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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 228
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/20/2006 | Age: 67 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: Puncture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PUNCTURE WOUND OF LEG: AT HOME CUTTING WOOD WITH HATCHET, PIECE OF METAL OFF WEDGE CAME OFF HITTING LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2006 | Age: 73 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 |
| LEFT LOWER LEG LAC, PT WAS USING AN AXE TO CHOP WOOD AND A PIECE FLEW I NTO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2006 | Age: 80 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: Puncture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT INJURED LEG WITH AN AXE. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND OF THE RIGHT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2006 | Age: 51 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, Animal induced injury |
| LACERATION LOWER LEG - PATIENT WAS SLAUGHTERING CHICKENS AND HIT RIGHT LOWER LEG WITH AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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