Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 6-15 years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,175
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	461	Hand:	311
Foot:	170	Knee:	70
Head:	70	Toe:	70
Face:	15	Lower Leg:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/21/2007	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: Amputation
Product: Hatchets or axes
USING AN AX AMPUTATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2007	Age: 9 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
9 Y/O M INJURED L HAND WHILE USING AXE AT HOME. DX; L HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2007	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 USING AN AXE HAD LAC TO L INDEX FINGER @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT INJURED FINGER WITH AN AXE AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 13 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
THUMBNAIL LAC-ACCIDENTLY HIT W/ AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2007	Age: 13 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
ACC CUT FOOT C HATCHET WAS SWINGING WHILE CUTTING FIREWOOD >LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2007	Age: 13 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
STRUCK SELF WITH HANDLE OF AXE WHILE SPLITTING WOOD 1 CM SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2007	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
14 YOM CELLULITIS TO HAND DEVELOPED BLISTERS ON HAND AFTER USING AXE 3-4 DAYS AGO NOW WITHRED STREKS ON HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT DROPPED A HATCHET ON GREAT TOE. DX: LACERATION RIGHT GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	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
PATIENT CUTTING WOOD WITH AXE, AXE SLIPPED HITTING ON SHIN; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
NOSE LAC-DULL AXE BOUNCED BACK HITTING NOSE-@ CAMP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT HIT SELF ON KNEE WITH AXE DX: RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	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
PT C/O CUT BETWEEN TOES WITH AXE. DX LAC RT FOOT TENDON INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/27/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	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
14 YO M LACERATION TO FOOT BETWEEN TOES HIT WITH AN AXE*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/26/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hatchets or axes
AVULSION THUMB WHEN STRUCK SELF WITH A HATCHET WHILE CHOPPING WOOD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2007	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
PT LACERATED FINGER WITH AN AXE WHILE SPLITTING WOOD. DX: LEFT RING FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	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
6 YO F AMPUTATION OF FINGER BROTHER WAS USING AXE TO CHOP WOOD CUT PTS FINGER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
HANDLE OF AN AXE HIT HAND DX: R HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT FINGERS WITH AXE/PARTIAL FINGER AMPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2007	Age: 13 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
PATIENT HOLDING AN AXE THAT IS USED "FOR SHOW" AND IT DROPPED CUTTING H IS HAND; HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2007	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/A HATCHET. DX: 3 CM L THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2007	Age: 13 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 CAMPING AND CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE WHEN HE CUT HIS FOOT. D: LACERATION LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT HIT IN HAND WITH A HATCHET DX: HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2007	Age: 10 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, Basketball
PT CUT HAND AT HOME WHEN PLAYING BASKETBALL AN UNAWARE OF AXE ON GROUND. FELL ON AXE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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