Accidents - Other unpowered garden tools - Year 2002 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,698
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	20
6-15 years old:	339
16-25 years old:	150
26-50 years old:	740
50+ years old:	447

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/21/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
RT 2ND DIGIT SPRAIN-SUS INJ TO RT 2ND DIGIT AFTER DIGGING A HOLE IN YAR D YESTERDAY. C/O PN & INABILITY TO PERFORM ROM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2002	Age: 13 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: Other unpowered garden tools
13-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER FROM FALLING ON A TROWEL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
CUT FINGER ON SHOVEL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
LT 3RD FINGER CT-SMASHED FINGER W/ SHOVEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
CONTUSED FINGER WITH SHOVEL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 32 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: Other unpowered garden tools
32 YOM SICKLE BLADE CAME DOWN ON FINGERS PARTIAL AMPUTATION PINKE AND L LAC TO RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/11/2002	Age: 13 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: Other unpowered garden tools
PT USING HEDGE TRIMMER CUT LEFT MIDDLE RING FINGER. DX FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
RT THUMB LAC-AT HOME-FELL ON BLADE OF A SICKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT SHOVELING IN HER GARDEN AT HOME WHEN SHE STRAINED HER RIGHT THIRD FI NGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
CUT FINGER ON SHOVEL DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
31 YR OLD FEMALE LACERATION OF HER MIDDLE FINGER CUT HERSELF WITH GARDEN SHEARS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT WAS CUT W/SICKLE WHILE CUTTING WEEDS. DX: L INDEX LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
LAC TO RT THUMB FROM SICKLE +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
CUT FINGER USING GARDENING SHEARS AVULSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
FINGER LACERATION - LACERATION TO RIGHT RING FINGER, POSSIBLY HAPPENEDW HEN SWINGING A SICKLE TO AVOID A WASP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PATIENT CUT BY A SHOVEL AT HOME. DX: 1 INCH LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
USING SHOVEL YESTERDAY IN DESERT, KILLED A RATTLESNAKE, TRIED TO OPEN MOUTH AND GOT SNAKE BLOOD ON HIS HANDS. DX CELLULITIS TO LEFT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2002	Age: 20 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: Amputation
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
CUT PART OF TIP OF FINGER OFF WITH A SICKLE. NONWORKAMPUTATION PARTIA L TIP OF RIGHT FOURTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT PUNCTURED FINGER ON GARDEN CLAW, CELLULITIS R 3RD DIGIT SECONDARY TO PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN SHOVEL & ROCKS DX: AVULSION LT. 3RD FINGER NAIL W/ HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PATIENT WAS TAPPING A LOOSE GARDEN HOE AND CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ATH OME. DX-LACERATION MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Poles
PATIENT HIT FINGERS WITH POST DRIVER TO A POST THAT HE WAS DRIVING IN.D X: AVULSION RIGHT INDEX FINGERNAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
THUMB FX-HIT THUMB W/A PICKAXE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2002	Age: 7 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: Other unpowered garden tools
GRASS CLIPPERS LACERATED THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
FINGER LACERATION - LACERATED LEFT PINKY FINGER ON GARDENING SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2002	Age: 12 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: Other unpowered garden tools
INDEX FINGER LACERATED BY SHOVEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
HE CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB ON A SHOVEL AT HOME.DX AVULSION RIGHT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
49 Y.O. W FEMALE W/THUMB SPRAIN. PT FELL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO KILL A SNA KE IN HER YARD W/A GARDEN HOE. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	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: Other unpowered garden tools
CUT FINGER TIP W/GARDENING TOOL 20 MINUTES PTA. DX. 1.5 CM L INDEX FING ER TIP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT WAS SPLITTING WOOD WITH A METAL WEDGE,LOG WENT TO ROLL HE GRABBEDWED GE & CUT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
CUT FINGER ON SLINGBLADE DX LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2002	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: Other unpowered garden tools
CUT ON GARDEN TOOL - LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
HURT FINGER CUT WITH PRUNING SHEARS DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
LAC TO FINGER FROM SHOVEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT WAS AT LOCAL GOLF COURSE PICKED UP A RAKE AND GOT PUNCTUREWOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT PLOWING YARD AT HOME, LAC LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2002	Age: 13 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: Other unpowered garden tools
USING TROWL TOOL, FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PATIENT STATES HE ACCIDENTALLY PUNCHED A SHOVEL. DX: LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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