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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,549
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2002 | Age: 13 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 |
| HIT FINGER WHILE SHARPENING AX DX: LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 14 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 |
| LACERATION TO HAND 14 YO WM HURT HAND ON AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2002 | Age: 11 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 |
| 11 YOM USING HATCHET FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Clotheslines or clothes drying racks |
| 15 YOWM WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE. AXE GOT CAUGHT IN A CLOTHES LINE AND CUT PTS EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| POISON IVY BOTH HANDS - DEVELOPED RASH AND SWELLIN OF HANDS AFTER CHOPP ING UP WOOD FOR A FIRE USING AXE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2002 | Age: 11 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 |
| HIT L SHIN WITH A HATCHET WHILE CUTTING DOWN A TREE DX: LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 14 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 |
| HIT HATCHET TO RT KNEE, CUTTING HIS KNEE. 11/2 CM LACERATION RT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2002 | Age: 14 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 |
| PTS.MOTHER REPORTED PT.CUT THUMB AND INDEX FINGER LT.HAND WITH AXE AT HOME. DX-LACERATION LT.INDEX /MID FINGER W/CONTUSION LT.HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 14 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 CUT FINGER W/AN AXE. DX: LAC L INDEX 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PATIENT AND BROTHER HOLDING ONTO AXE, BROTHER LET GO HITTING PATIENT ON BRIDGE OF NOSE AT HOME; NOSE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| F.B. RIGHT LOWR ARM - HELPING FATHER CHOP WOOD WITH HATCHET AND SOMETHING STRUCK HIM ON THE ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2002 | Age: 6 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 STUCK FINGERS UNDER HATCHET WHILE NEIGHBOR WAS CHOPPING WOOD. DX: LACS R FOURTH AND FIFTH FINGER TIPS NONSUTURED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 15 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 |
| 15 Y/O MALE WAS USING AN AXE TO CHOP WOOD AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 11 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 |
| LT 2ND & 3RD FINGER LACS-AT HE PARK-CHOPPING WOOD-HATCHET HIT HIS FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 14 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 |
| HIT WITH HATCHET-LACERATION LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 11 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 RUNNING WITH AN AX, FELL AND CUT HER FINGER LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Hammers |
| SPLITTING WOOD WITH HATCHET AND HAMMER HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| =13YOM AXE FEL ON TOE AT CAMPGROUNDS DX/LAC L GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PATIENT CUT HER FOOT WITH A HATCHET AT HOME. DX-LACERATION FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 6 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: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 6-YOM SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO HIS TOE WHEN AN AXE FELL ON HIS FOOT WHI LE CAMPING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LT MEDIAL ANKLE LAC. CUT ON AXE BLADE WHILE AT THE RIVER. DX; 1 CM FOOT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CRUSHED W/ HATCHET; CRUSH INJ TV FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 15 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 |
| PT. STRUCK SELF WITH AN AXE ON LOWER LEG WHILE CUTTING A TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LT CORNEAL AB-WOOD CHIP IN EYE WHILE HELPING CHOP A TREE STUMP @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PARTIALLY AMPUTATED THUMB WITH AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 10 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 CHOPPING WOOD W/AXE AND CUT THUMB. DX: CONT, NON SUTURED LAC L THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | Age: 14 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 GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN LOG AND HATCHET HAND, OPEN FX INDEX FINGER , TENDON, 4 CM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| FACIAL LACERATION - WAS SHARPENING A HATCHET AND FELL FORWARD LACERATIN G LEFT CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 13 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 CUT FINGER WITH AN AXE WHILE CHOPPING SPLINTERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CUT BY HATCHET; LT THUMB FX W/ EXTENSIVE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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