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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,109
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2006 | 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DISTAL PHALANX SKIN AVULSION 1 CM X 1 CM INDEX FINGER (L): CUTTING WOOD WITH HATCHET AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, TIP L FINGER SLICED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2006 | 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 |
| LAC TO L LOWER LEG W/HATCHET AT 2PM AT GRANDPARENTS HOME. DX. LAC L L EG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH HATCHET BY ACCIDENT DX SCALP LACERATION, HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A HATCHET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2006 | Age: 12 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: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT SLIPPED STRIKING HEAD AGAINST AXE LAYING ON GROUND, 5.4 CM LACERATION TO SCALP, STAPLE REPAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN AXE HANDLE AND WOOD CONTUSION LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2006 | Age: 14 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. CUT THE INSIDE OF HIS HAND W/ AN AX. DX. LAC HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2006 | Age: 12 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 |
| HOLDING AN AXE THE HEAD OF THE AXE CAME DOWN ON HAND RIGHT THUMB CONTUSION ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2006 | Age: 8 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 |
| PT WITH LACERATION TO LEFT GREAT TOE WITH AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| USING HATCHEET TO CUT WOOD, HIT TOE/ OPEN FX/LAC RT 3RD TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Hammers |
| 14 YOM TOOK A HAMMER TO THE HEAD OF AN AXE TO TIGHTEN AND A CHIP FLEW U P AND LACERATED HIS RIGHT INNER THIGH. PT WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2006 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Chairs |
| PT UNSTATED LOCALE SITTING IN A CHAIR CHOPPING WOOD WITH A HATCHET DX LAC L SHIN / |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2006 | 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 |
| HIT W/AX, LACERATIONS LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2006 | 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 |
| CUT LEG WITH HATCHET/ LAC LT SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| NOSE FX-ACCIDENTLY HIT AN AXE HANDLE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2006 | Age: 13 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 CUT RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD TOE WITH AN AXE AT GRANDMA'S HOUS E. D: FOOT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2006 | Age: 13 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 |
| PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND HIT LEG WITH AX. D : LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| WAS USING AN AX TO CUT DOWN A TREE; DEVELOPED GENERALIZED RASH. DERMATI TIS, GENERALIZED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2006 | 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 |
| PT ACCIDENTLY CUT RT LOW LEG WITH A HATCHETT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2006 | Age: 7 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 |
| COMPLEX KNEE LAC-ACCIDENTLY HIT BY BROTHER W/ AN AXE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FOOT LAC-@ CAMPGROUND-DROPPED TOMAHAWK ON FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| SUPERFICIAL SCALP LACERATION WITH REPAIR: HATCHET FELL OFF SHELF IN SHED AND HIT PT IN THE HEAD, RT SIDE OF SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS USING HATCHET TO CHOP WOOD AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS RT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL OVER AN AXE HANDLE CAUSING A CONTUSION TO HER LT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT CUT LEFT THUMB ON AXE DX: LACERATION LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2006 | 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 R. THUMB WITH HATCHET DX. R. THUMB LAC.# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2006 | Age: 9 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 |
| LOWER LEG LAC-HIT LEG W/A AXE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| AXE FELL ON L UPPER ARM AT HOME DX: L ARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2006 | Age: 6 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 |
| PATIENT CUT SELF WITH AX AT HOME DX: LACERATION LT GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2006 | Age: 13 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CONTUSION FINGER - PATIENT REPORTS HE FELL WHEN RUNNING IN THE WOODS AN D JAMMED RIGHT THUMB - FLAT HEAD OF HATCHET LANDED ON THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS CUT BY HATCHET. DX: 2 CM L THUMB LAC/FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 15 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 |
| PT AND FRIEND WERE PLAYING AROUND WITH A HATCHETT WHEN PT SUSTAINED FIN GER LACERATION. D: LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 14 YOM WAS USING AX AND STRUCK LEG LAC LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2006 | Age: 7 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 WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND AXE BOUNCED BACK AND HIT HIM. DX: R UPPER AND LOWER LIP LAC 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| LACERATION FINGER - CUT FINGER WITH AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2006 | 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 |
| 12 Y/O W/M CUT FINGER ON AXE WHEN SPLITTING WOOD FOR FIREPLACE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2006 | 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 |
| 13 YO - DX: LACERATION LOWER LEG - CHOPPING WOOD & CUT LEG WITH AN AX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| @ HOME-PT& COUSIN PLAYING W/HATCHET & CUT FINGER TIPS LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2006 | 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 CUT FINGER WHILE CUTTING WOOD W/HATCHET. DX: L INDEX LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2006 | 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 |
| FELL IN GARAGE & AXE CAME DOWN ONTO FINGER FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | 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 WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND AXE HIT FINGER. DX: R SMALL FINGER CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2006 | 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 |
| HIT IN FOREHEAD WITH AX, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2006 | Age: 10 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 CUTTING WOOD, AXE HEAD CAME OFF AND HIT LEG; LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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