Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 26-50 years old - Year 2009 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,254
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Date: 12/11/2009	Age: 32 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
32YOM CUT (L) INDEX FINGER W/A HATCHET WHILE CUTTING WOOD DX;# LAC (L) INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2009	Age: 29 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 HAS LAC TO (L) INDEX FINGER FROM AN AXE DX;* (L) INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2009	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
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER BY AN AXE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2009	Age: 36 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: R INDEX LAC 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2009	Age: 50 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
50YOM CHOPPING WOOD WITH A HATCHET AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT T HUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2009	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
PT WAS AT HOME USING AN AXE, WAS REMOVING IT FROM SOME WOOD, LACERATED LT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2009	Age: 43 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 WHEN CUTTING SPLINTERS WITH HATCHET AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2009	Age: 34 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
A 34 YEAR OLD MALE WAS USING AN AXE AND LACERATED FINGER. DX: LEFT THUMB PARTIAL TENDON LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2009	Age: 47 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
RT INDEX FINGER LAC.PT WAS USING A HATCHET AND LACERATED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT PAD OF THUMB OFF WITH AN AXE/ AVULSION LACERATION LT DISTAL THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2009	Age: 40 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 WITH A AXE AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2009	Age: 40 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/ LAC LIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2009	Age: 48 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
HAD SEIZURE WHILE SPLITTING WOOD WITH AX AND CUT FINGER FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2009	Age: 31 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
31YOM USING A HACHET TO SPLIT KINDLING WOOD, INADVERTENTLY TOOK PART OF DISTAL INDEX FINGER - AVULSION LEFT DISTAL INDEX FINGER PARTIAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	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 WITH HATCHET/ LAC LIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2009	Age: 35 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 CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE AT HOME AND CUT THUMB DX: LACERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Hatchets or axes
WAS USING A HATCHET TO CUT WOOD AND CUT OFF TIP OF L INDEX FINGER DX- AMP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2009	Age: 37 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
LAC TO FINGER, PT WAS USING HATCHET AT HOME AND ACCIDENTLY HIT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 32 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 TIP OF THUMB W/AN AXE. DX: L THUMB LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2009	Age: 45 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
SPLITTING WOOD&ACC CUT FINGER ON AN AX, +BLD CTR'D >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
STRUCK THUMB WITH AXE/ OPEN FX, LAC LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2009	Age: 47 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 INJURED FINGER WITH AN AXE AT HOME DX// LEFT THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
L THUMB FX;LAC/41YOM AT *** LAKE WHILE CAMPING ACCIDENTALLY HIT THUMBWI TH AXE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
41 YO F LACERATION TO FINGER CUT WHILE USING A HATCHET*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2009	Age: 38 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
38 YOM CUT L THUMB WITH AX LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2009	Age: 49 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
PT LAC FINGER ON AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2009	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
PT CHOPPING WOOD WITH HATCHET WHEN LACERATED THUMB. D: 1.5CM THUMB LACE RATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2009	Age: 30 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
PT SUS LACERATION TO FINGER WHILE TRYING TO CATCH A FALLING AX%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2009	Age: 28 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
DX LWOBS: CUT'G WOOD W HATCHET-LAC TO R MID FINGER X 30
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/30/2009	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
ACC CUT THUMB WITH AN AXE THAT PT WAS USING TO CHOP WOOD >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2009	Age: 38 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 CUT FINGER WITH A HATCHET AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT THUMB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2009	Age: 30 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: Avulsion
Product: Hatchets or axes
DX L INDEX FINGER AVULSION: CUT W/ AXE W CHOP'G WOOD AT A PARTY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2009	Age: 50 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
PT WAS AT HOME USING AN AXE CAUSING A LACERAITON TO LT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2009	Age: 31 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
PT HIT FINGER W/HATCHET. DX: R HAND LAC .5 CM, R FIFTH FINGER FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	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 LAC THUMB: C/O L THUMB LAC X 3HRS AFTER ACC KNICK'G THUMB WITH AX W CHOP'G KINDL'G WOOD AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2009	Age: 43 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 WAS SPLITTING WOOD AND HIT FINGER WITH HATCHET AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2009	Age: 44 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
44YOM WAS USING A HATCHET AT HOME,STRUCK LT INDEX FINGER; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hatchets or axes
46Y/O,F,CHOPPING KINDLING WOOD WITH AXE, CHOPPED TIP OF FINGER, SKIN AVULSION L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT USING HATCHET TO CUT WOOD FOR FIRE WHEN HATCHET HIT THUMB. D:DISTAL PHALANX FX AND THUMB NAIL BED INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2009	Age: 39 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 HIT FINGER WHILE CHOPPING KINDLING W/AXE. DX: L INDEX LAC 3.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2009	Age: 36 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
PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING A HATCHET. DX: LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2009	Age: 27 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 L THUMB ACCIDENTALLY W/A HATCHET WHILE CHOPPING FIREWOOD. DX. L AC L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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