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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 370
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PATIENT WAS CHOPPING WOOD W/AXE AND WOOD STRUCK HIM IN RIGHT HAND AND FRACTURED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2006 | Age: 75 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 HIT HAND WITH AN AXE AND LACERATED HAND. DX: LEFT HAND LACERATION, DORSAL ASPECT ABOVE INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS USING AN AXE AT HOME AND HIT HIS HAND. DX: RIGHT SECOND METACA RPAL FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2006 | Age: 75 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 AND DIDNT SEE A BRANCH ST ICKING UP AND HIT HAND ON IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2006 | Age: 85 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 |
| AT HOME REPLACING AXE HANDLE AND IT SLIPPED AND LACERATED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2006 | Age: 51 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: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| SUPERFICIAL LT HAND LACERATION WITH REPAIR: CUTTING FIREWOOD WITH AXE, AXE SLIPPED, CUT LT HAND WITH AXE FIREWOOD, NO FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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