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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 721
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| 18 YOM-@ HOME C/O BURN TO HAND/FINGERS-"I WAS BURNING STUFF IN MY YARD & PLASTIC BOTTLE MELTED & BURNED IT" DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS FINGERS 1/2 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | 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 DX LT THUMB LACERATION - 21 YR OLD BLACK MALE W/HX OF OPENING PLASTIC CONTAINER W/KNIFE AT HOME AND CUT HIS FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2009 | Age: 16 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 |
| L 4TH FINGER LAC ON PLASTIC BOWL DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 22 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: Plastic containers |
| BANGED HAND ON HARD PLASTIC CONTAINER. DX CONTUSION R FINGER #3 MCP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers, Knives |
| PT WAS TRYING TO OPEN A PLASTIC CONE WITH A POCKETKNIFE, & CUT RT INDEX FINGER. DX: RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| CUT L HAND ON PLASTIC BOX DX: PW L THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| TOUCHED A HOT PLASTIC CONTAINER DX: L 4TH FINGER BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| FINGER SKIN AVULSION-@ SCHOOL-HIT A PLASTIC BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers, Knives |
| PT WAS TRYING TO CUT A PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH A SHARP KNIFE AND ACCIDEN TLY CUT HIS THUMB/ LACERATION TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2004 | Age: 19 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: Other |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PT SMASHED FINGER AGAINST PLASTIC BOX 1 MONTH AGO, REDNESS,SWELLING TO FINGER, DX PARONYCHIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers, Knives with replaceable blades |
| OPENING PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH NEW RAZOR KNIFE, CUT R INDEX FINGER AND THUMB. DX. LAC R THUMB, INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PT. WASHING CAR AND PUT THUMB INTO PLASTIC GLASS CLEANER CANISTER, CAUG HT THUMB. DX. FB REMOVAL L THUMB. |
| 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: 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 |
| Date: 09/25/2001 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/1999 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Plastic containers, Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/1999 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/1999 | Age: 19 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/1997 | Age: 19 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: Plastic containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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