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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 43 YOF CRUSHED HAND BETWEEN WOOD AND AXE. DX: HAND CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 12/27/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| RT HAND LAC.48YOM WAS USING AN AXE AND LACERATED HAND. |
| 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: 12/22/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 44 YO F DROPPED AXE ON FOOT. DX FOOT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2010 | Age: 32 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 |
| 32 Y/O W/M CUT KNEE WITH HATCHET AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 32YOM; PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE; HEAD OF AX FLEW OFF AND LANDED ON HIS FOOT; PT C/O PAIN; DX: RT. FOOT CONTUSION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 33YOM FELT POP IN LOW BACK WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE LUMBAR SPINE SPRAIN |
| 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: 12/17/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 39YO MALE CUT HAND WITH HATCHET LACERATION HAND # |
| 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: 12/11/2010 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 28YOM, STRUCK TO FOREHEAD WITH THE BLUNT END OF AX CHOPPING WOOD >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 26 YOM LIFTED AXE ABOVE HEAD TO CHOP WOOD AND HAD PX. DX: NECK SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 32YOM INJ.RT.SHOULDER AT HOME WHEN USING AXE & CHOPPING WOOD,REP MOT. DX; RT.SHOULDER STRAIN. |
| 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: 12/06/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 33YOM HAS LOW BACK PAIN AFTER SPLITTING FIREWOOD WITH AXE LUMBAR RADICULOPATHY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 43 YOM CUT RT SHIN W/ AX. DX: LAC RT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 38 Y/O M CUT HAND ON HATCHETT LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 26YOF, FOREIGN BODY (WOOD) TO LOWER LEG WHILE SPLITTING WOOD WITH AX AT HOME, SPLINT OF WOOD IN LOWER LEG |
| 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: 11/18/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 33 Y/O/M CUT HAND ON AN AXE AT HOME DX/ LT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 11/06/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LUMBAR STR. 36 YOM WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH AXE AND STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 11/04/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LEFT WRIST LAC.40YOM WAS USING A AXE AND HEAD CAME LOOSE AND LACERATED WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CUT WRIST WITH HATCHET. LACERATION WRIST, LEFT. 49 YOM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 29 YO M FELL 9 DAYS AGO WHILE CHOPPING WOOD AND LANDED ON KNEE. CONTINU ED PAIN IN KNEE. DX: KNEE INJURY. |
| 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: 10/14/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 30YOM INJURED LEFT SHOULDER WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE AT HOME SHOULDER PAIN |
| 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: 09/23/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 41YOM-NOSEBLEED-ACCIDENTLY HIT W/ BLUNT END OF PICK AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 44 YOM ACCIDENTALLY CUT HAND WHILE USING AN AX LACERATION HAND |
| 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: 09/14/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| STRAIN LOW BACK - 40 YO MALE CO LOW BACK PAIN AFTER USING AN AXE TO CHO P WOOD AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 47 YOM PT WAS CHOPPING A STUMP WITH AN AXE. AXE HANDLE BROKE SELF AND PT CHOPPED LEG. LAC L LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 27 YOM LAC TO LEG WHEN USING AN AXE |
| 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: 09/05/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 48 Y/O MALE CUT HAND WITH A AXE WHILE REACHING FOR PC OF WOOD AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 27 Y MALE CUT HAND ON AX WHILE CHOPPING FIRE WOOD DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 30 YOM WAS CHOPPING FIREWOOD W/AXE AND CUT HAND. DX: L PALM LAC 5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX METAL FB R LEG: 32YOM METAL FRAGMENT F AXE; BROKE OFF & HIT R THIGH CHOPPING WOOD 5D AGO. LAC & BRUSING TO L, CAN FEEL HARD LUMP & BLDG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 48YOM LACERATION TO FOOT CUT WITH AXE WHEN CUTTING WOOD* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 32YOM SLITTING WOOD USING A AX HIT HIS ANKEL..LAC TO ANKLE |
| 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: 08/03/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 32 YOM FX FEMU WITH 3 IN LAC, WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE WITH A NEW AX AND MISSED THE TREE HIT HIS OWN LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 50 Y/O MALE TWISTED BACK LIFTING AN AXE ONE WK AGO DX; THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 42 YOF CUT WRIST WITH AN AX WHILE CHOPPING WOOD FOR GRANDMOM WRIST LACERATION |
