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Accidents - Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches - 0-5 years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 467
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:240All Of Body:77
Finger:74Face:69
Hand:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/03/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK BY PLIERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/27/2003Age: 21 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PATIENT FELL WHEN RUNNING WITH WRENCH IN HAND AT HOME LAST NIGHT; THUMB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH WRENCH BY SISTER DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Crushing
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
CRUSH FINGER - PATIENT REPORTS USING A WRENCH AT HOME AND HAD RIGHT SMA LL FINGER CAUGHT IN CRANK OF WRENCH - CRUSH INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
HIT ON HEAD BY WRENCH BY ANOTHER CHILD DX CONTUSION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/13/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
2 YO M BROTHER THREW NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS AT HIM. DX FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/01/2003Age: 18 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PATIENT BURNED HAND ON HOT WRENCH ON RADIATOR IN DAD'S GARAGE AT HOME; 2ND DEGREE HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Electrical outlets or receptacles
3 YOM PUT WRENCH IN LIGHT SOCKET ELECTROCUTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Other ball sports
LAC TO L SIDE OF FOREHEAD.STRUCK SELF W/ WIRE CUTTERS WHEN BALL HIT ELBOW.DX 2.5CM SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2003Age: 4 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
MOM STATES OLDER CHILD WAS PLAYING WITH A WRENCH AND IT SLIPPED AND HIT PATIENT ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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