Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 26-50 years old - Year 2005 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,489
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Date: 12/25/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT USING AN AXE TO CHOP WOOD 3 DAYS AGO WHEN TIP OF FINGER BENT BACK. N OW WITH INCREASED FINGER PAIN. D: FELON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	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
HEAD ON AN AX DISLODGED& CUT A FINGER. " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2005	Age: 45 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
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER WITH A HATCHET DX: L INDEX FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hatchets or axes
38 YOM NAIL AVULSION FINGER WHEN STRUCK IT WITH AN AXE WHILE KILLING CH ICKENS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
47 Y/O F INJURED R THUMB WHILE USING AX TO CHOP WOOD. DX; R THUMB SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hatchets or axes
INFECTED FINGER: SPLINTER FROM AX HANDLE ENTERED BASE OF R INDEX FINGER 3 WKS AGO WHILE SPLITTING WOOD,REMOVED SPLINTER,HAND SWELLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHOPPINGWOOD WITH AXE AND PARTIALLY AMPUTATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUTTING WOOD IN DARK AT HOME WITH RUSTY AXE, HIT THUMB . DX: OPEN FRAC TURE THUMB WITH LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2005	Age: 45 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 AT HOME CHOPPING A TREE WITH AN AXE SUSTAINED AN OPEN FRACTURE TO LE FT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2005	Age: 35 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
LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS USING A AXE TO CUT WOOD AND LACERA TED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2005	Age: 38 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 SPLITTING WOOD AND HIT LEFT POINTER FINGER WITH AXE C/O PAIN LEFT PI ONTER FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	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
CUT WITH HATCHETT LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PATIENT CUT LEFT HAND ON AN AXE. DX-CONTUSION AND ABRASIONS, LACERATION RIGHT SECOND FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND INJURED FINGER SPRAIN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Hatchets or axes
WAS USING A HATCHET TO CHOP KINDLING; ACCIDENTALLY CUT OFF TIP OF LEFT INDEX FINGER. AMPUTATION OF TIP OF LEFT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	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
DX LEFT FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER WITH AX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2005	Age: 42 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
CUT THUMB ON AXE/ LAC LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2005	Age: 27 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
LAC R 4TH FINGER WITH HATCHET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Hatchets or axes
AMPUTATED FINGERTIP WITH HATCHET TODAY AT HOME-RT THUMB TIP AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUTTING WOOD, CUT L THUMB W/ AXE AVULSION, THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2005	Age: 33 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 HIT FINGER W/AXE. DX: L INDEX 2.5 CM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2005	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHOPPING FIREWOOD WITH AXE - NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT AMPUTATION INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
ACCIDENTALLY CUT TIP OF LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH HATCHET WHILE CUTTING W OOD FLAP LACERATION TIP OF LEFT 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2005	Age: 37 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
LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING A HATCHET TO CUT TREE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2005	Age: 31 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
INJURED CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE DX. THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND HIT FINGER W/AXE. DX: L INDEX LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2005	Age: 40 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 RUSTY AXE FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2005	Age: 50 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 WAS CUT W/AXE WHILE CHOPPING KINDLING. DX: FLAP LAC L THUMB 5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2005	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND AMPUTATED TIP OF FINGER WITH AX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2005	Age: 27 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 R THUMB W/ AN AX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2005	Age: 43 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 ON AXE DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2005	Age: 33 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/HATCHET. DX: PT LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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