| 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: 06/23/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Other unpowered garden tools |
| DIGGING DITCH WITH A PICK AXE AND SHOVE. SPRAIN FOREARM LEFT. 31 YOM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 37 YOM REINJURED SHOULDER CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| 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: 06/17/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 40 YOM CUT LEFT THUMB WITH A HATCHET HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT HAD PAIN TO NECK AND SHOULDER AFTER CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AX, 26 Y M ALE, DX: CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2010 | Age: 40 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| L HAND LAC/40YOM WHILE AT CAMP GROUND WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH A HATCHET AND CHOPPED A PIECE OF TISSUE FROM L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| A 29 YOM LACERATED HAND WITH AN AXE. DX: LEFT HAND LACERATION. |
| 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: 06/01/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Ceilings and walls |
| 50 YOF PICK AXE FELL OFF WALL, HIT RLL DX: RLL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX LAC HAND: 36YOM LAC' L HAND PULL AXE OUT OF IT'S SHEATH; BLADE LAC B/T L THUMB & 2ND DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| BACK PAIN-38YOM-PAIN SINCE SWINGING A PICK AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| A 33 YOM WAS USING AN AXE AND INJURED SHOULDER. DX: LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 39YOM CHOPPING WOOD AT HOM AND GOT A PIECE OF THE SPLINTER IN RIGHT EYE FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 38 YOM HIT LEFT HAND WITH HATCHET ACCIDENTALLY HAND LACERATION |
| 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: 04/23/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 48 YOM HIT ANKLE W/AXE IN MOUNTAINS 2 DAYS AGO. DX: L ANKLE LAC 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 40YROLDMALE ACCIDENTLY HIT HIMSELF IN THE FOOT WITH AN AX PTA DX LACERA TION FOOT* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 39YOM WAS USING AXE TO CHOP WOOD AT HOME WHEN A LOG CAME BACK STRIKING HIS L LOWER LEG DX CONTUSION L LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| `38YOM CUT HAND WHILE CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE/ LAC LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 35 YOM HIT LEG W/HATCHET WHILE CLEARING BUSHES. DX: R LEG LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 29 YOM LBP AFTER CHOPPING WOOD W/AXE DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| 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: 04/04/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 35YOM HAS LAC TO L HAND FROM A HATCHET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CUT WITH AXE CUTTING WOOD 32 YO M FRACTURE AND LACERATION TIBIA# |
| 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: 03/19/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 42YOM LAC WRIST W/ AXE |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 02/21/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 34 YOM INJURED ANKLE FROM HITTING WITH AXE. DX-RIGHT ANKLE LACERATION 3 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 34 YOM HIT SHIN W/AXE WHILE SPLITTING WOOD. DX: R LEG LAC 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 45YOM CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX, HIT HIS LOWER LGE DIAGNOSIS: CONTUSION LOWER LEG |
| 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: 02/08/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 41 Y/O/M CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE AT HOME YES TERDAY DX// FB RIGHT EYE |
| 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: 01/22/2010 | Age: 47 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 |
| 47 Y/O W/M CUT KNEE ON HATCHET WHILE CUTTING LIMBS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 48 YOM SUSTAINED GROIN STRAIN SWINGING A PICK AXE LAST WEEK |
| 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: 01/11/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 49 Y/O W/M SPRAIN LOWER BACK WHILE CUTTING FIREWOOD WITH AXE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 26 YOM WAS CUT W/HATCHET. DX: L HAND LAC 3.5 CM. |
| 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: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 26YOM SWINGING AN AXE CHOPPING WOOD AND STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| 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 |
| Date: 01/01/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT AT HOME CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE INJ R HAND/ DX LAC DEEP R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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