Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 26-50 years old - Year 2010 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,493
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Date: 12/31/2010	Age: 26 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
DX LAC LIF/LAC L MIDDLE FINGER: 26YOM HIT L 2ND & 3RD DIGITS W AN AX CHOP'G WOOD. ETOH CONSUMPTION TODAY. INJ INVOLVES NAILS BOTH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2010	Age: 28 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
28 YOM WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF FIREWOOD WITH AN AXE AND CUT HIS FINGER. DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2010	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: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
41 YO M CUT FINGER ON HATCHET. DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2010	Age: 45 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
45 YOM INJURED FINGER WITH HATCHET. DX-LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2010	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
36YOM HIT THUMB WITH AN AXE DX;* (L) THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hatchets or axes
31 YOM CRUSHED FINGER WITH AXE DX: FINGER CRUSH INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2010	Age: 39 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
39YOM INJURED FINGER WHEN HE HIT HIS FINGER WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX E. DX: COMPOUND FX LT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/08/2010	Age: 42 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
DX LWOBS: 42YOM L HAND FINGER SWELL', NUMB/CHOPPING WOOD X LAST NOC. PIECE OF WOOD JAMMED L LITTLE FINGER, SWOLLEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/05/2010	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
47YOM WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2010	Age: 36 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 LAC FINGER: 36YOF US' AXE TO CUT KINDLING, AXE MISSED CUT' TOP LIF JUST ABOVE L 1ST MCP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2010	Age: 46 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 CUTTING FIREWOOD WITH A HATCHET AND HE MISSED THE WOOD AND HIT H IS FINGER. LACERATION 2ND FINGER, LEFT. 46 YOM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2010	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
LACERATION FINGER - 50 YO MALE REPORTS INJURY AT HOME - WAS USING A HAT CHET WHILE SPLITTING WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2010	Age: 30 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
30 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT HIT THUMB WITH AXE. DX; 1 CM LACERATION TO T HUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2010	Age: 29 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
29 YOM HIT THUMB W/HATCHET WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: L THUMB LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2010	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
42 YOM HIT THUMB W/HATCHET WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: L THUMB LAC 3.5 CM, CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2010	Age: 29 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: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
DX FX DISTAL PHALANX FINGER/LAC FINGER: 29YOM L INDEX FINGER LAC THROUGH DORSAL SIDE OF FINGER THROUGH NAIL, BLDG AFTER HIT' IT W/ AXE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2010	Age: 45 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
45 YOF INJURED FINGER WITH AXE. DX-ACUTE LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2010	Age: 48 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
48YOM PARTIAL AMPUTATUION TO FINGER CUT WITH AXE AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	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
L IND FING LAC/38YOM LACERATED FINGER AT HOME ON A HATCHET. HAPPENED AT 7:30PM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2010	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
35 YOM CUTTING WOOD, CUT LT INDEX FINGER W/HATCHET. DX##: LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes, Adhesives
48YOM INJ.L.2ND.FINGER WHEN CAMPING IN MTS.,USING AN AX SLIPPED & CUT F INGER USED *** TO STICK IT TOGETHER. DX; 24 HR OLD LAC.L.2ND.F
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2010	Age: 50 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
50YOM CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH HATCHET WHILE TRIMMING TREE LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: American Indian/Alaska Native
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
34 YOM CUT FINGER W/HATCHET WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: 4 CM LAC L INDEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2010	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
LEFT THUMB LAC.43YOM WAS USING A HATCHET AND LACERATED THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2010	Age: 50 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
50YOM CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME WITH AX DIAGNOSIS; PARTIAL AMPUTATION THUMB TIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2010	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: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
FINGER FX-34YOM WAS SPLITTING WOOD AND HIT THUMB WITH THE AXE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2010	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
42 YOM HIT LT INDEX FINGER/HAND W/AXE 2 WEEKS AGO. DX: CONTUSION LT LT INDEX FINGER/HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2010	Age: 41 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
41YOM LAC FINGER ON AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2010	Age: 27 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
27 YR OLD MALE SHARPENING HATCHET AND LAC THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2010	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
30 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER HE WAS USING AN AX TO CUT WOOD CUT HIS LT FI NGER- DX- LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2010	Age: 44 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
44 YO M CUTTING WOOD WITH AXE, CUT FINGER. DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2010	Age: 31 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
31YO MALE WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
38 YOM PRESENT TO ER WITH RT FINGER LACERATION WHILE CUTTING WOOD WITH HATCHET- DX- LACERATION RT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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