Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 953
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	203
Year 1998:	141
Year 1999:	93
Year 2001:	68
Year 2002:	68
Year 2004:	86
Year 2005:	160
Year 2006:	71
Year 2008:	30
Year 2009:	30

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/04/2009	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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
SHARPENING AXE ON SHARPENING WHEEL,,LAC WRIST WITH NERVE DAMAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
C/O WRIST PAIN AFTER SPLITTING WOOD YESTERDAY WITH AXE >>TENDONITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2008	Age: 66 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 WAS CUT WHEN AXE BOUNCED BACK. DX: L WRIST LAC 8 CM, EXTENSOR TENDON LAC L FOURTH DIGIT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LAC L WRIST;MINOR NERVE CONT/52YOM WAS CUTTING AT HOME WITH A HATCHET A ND IT BOUNCED AND HIT HIS WRIST. C/O NUMBNESS IN THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
61 Y/O W/FM SPRAIN WRIST WHEN USING A HATCHET WHILE GARDENING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
WRIST TENDONITIS-WAS DIGGING IN HARD SOIL W/ PICK AXE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUT L WRIST W/ AN AXE, CUTTING BRANCHES OF TREE WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN WRIST
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: 11/29/2001	Age: 76 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/1999	Age: 77 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/1999	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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/1998	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/1998	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/1997	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/1997	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/1997	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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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