Accidents - Containers - 16-25 years old - Year 2002 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,250
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Date: 12/26/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FINGER FROM AN OPEN CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2002	Age: 16 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: Containers, Knives
PT.THAT TODAY WHILE OPENING A BOX WITH A KNIFE ACCIDENTALLY CUT HER LT. 1ST.THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
LAC (L) THUMB, PT STS OPENING A PACKAGE & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O PAIN , LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/03/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Containers
PT DROPPED LARGE BOX ONTO FINGER DX: DISLOCATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
BOX FELL ON FINGER DX. FINGER CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
PT CUT FINGER DEEP ON CONTAINER, ACTIVE BLEEDING DX: LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2002	Age: 18 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: Containers
CLIMBING ON BOXES AND FELL CUTTING RT HAND ON METAL STRIP 1 CM DX: LAC RT INDEX, RING, AND SMALL FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Containers
AVULSION FINGERNAIL - 24 YOF PARTIAL AVULSION OF FINGERNAIL OF LEFT RIN G FINGER, INJURY YESTERDAY HANDS UNDERNEATH BOX THAT FELL RIPPING NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
PT CLOSED A "SNUFF BOX" ONTO RIGHT THUMB FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2002	Age: 21 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: Containers
MOVING HEAVY CRATES AND LAC 2 FINGERS ON THEM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
LAC (L) 3RD FINGER, PT OPENING A BOX & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O PAIN & BLEEDING, NO VASCULAR COMPROMISE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION RT INDEX FINGER WHEN A BASKET FELL ON HIS HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
LAC TO RT INDEX FINGER FROM A METAL CAN +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2002	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: Containers, Knives
17 YOWM WAS OPENING A BOX WITH A POCKET KNIFE WHEN INJURY OCCURED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
LEFT THUMB LAC - DROPPED A BOX ONTO THUMB @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives
LEFT 4TH FINGER LAC, PT CUT BOX WITH A KNIFE AND CUT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2002	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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
DX LEFT 5TH DIGIT SPRAIN: CATCHING BOX THAT FELL AT HOME, JAMMED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2002	Age: 23 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: Hematoma
Product: Containers
THUMB HEMATOMA - SMASHED THUMB WITH A BARREL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Cutting torches
23 YOM WAS CUTTING A BARREL WITH A CUTTING TORCH. LACERATION, RT. THUMB .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
JAMMED THUMB ON STACK OF PLASTIC CONTAINERS RIGHT THUMB SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	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: Fracture
Product: Containers
CRUSH AND FX FINGER BETWEEN CASE OF SALT BLOCKS AND STRIP ON SIDE OF HORSE STALL WALL FX IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
LAC R MID FINGER ON PIECE OF GLASS THAT WAS UNDER A BOX SHE PICKED UP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
PT DROPPED A METAL BOX ONTO LEFT INDEX FINGER CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2002	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: Containers, Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories
DX LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER ON METAL OF SPEAKER WHILE REMOVING IT FROM BOX AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers, Bottles or jars
LT 2ND FINGER FX-@ STORE-LIFTING A BOX OF WATER JUGS-HIT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
C/O PAIN AND SWELLING TO 3RDDIGIT OF RT HAND S/P HIT HAND AGAINST A BOX A WEEK AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
LAC LT INDEX FINGER. 19 FM WAS CUTTING A BOX AND ACCIDENTLY CUT FINGER. #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
INJURED AT HOME CUT FINGER WHEN OPENING CAN OF SOUP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
CARRYING BOXES, HURT THUMB CONTUSION RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A BOX ON HER WAY TO BATHROOM. D: PHALANX FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives
CUT SELF WITH KNIFE OPENING BOX DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives with replaceable blades
LEFT IND FINGER LAC. PT CUT FINGER WHEN OPENING A BOX WITH A BOX C UTTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
23 YOM C/O PAIN & SWELLING TO L HAND 5TH DIGIT BOX ON IT. DX:5TH DIGIT FX & CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
LEFT THUMB CONT . PT WAS TRYING TO OPEN A CONTAINER AND INJURED TH UMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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