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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 652
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 2 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: Foods, Metal containers |
| PATIENT CUT RT INDEX FINGER ON A CAN OF CORN AT HOME DX-RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Foods, Knives |
| HE WAS TRYING TO CUT A LIME, WITH A KNIFE, AT HOME, & CUT TIP OF LT THUMB. DX: LT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Foods, Microwave ovens |
| REPORTS BURNING FINGER ACCIDENTALLY ON CANDY THAT WAS PUTTING INTO THE MICROWAVE>>BURN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/26/2008 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Foods, Tableware and accessories |
| MOM WAS CARRYING BOWL OF MALT-OMEAL, WITH PT RESTING ON HER HIP, & PT STUCK 3 OF HIS FINGERS, FROM LT HAND INTO HOT CEREAL. DX: THERMAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Foods, Tableware and accessories |
| 14 MOF PLACED RIGHT PINKY FINGER INTO CUP OF HOT MILK SUSTAINING BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 15 months | 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: Foods, Metal containers |
| PATIENT CUT 2ND FINGER ON *** CAN; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Foods, Vacuum containers |
| KNOCKED OVER A *** OF TEA. DX 3RD DEGREE BURNS - FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Foods, Knives |
| PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM CUTTING ORANGE WITH KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Foods, Knives |
| PATIENT CUT THUMB WITH KNIFE WHEN CUTTING AN APPLE; THUMB LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Foods, Microwave ovens |
| BURNED BY HOT FOOD FROM MICROWAVE. DX BURN - THUMB |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/31/2008 | Age: 2 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: Foods, Knives |
| FATHER WAS CUTTING TANGERINE WITH KNIFE, STEPPED AWAY FOR MOMENT, CHILD TRIED TO CUT FRUIT WITH THE KNIFE DX: LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | Age: 5 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: Foods, Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS TRYING TO CUT INTO AN ORANGE WITH A BROKEN PEN AND SUSTAINED A L ACERATION TO MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Foods, Knives |
| 4 YOM WAS CUTTING POTATOES WITH A KNIFE, & SLICED HIS LT INDEX FINGER DX: LT INDEX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2007 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Foods, Floors or flooring materials |
| MOTHER STATES PT WAS THERE WHEN SHE DROPPED HOT GREASE ON FLOOR AND SPLATTERED BURNING PT DX 2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT THUMB & RT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Foods, Knives |
| PT WAS CUTTING APPLES WITH A KNIFE AND CUT FINGERS. D: FINGER LACERATIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Foods, Knives |
| PT TRYING TO CUT AN APPLE WITH A KNIFE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FI NGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2007 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Foods, Tableware and accessories |
| PT BURNED HAND WITH A HOT BOWL OF SOUP. D: 1ST DEGREE BURN TO 2ND AND 3RD PHALANX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2007 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Foods, Kitchen gadgets |
| C/OO PT MOM STATES WAS PILLING POTATOES WITH PEELER AND CHILD GRABBED IT DX RT FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2007 | Age: 3 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: Foods, Knives |
| CHILD CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE WHILE TRYING TO CUT A LIME. D: FINGER LACER ATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Foods, Knives |
| PT TRYING TO CUT AN APPLE W/A KNIFE AND CUT FINGER; LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2007 | Age: 5 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Foods, Containers |
| PT PUT R LONG FINGER INTO A "***" CANDY DISPENSER,IT STUCK FINGERDX FOR EIGN BODY ON R LONG FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Foods, Kitchen gadgets |
| PT WAS USING A POTATO PEELER HELPING G-MA PEEL POTATOES. PT SLICED OFF A PEICE OF SKIN TO THUMB AREA. DX THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Foods, Knives |
| PT WAS TRYING TO CUT AN ORANGE WITH A KNIFE AND CUT FINGER. D: LACERA TION LEFT 2ND DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2007 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Foods, Cookware |
| PATIENT PULLED HOT PAN OF CREAM OF WHEAT DOWN ON HAND LAST NIGHT, LARGE BLISTERS COVERING THUMB, FIRST/SECOND FINGERS; FINGER BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/13/2006 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Foods, Cookware |
| MOM COOKING POT OF SAUCE WHILE HOLDING PATIENT, PT STUCK HAND IN SAUCE, OR PUT HAND IN BOILING POT OF WATER WHEN MOM NOT LOOKING; 2/DG FINGER B |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/04/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Foods, Knives |
| PT CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE WHEN TRYING TO CUT AN ORANGE DX: LACERATION LEFT FIFTH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Foods, Knives |
| PATIENT CUTTING APPLE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING FINGER AT HOME; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Foods, Knives |
| C/O PT MOM STATES CHILD TRIED TO CUT A ORANGE WITH A KNIFE DX RT FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Foods, Knives |
| PT WAS TRYING TO CUT A LIME WITH KNIFE, & CUT LT INDEX FINGER DX: FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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