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Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 6-15 years old - Year 2003 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 83
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Date: 03/31/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
STRUCK SELF IN HEAD WITH HATCHET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/05/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHI WHEN HIT AXE HANDLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes, Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE AT HOME, AXE CAUGHT IN CLOTHES LINE AND HIT HEAD . DX: SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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