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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 210
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 08/02/2003 | 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: 07/20/2003 | 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: 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: 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 |
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