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Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 26-50 years old - Year 2008 - Upper Trunk

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 292
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Date: 12/09/2008Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN TREATED FOR CHES T PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2008Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHEST WALL INJURY FROM CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE, HIT BY METAL FRAGMENT DX-LACERATION CHEST, FOREIGN BODY CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2008Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT WAS CUTTING WOOD DAY PRIOR TO ER VISIT WITH AXE. PT WAS TWISTING AN D SWINGING AXE NOW HAS PAIN IN RIBS. DX: RIB STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/20/2008Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHOPPING WOOD FOR CAMPFIRE YESTERDAY, DX: CHEST PAIN 2ND TO MUSCULOSKE LETAL STRAIN & CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2008Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT HAD BACK PX CHOPPING WOOD W/AXE. DX: THORACIC STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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