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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 316
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/13/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Plastic containers, Microwave ovens |
| PATIENT SPILLED HOT LIQUID ON HAND WHEN REMOVING CONTAINER FROM MICROWA VE AT HOME, 1ST DEGREE BURNS ON FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| LEFT THUMB LAC, PT CUT THUMB ON A PLASTIC CONTAINER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 34 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| AVULSED NAIL,LAC L LONG FINGER - SMASHED FINGER WHEN MOVING PLASTIC TAN KS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| FELL AND CAUGHT SMALL FINGER ON PLASTIC STORAGE CONTAINER AT HOME. DX: FRACTURE SMALL FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers, Knives |
| PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A PLASTIC LID WITH A KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT THUMB. D: LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| CUT RT INDEX FINGER ON A PLASTIC CONTAINER. LACERATION AT DORSUMOF DIST AL END OF RT MIDDLE FINGER. DO NOT CONTACT PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 81 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: Plastic containers |
| FELL IN BATHROOM AND LAC FINGER ON A PLASTIC DISPENSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers, Manual scissors |
| PT CUTTING A HOLE IN A PLASTIC CONTAINER AT HOMW WITH A PAIR OF MANUAL SCISSORS SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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