Accidents - Drinking fountains - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 620
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2001:	90
Year 2002:	32
Year 2003:	98
Year 2004:	82
Year 2005:	143
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	27
Year 2008:	15
Year 2009:	46
Year 2010:	69

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	48
6-15 years old:	356
16-25 years old:	116
26-50 years old:	83
50+ years old:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/18/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Drinking fountains
10 YO F, PT WAS DRINKING FROM WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL WHEN SCHOOLMATE PULLED HER HAIR AND PT SCRAPED HAND ON FOUNTAIN, DX SKIN AVULSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
5 YR M CUT HAND ON DRINKING FOUNTAIN;DX LACERATED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drinking fountains
11YOM, PUNCHED A WATER FOUNTAIN @ SCHOOL 2D AGO, NOW WITH HAND PAIN&SWE LLING>>FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Drinking fountains, Hot water
PT PULLED HOT WATER SIDE OF CRYSTAL SPRINGS WATER DISPENSER AND PUT HAND UNDER HOT WATER. DX: .5% TBSA PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/06/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains, Faucets or spigots
LEANING FOREWARDS ON A PLASTIC FAUCET VERSUS PLASTIC CHROME WATER FOUNT AIN THAT BROKE&WENT THRU HAND, CUT THRU MUSCLES>> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2008	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Drinking fountains, Hot water
DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN-L HAND: W CAREGIVER W OCCUPIED, PT PLACED HAND IN HOT PORTION OF WATER COOLER SPOUT. CAREGIVER W MAK'G HOT CHOCO
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/18/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking fountains
14 YO HIT HAND ON WATER FOUNTAIN CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
CUT HAND ON FOUNTAIN, LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
CUT THUMB ON BROKEN WATER FOUNTAIN, LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
CUT HAND REMOVING A DRINKING FOUNTAIN " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
PT FELL W/ R HAND HITTING WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL DX: R PALM LAC W/ FLEXOR TENDON INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/06/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drinking fountains
20 YO HIT HAND ON FOUNTAIN FX HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
CUT HAND ON EDGE OF WATER FOUNTAIN. " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drinking fountains
AT NILES HOME, BECAME ANGRY PUNCHED WATER FOUNTAIN. DX: FX METACARPAL SHAFT CLOSED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
LAC RT PALM @ *** ON COOLER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LT HAND FROM WATER FOUNTAIN IN SCHOOL THIS PM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drinking fountains
PT WAS PUNCHED BY ANOTHER STUDENT AT SCHOOL,HIT HIS HAND ON THE WATER FOUNTAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
FELL AT SCHOOL HIT HAND ON WATER FOUNTAIN DX: L HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking fountains
PT TRIPPED/FELL FORWARD ON HEEL OF HAND HITTING AGAINST A COOLER, CONT USION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
PT CUT HAND ON BROKEN WATER FOUNTAIN, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Drinking fountains
WATER FOUNTAIN FELL ON PT INJURY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
PATIENT GOT CUT ON A BROKEN WATER FOUNTAIN. DX-SUPERFICIAL LACERATION RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2003	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Drinking fountains, Hot water
HOT WATER FROM "WATER COOLER" BURNED CHILD'S HAND AT SUNDAY SCHOOL DX: 4% BSA 2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking fountains
PT PNCHED WATER FOUNTAIN(COOLER) W/(R) HAND LAST PM. C/O PAIN & SWELLING. DX: CONTUSION (R) HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drinking fountains
PT GOT ANGRY AT SCHOOL PUNCHED A WATER FOUNTAIN SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
CUT HAND ON DRINKING FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL DX. HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2001	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2001	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2001	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Drinking fountains
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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