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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 611
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/09/2003 | 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 |
| CUT FINGER USING AX - LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2003 | Age: 56 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 FINGERS W/AXE. DX: L MIDDLE/INDEX LACS W/TENDON & JOINT CAPSULE RUPTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2003 | Age: 64 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, Clothing accessories |
| 64 YOM CUT THUMB ON AN AX WHILE WEARING GLOVES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2003 | Age: 55 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 |
| SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FINGER FROM A HATCHET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2003 | Age: 56 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, Clothing accessories |
| USING HATCHET TO CUT ROOTS OF BUSH @ HOME, HIT FINGER W/WOODEN HANDLE OF HATCHET, WENT THROUGH LEATHER GLOVES, CUT FINGER. DX LT INDEX LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2003 | Age: 77 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 |
| LACERATION FINGER - 77 YOM LACERATED THE TIP OF HIS LEFT THUMB WITH AN AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS CHOPPING W/HATCHET AND HIT THUMB. DX: INCOMPLETE DISTAL AMPUTATION L THUMB W/FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2003 | Age: 61 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 |
| LACERATION FINGER - 61 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON AN AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2003 | Age: 78 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 ON HATCHET - LACERATION 3RD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2003 | Age: 69 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 |
| SPLITTING LOGS, HATCHET CAME DOWN ON L THUMB. DX. FX/LAC L THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2003 | Age: 52 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 ON AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2003 | Age: 74 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 |
| FX RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. PT WAS USING AN AX TO CHOP DOWN A TREE AND INJU RED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2003 | Age: 72 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 SPLITTING WOOD W/HATCHET AND CUT FINGER. DX: LAC R INDEX 7 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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