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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 515
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/20/2010 | Age: 14 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: Fracture |
| Product: Costumes or masks |
| 14YOM WITH R THUMB PAIN, SWELLING, HIT IN HAND WITH FACE MASK DX: FRAC R THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Costumes or masks |
| 30 YOM WAS CUT ON FAKE "***". DX: R FIFTH DIGIT LAC 2 CM W/TENDON INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Costumes or masks |
| 40 YOM LACERATED RIGHT THUMB ON SOMETHING METAL ON HIS COSTUME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Costumes or masks, Manual scissors |
| 28 YOM WAS CUTTING COSTUME WITH SCISSORS AND CUT FINGER LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 39 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: Costumes or masks |
| HAS LAC TO (L) MIDDLE FINGER, CUT WHILE MAKING A HALLOWEEN COSTUME--LAC (L) MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Costumes or masks |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN A FACEMASK. DX SPRAIN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Costumes or masks |
| PATIENT C/O LT INDEX FINGER LACERATION, CUT IT WHILE CUTTING HIS FACE MASK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Costumes or masks |
| LACERATED FINGER WORKING ON A HALLOWEEN COSTUME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Costumes or masks |
| PT. JAMMED LITTLE FINGER AGAINST A PLASTIC FACE MASK. DX. AVULSION OF R. LITLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2001 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Costumes or masks, Knives with replaceable blades |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/1998 | Age: 39 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: Costumes or masks, Scissors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/1997 | Age: 22 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: Costumes or masks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/1997 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Costumes or masks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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