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Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 26-50 years old - Year 2004 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 718
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Date: 12/04/2004Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CHOPPING WOOD IN A TREE, ACCIDENTLY HIT SHIN. DX: CONTUSION LEFT SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/06/2004Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUTTING TREE STUMP WITH AXE AT HOME, MISSED HITTING RT LOWER LEG, LA C LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2004Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LACERATION TO THE LEFT LOWER LEG AFTER CUTTING IT WITH AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2004Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS LOWER LEG FROM AN AX AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2004Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHOPPING WOOD & AXE SLIPPED HITTING ANKLE. ACUTE RT LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2004Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LOWER LEG LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON A HATCHET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2004Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CUTTING TREE LIMBS WITH AN AXE AT HOME WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2004Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
FELL ON AXE DX. LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2004Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE AT A CAMPGROUND 2 CM LACERATION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2004Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT C/O LAC TO LFT LEG. PT WAS CUTTING WOOD AND AXE CAME DOWN AND LAC L EG. DX LAC LFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2004Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LAC R LWR LEG, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH AN AX, C/O SEVERE PAIN, SWELLING , ECCHYMOSIS, POSSIBLE TIBIAL COPRESSION FX, GAIT NORMAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2004Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
LEG INJ/44YOF AT HOME IN BACK YARD HIT HER R LEG WITH A HATCHET WHEN TR YING TO CUT A TREE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2004Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT LACEATED TIBIA WIHT HATCHET WHILE CHOPPING TREE AT HOME. D: SIMPLE L ACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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