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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,839
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2005 | 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 |
| 15 Y/O W/M CUT HAND AT HOME WHEN CUTTING DEER HORNS OFF WITH AHATCHET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2005 | 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 |
| 10 Y/O M INJURED R EYEBROW WHILE USING AX TO CHOP FIREWOOD AT HOME. DX; R EYEBROW LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2005 | Age: 7 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 |
| CUT HAND ON AXE/HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| PT USED AN AXE TO CHOP A PAINT CAN IN HALF AND IT EXPLODED GOT PAINT IN EYES CONJUNCTIVITIS EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2005 | 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 |
| CUT THUMB WITH AXE WHILE CUTTING WOOD/ LAC RT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| RT CORNEAL AB-HELP DAD CHOP DOWN TREES-GOT DEBRIS IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 11 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 |
| CUT L LEG WHILE USING A HATCHET TO CUT WOOD LACERATION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2005 | 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 |
| CUTTING WOOD, MOVING IT,AXE FELL ON HAND/ LAC LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CHOPPING WOODS, CUT FINGER ON AX " FINGER AMPUTATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2005 | Age: 9 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 |
| SUBUNGAL HEMATOMA FINGER - 9 YOM WAS CAMPING THIS PAST WEEKEND, SWINGIN G AN AXE INTO A TREE AND HIT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2005 | Age: 14 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 |
| PT WAS HIT IN TOE WITH AXE WHILE CUTTING WOOD AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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-INJURED WHILE CHOPPING DOWN A TREE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| HIT SELF WITH AXE WHILE CHOPPING STUMP 1.5 CM LACERATION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2005 | Age: 8 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 |
| PT AT COTTAGE CUT L GREAT TOE WHEN HE HIT IT WITH AN AX DX LAC L GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2005 | 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 WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE; THE AXE BOUNCED OFF OF PIECE OF WOOD & HIT PT IN THE LEG--------DX: LACERATION LOW LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Footwear |
| PT WAS CAMPING AND WEARING FLIP FLOPS AND CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND SLIPPED AND CUT THE TIP OF HER LEFT TOE. DX: LACERATION TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2005 | 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 |
| CHOPPING WOOD - HATCHET BOUNCED BACK 2.5 CM HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 9 Y/O W/M CUT TOE ON AXE WHEN WALKING AND HIT TOE ON AXE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Basketball |
| SWINGING AXE HANDLE WITHOUT BLADE AT A BASKETBALL AND STRUCK FOREHEAD H EAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2005 | Age: 10 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 |
| PT BACKED UP INTO AXE SUSTAINING LACERATION TO HAND DX: 1 CM LEFT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2005 | Age: 12 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 LAC FINGER WITH AN AXE. DX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2005 | 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 OWN LEG WITH AN AXE AFTER CUTTING WOOD AT HOME; LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS CHOPPING DOWN A TREE C AXE, MISSED HITTING ANKLE SUSTAINED " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2005 | 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 |
| PT USING AN AXE AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2005 | Age: 10 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 |
| HIT SELF WITH HATCHET DX. SHIN LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| USING A HATCHET, INJURED THUMB THUMB AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2005 | Age: 15 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 |
| PT LAC RT FOOT WITH AN AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2005 | Age: 12 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 |
| CHOPPING WOOD WITH A AX AND DROPPED AX ON FINGER LAC TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LACERATION LOWER LEG - 12 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT LOWER LEG ON A SMALL A XE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2005 | Age: 15 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 SELF WITH HATCHET DX. KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2005 | Age: 8 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 |
| CUT WOOD WITH HATCHET CUT TOE DX LAC TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2005 | 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 |
| DAD WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE, PT DROPPED AN AXE ON FOOT SUSTAINED " FOOT LACERATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 13 YO HIT IN FACE W/AXE LAC EYEBROW/FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2005 | 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, Treehouses or playhouses |
| HIT FINGER WITH HATCHET WHILE MAKING FORT AT HOME. DX: LACERATION FING ER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2005 | Age: 11 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 |
| HATCHET FELL ON HEAD ACCIDENTALLY AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS HAMMERING A PIECE OF LOG WITH AN AXE AND HURT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2005 | Age: 12 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 |
| LAC L KNEE AREA OF LEG; CHOPPING WOOF WITH AXE & SLIPPED STRIKING SELF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | 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 LACERATED FINGERS WITH AN AX DX:LACERATION TO 2ND AND 3RD DIGITS, LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2005 | 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 CHOPPING KINDLING W/AXE & CUT FINGER. DX: L INDEX LAC 2.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2005 | Age: 12 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 WAS CHOPPING WOOD, CUT FINGER ON AN AXE, SUSTAINED " FINGER LACERATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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