 12/29/2004Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 12/20/2004Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 11/13/2004Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 10/30/2004Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 10/24/2004Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 10/18/2004Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 09/14/2004Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 09/10/2004Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 08/21/2004Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 07/03/2004Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 06/07/2004Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
USING A HATCHET CUT HAND LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2004Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 04/12/2004Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 01/18/2004Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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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