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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 433
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/14/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| FRIEND WAS CHOPPING WOOD W/HATCHET AND HIT PT'S ELBOW WHEN HE BROUGHT IT UP WHILE CAMPING. DX: L ELBOW CONT, HTN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT INJURED ELBOW WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE. DX: LEFT OLECRANON BURSITIS, POSSIBLE GOUT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT SWINGING AXE 3 WEEKS AGO, C/O SWOLLEN, PAINFUL L ELBOW RADIATING DOW N FOREARM DX: ARM STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT HIT ELBOW WHILE CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE; ELBOW CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2005 | 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: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS TRYING TO BEND RIM ON TIRE, HIT ARM WITH AX, FX ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| RT ELBOW TENDONITIS-PAIN SINCE CHOPPING WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2001 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2000 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/1999 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Pipes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/1999 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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