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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 250
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/07/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 34 Y/O M ACCIDENTLY HIT HIS L KNEE WITH AN AXE AT HOME DX: L KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| WAS USING AN AX TO CHOP WOOD; ACCIDENTALY HIT RIGHT KNEE WITH AX. LACER ATION, RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| HIT LT LEG W/HATCHET, LAC TO LT SIDE OF KNEE. DX: LT KNEE LAC, CONTUSI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CONTUSION TO LEFT KNEE - HIT KNEE CAP WITH AX HANDLE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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