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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,232
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2005 | Age: 25 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: Bags |
| C/O PT STATES CUT FINGER ON AN ITEM IN A BAG D RT FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| SPRAIN L 3RD FINGER, PT CARRIED A HEAVY BAG & SUST INJURY, C/O PAIN, ROM LIMITED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| PATIENT WAS PICKING UP A BAG & DEVELOPED SWELLING & PAIN IN RT THUMB, SHE ALSO HAD HER CUTICLES DONE TODAY. DX - RT THUMB PAIN, CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 22 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: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT CUT FINGER ON PIECE OF METAL IN TRASH BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Bags |
| PUNCTURE WOUND R/O STAPH INFECTION: TUESDAY PUT HAND INTO BAG OF CONTAMINATED LANCETS, USED INSULIN LANCET PUNCTURED R INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2005 | Age: 20 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: Bags, Knives |
| PT CUTTING OPEN A BAG AT HOME WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED. D: THUMB/INDEX FINGER LACERATIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT WAS PUTTING SOMETHING INTO TRASH BAG AT HOME AND LACERATED FINGER ON A SHARP OBJECT IN BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| LACERATION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER-STUCK FINGER IN GARBAGE BAG-HAD GLASS IN IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS TAKING A TRASH BAG OUT AND GLASS F ROM BACK LACERATED FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT DX LACERATION TO RT 4TH,3RD FINGER - S/P PT PICKED UP A BAG AND GOT CUT WITH BROKEN GLASS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags, Fences or fence posts |
| PICKING UP TRASH BAG BY FENCE, GOT SLIVER IN FINGER FROM FENCE. DX; FB FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bags |
| CONTUSION R 2,3&4TH FINGERS, PT LIFTING A BAG & FAKE NAILS BROKE, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| PT WITH FINGER PAIN SINCE CARRYING BAGS OF GROCERIES ON TUESDAY. D:FING ER MUSCLE STRAINS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags, Bottles or jars |
| LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER-PUTTING OUT GARBAGE-BROKEN BOTTLE STUCK T HROUGH BAG CUT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT WAS TAKING OUT TRASH BAG AND A PC OF GLASS STICKING OUT LACERATED PTS FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Bags |
| CARRYING GROCERIES IN & FINGER GOT TWISTED IN BAG. DISLOCATED LMF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2005 | Age: 77 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: Bags, Fishing |
| PUT HAND IN A BAG CONTAINING FISH HOOKS AND GOT HOOK IN FINGER FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| CARRYING HEAVY LAUNDRY BAG OVER SHOULDER WITH STRING PULLING THUMB SPRA INING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| THREW BAG W/ GLASS IN IT & CUT FINGER FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT LACERATED THUMB ON A TRASH BAG AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| FELL OVER DRY CLEANIKNG BAG AND LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2005 | Age: 28 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: Bags |
| PICKING UP TRASH AND SOMETHING POKED THROUGH TRASH BAG AND LACERATED TH UMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags, Cabinet or door hardware |
| REACHED FOR A BAG CAUGHT FINGER ON A METAL HOOK LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2005 | Age: 52 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: Bags |
| DX RIGHT THUMB LACERATION: CUT THUMB WHEN SOMETHING POKED OUT OF GARBAGE BAG AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PATIENT LACERATED RT 5TH FINGER WHEN REACHING INTO BAG THAT HAD A KNIFE IN IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT WAS THROWING GARBAGE BAG IN TRASH & WAS CUT BY GLASS. DX: L SECOND FINGER LAC 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2005 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT. CUT L. LITTLE FINGER ON SOMETHING IN TRASH BAG SHE WAS CARRYING. PT . DID NOT KNOW WHAT CUT HER FINGER. DX. LAC. L.LITTLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| 17 Y/O W/M SPRAINED THUMB WHEN DROPPED A 80# BAG ON HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2005 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT FELL ONTO GARBAGE BAG. DX: 3 CM LAC L SMALL FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| LAC R THUMB, PT SUST INJURY WITH A PIECE OF GLASS FROM THE GARBAGE BAGA T HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, HX OF HTN, DIABETES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| LEFT 4TH FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS TAKING OUT TRASH BAG AND LACERATED FI NGER ON BROKEN GLASS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| 34 YOF SPRAINED LEFT RING FINGER WHILE CARRYING BAGS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PUT HAND IN TRASH BAG CUT FINGER ON GLASS LACERATION LEFT LONG FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2005 | Age: 20 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: Bags |
| PT CUT FINGER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FORCE OPENING A FROZEN CHICKEN BAG SU STAINED" FINGER LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| SPRAIN L THUMB, PT SUST INJURY WHILE LIFTING HEAVY BAGS AT HOME, C/O SEVERE PAIN, LIMITED ROM, SENSATION INTACT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| PT WAS LIFTING GROCERY BAGS AT HOME AND TWISTED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT WAS THROWING OUT A TRASH BAG OF GARBAGE AT HOME WHICH HAD A PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS IN IT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bags |
| PUNCHED A CEMENT BAG DX: R 5TH FINGER FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT. CUT L FINGER ON SOMETHING IN TRASH BAG WHILE THROWING BAG INTO TRUC K. DX. LAC L RING FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2005 | Age: 43 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: Bags |
| L SUPERFICIAL THUMB LACERATION: GRABBED BAG OF GARBAGE AND THERE WAS GLASS IN IT, CUT THUMB, AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS CUT BY GLASS IN GARBAGE BAG WHILE TAKING IT OUT OF DUMPSTER. YESTERDAY. DX: L FIFTH FINGER CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Bags |
| PT PUNCHED A BAG IN ANGER, SUSTAINED " FINGER DISLOCATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags, Knives |
| PT WAS DIGGING THROUGH DUFFEL BAG AND WAS CUT ON SCALPEL. DX: L SECOND FINGER LAC 2-3MM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2005 | Age: 43 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| FINGER SPRAIN - FELT FINGER POP WHEN THROWING SAND BAG IN BACK OF TRUCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT WAS CUT BY SOMETHING IN GARBAGE BAG. DX: L MIDDLE FINGER LAC 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2005 | Age: 21 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: Bags |
| PT LIFTED GARBAGE BAG AND WAS CUT ON BROKEN GLASS. DX: L FOURTH FINGER TIP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| PT. EMPTYING TRASH SLIPPED, INJURYED L. THUMB. DX. SPRAIN L. THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2005 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| PT CARRYING HEAVY BAG C/O PAIN TO FINGER WITH SOME SWELLING DX STRAINED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| PT PICKED UP BAG AND INJURED MIDDLE FINGER YESTERDAY. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/03/2005 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| LACERATION FINGER - 69 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER ON SOMETHING IN A TRASH BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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