Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 50+ years old - Year 2002

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,176
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	374	Hand:	213
Shoulder:	134	Lower Leg:	107
Toe:	76	Wrist:	68
Knee:	68	Foot:	68
Upper Trunk:	15	Upper Leg:	15
All Of Body:	15	Face:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2002	Age: 51 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 CUT FINGER W/HATCHET. DX: FX/LAC L RING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2002	Age: 67 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 CUT LOWER LEG WHEN PUNCTURED WITH STEEL FROM AXE WHILE SHOPPING WOOD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2002	Age: 59 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
CUT WITH AXE-LACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
79 Y.O. W MALE W/CHEST CONTUSION. PT FELL ON AN AXE HANDLE. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
CARDIAC ARREST-COLLAPESED -CHOPPING WOOD-EXPIRED IN ED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 57 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
LT MIDDLE FINGER LAC-DROPPED AN AXE ON FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND CUT FINGER W/AXE. DX: RADIAL TIP AVULSION L INDEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
WHILE CHOPPING WOOD W/ AXE, HURT RT. SHOULDER DX: STRAIN SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2002	Age: 51 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
LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS USING AN AXE TO CHOP WOOD AND LACER ATED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS HIT BY AXE 1 WK AGO, LACERATION TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 54 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
AVULSION FINGER - PATIENT USING HATCHET AT HOME CHOPPED TIP OF RIGHT TH UMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2002	Age: 60 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
LT 1ST FINGER LAC-AT HOME-CHOPPING A HEDGE W/ HACHET-HIT FINGER W/ HATCHET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Hatchets or axes
USING AXE PICK IN GARDEN HURT SHOULDER DX: DISLOCATION RT. SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2002	Age: 63 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 AXE 30 MIN PTA-DX-ACUTE THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 64 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
LT 1ST FINGER LAC-HIT FINGER W/AN AX WHILE CUTTING WOOD WHILE CAMPING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2002	Age: 90 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
CUT HAND ON AN AXDX: HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes, Tables
A HATCHED FELL OFF A TABLE AT HOME AT 2200 AND STRUCK HER LEFT GREAT TOE. DX LACERATION LEFT GREAT TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUT LEFT HAND WITH A HATCHETDX: LACERATION RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2002	Age: 72 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 RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2002	Age: 76 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
PT STRIKING AT A TREE STUMP WITH AN AXE AT HOME WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY STRU CK HIMSELF IN THE FACE LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 64 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
PT-INJURED LEFT HAND WITH HATCHET WHILE CHOPPING WOOD DX- 10 CM LEFT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2002	Age: 57 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
RIGHT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN USING AN AXE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes, Chain saws
HAND, WRIST PAIN AFTER CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE AND SAWING WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME. DX: TENOSYNOVITIS HAND, WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CUT W/AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: LAC/PARTIAL AVULSION L INDEX 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2002	Age: 54 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 STRUCK LEG WITH AX, ACUTE LEG LACERATION WITH CORTICAL TIBIA DEFECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2002	Age: 57 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 HIS RT KNEE ON AN AX. DEEP LACERATION LATERAL RT KNEE. 3CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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