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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,197
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2003 | Age: 12 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 WOOD WITH A HATCHET AND INJURED FINGER. DXFINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS IN THE GARAGE WHEN A AXE FELL ONTO HIS HEAD. D: SCALP LACERATI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2003 | Age: 13 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 |
| LOWER LEG LAC-CUT WHILE CHOPPING WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CAMPING, HIT THUMB WITH HATCHET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2003 | Age: 13 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. WAS HITTING A PIECE OF WOOD WITH A HATCHET WHEN HATCHET SLIPPED AND LACERATED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2003 | Age: 13 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 |
| PATIENT WAS CUTING WOOD WITH A HATCHET WHEN HATCHET SLIPPED AND LACERAT ED HIS ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2003 | Age: 9 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 |
| CUT LEG WITH HACHET AT HOME DX LAC TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT HIT LIP W/BUTT OF AXE. DX: LIP LAC 1.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2003 | Age: 8 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 |
| PATIENT WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE WITH AN AXE AND CUT HIS RIGHT FOOT. DX-LACERATION FOOT WITH CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PATIENT WAS SPLITTING WOOD WITH AN AXE WHEN A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS LOWER LEG. DX-FOREIGN BODY RIGHT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2003 | Age: 13 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 |
| 13 YO M USING A HATCHET INJURED FINGER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2003 | Age: 12 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 |
| CUT LEG WITH A HATCHET CUTTING DOWN A TREE BRANCH DX: LOWER LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| INCISED WOUND BY RUSTY AX. D; LACERATION TO LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2003 | Age: 11 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 |
| LACERATION FOREHEAD - 11 YOM LACERATED THE CENTER OF HIS FOREHEAD WHEN HE STRUCK HIMSELF WITH BACK OF AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND HIT SHIN WITH A HATCHET DX: LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2003 | Age: 13 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 |
| AXE SLIPPED WHILE CUTTING A TREE KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 8 YOF HIT FOOT WITH AXE LAC FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CUT LEG WITH AXE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2003 | 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 |
| CUT SELF WITH HATCHET DX. LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CUT SHARPENING AXE BLADING, CAMPING WITH BOY SCOUTS FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2003 | Age: 7 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 |
| COUNSIN CUT R HAND W/AN AXE, APPROX 1" LAC JUST BELOW R INDEX FINGER. DX. LAC R INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 6 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 |
| CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE, AXE BOUNCED BACKAND INTO FOREHEAD/ FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK SELF WITH AN AXE WHEN CHOPPING WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2003 | Age: 11 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 |
| 11YOM CUTTING FIREWOOD W/HATCHET CUT HAND DX: LAC L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2003 | Age: 10 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 |
| HIT CHIN WITH AXE,CHIN LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CRUSH INJ LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH NAIL AVULSION-WAS PLAYING WITH AN AX W ITHOUT SUPERVISION AND CRUSHED LEFT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| STRUCK SELF IN HEAD WITH HATCHET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CHI WHEN HIT AXE HANDLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2003 | Age: 12 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 |
| PATIENT CUT THUMB ON A HATCHET AT ***; THUMB LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2003 | Age: 14 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 |
| PT LACERATED HAND WITH AN AXE DX: LEFT HAND LACERATION,2 CM, REPAIRED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2003 | 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 TRYING TO CUT THE BRANCH OF A TREE AT HOME WITH AN AXE SUSTAINED A L ACERATION TO LEFT FOURTH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: 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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