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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,901
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN LOG AND AXE HANDLE; FINGER CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2004 | 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 |
| PT AT HOME SWINGING AN AXE ACCIDENTLY HIT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD CLOSED HE AD INJURY WITH SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2004 | Age: 15 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 CUT W/AXE. DX: R HAND LAC 7 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LACERATION R KNEE, HATCHET SLIPPED WHILE CUTTING A TREE, DX; R KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2004 | Age: 15 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 CUT W/AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: R INDEX LAC 4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2004 | Age: 13 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/HATCHET & CUT FINGER. DX: L INDEX LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CUT FOOT ON AN AXE IN THE YARD RIGHT FOOT WOUND AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS SWINGING AN AXE AT HOME MISSED HIS TARGET STRUCK LEFT FOOT LACER ATION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT USING AN AXE AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS AT SCOUT CAMP USING AN AXE AND CUT HIS FOOT. DX: 2 1/2 CM LAC ERATION RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LACERATION TOE - 15 YOM WAS CHOPPING WOOD THIS MORNING WITH AN AXE, HIT THE PIECE OF WOOD AND THEN HIS RIGHT GREAT TOE SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2004 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CHOPPING WOOD WITH HATCHET AT CAMPGROUND FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CUT SHIN WITH AXE/ LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX RIGHT LOWER LEG LACERATION: HIT LEG WITH AX WHILE CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| GREAT TOE LAC-DROPPED AXE ON TOE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| FRACTURED FOOT, DROPPED AXE ON FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2004 | Age: 9 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 |
| PATIENT CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB ON AN AXE HANDLE AT HOME. DX-THUMB LACERATIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2004 | Age: 12 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 |
| CUTTING FIREWOOD WITH AXE 4 CM LACERATION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2004 | Age: 15 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 |
| CUTTING WOOD, HIT LEG WITH AXE/ LAC LT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| USING AXE TO SET UP CAMP AT CAMPGROUND FOOT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2004 | Age: 12 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 |
| 12YOM USING HATCHET TO CUT LIMBS IN YARD AT HOME CUT HIS LEFT HAND. HX HEMOPHILIA FACTOR VIII - DX HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2004 | Age: 12 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 |
| LAC L HAND/12YOM CUT L HAND ON A HATCHET WHILE CAMPING THIS PM AT ***. PARK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2004 | Age: 11 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 CUT W/SMALL HATCHET. DX: 1 CM L THUMB LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2004 | 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 |
| LACERATION HAND - PATIENT CUT HIS LEFT HAND WITH AN AXE WHEN CUTTING FI REWOOD AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2004 | 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 |
| PT CUT FINGER W/AXE WHILE CAMPING. DX: R INDEX LAC 1.2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2004 | 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 |
| PATIENT CUT LEG PLAYING WITH A HATCHET. DX: 2 TO 3 CM LACERATION TO L EFT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Swimming pools |
| PLAYING WITH BROTHER--HIT ON RIGHT ORBIT WITH AXE THEN JUMPED IN POOL AND EYE STARTED SWELLING DX CONTUSION RIGHT ORBIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT-PLAYING WITH AXE AND CUT HIS WRIST BY ACCIDENT DX-L WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2004 | 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 |
| PT STATES HE LACERATED FINGER ON SHARP EDGE OF AN AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2004 | Age: 13 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 |
| USING HACHET TO CHOP APPLE WOOD. DX. LAC L THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2004 | Age: 8 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 |
| DX LEFT HAND LACERATION: CUT HAND WITH A HATCHET AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2004 | Age: 8 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 |
| DX LEFT THUMB LACERATION: CUT THUMB WITH SMALL HATCHET AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2004 | Age: 15 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 CUT THUMB W/AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: L THUMB LAC 2 X 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2004 | Age: 15 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 |
| 15 Y/O M INJURED L INDEX FINGER WHEN FELL ON HATCHET AT HOME. DX; LAC L INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS USING AN AXE AND MISSED - CUT FOOT. D: LACERATION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/07/2004 | 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 |
| PT. HIT R LOWER LEG W/AX THIS AFTERNOON WHILE CUTTING WOOD. DX LAC R L EG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2004 | Age: 11 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 |
| HANDING AX TO FRIEND AT NEIGHBORS, SLIPPED AND CUT OWN HAND. DX. LAC R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CHOPPING WOOD LAST NIGHT, STRCK 3RD DIGIT W/ AXE DX LAC TO 3RD DIGIT W/ COMMINUTED FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2004 | Age: 9 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 |
| CUT L THUMB W/HATCHET WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX. LAC L THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2004 | Age: 14 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 |
| CUT FINGER ON AN AX WHILE TURTLE HUNTING DX: L INDEX FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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