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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,401
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CUT FINGER ON FENCE DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CUT FINGER ON A METAL GATE. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT WAS JUMPING FENCE AND LAC 4TH DIGIT ON FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2008 | 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: Fences or fence posts |
| LEFT HAND LAC.P.T LACERATED HAND ON A FENCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 23 YOM GOT HAND CAUGHT IN GATE AT TROPICANA FRACTURE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 18 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: Fences or fence posts |
| LAC FINGER ON FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | 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: Fences or fence posts |
| CAUGHT L 4TH FINGER IN METAL GATE. DX PINCH LACERATION L VOLAR DISTAL F INGER# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| FINGER SPRAIN-JAMMED FINGER ON A FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| C/O (R) THUMB INFECTED AFTER HE JUMPED OVER A METAL FENCE & PUNCTURED THUMB ON WIRE---INFECTED PUNCTURE WOUND (R) THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| INJURE HAND CLIMBING FENCE, DX; FX / DISLOCATE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 16 YO M SPRAINED THUMB JAMBED THUMB JUMPING OVER A FENCE AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 25YOM ACCIDENTLY LACERATED FINGER ON A METAL GATE AT HOME; FINGER LACERATION,3-CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT HIT FINGER ON FENCE. DX: R INDEX LAC 2.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| JUMPING OVER CHAIN LINK FENCE LAC TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CUT FINGER ON A FENCE LACERATION RIGHT THIRD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT CUT FINGER WHILE TRYING TO JUMP A FENCE. D:FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Football |
| PATIENT CUT THUMB ON METAL FENCE DURING FOOTBALL CONDITIONING AT HIGH S CHOOL; THUMB LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | 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: Puncture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT DX PUNCTURE WOUND RT 4TH FINGER - PT WAS JUMPING ON FENCE AND FENCE PUNCTURE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Skateboards |
| PT GRABBED METAL FENCE TO KEEP FROM FALLING OFF SKATEBOARD ON STREET & INJURED LT 4TH FINGER. DX - LT 4TH FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 16 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: Fences or fence posts |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH FRIENDS WHEN HE TRIED TO JUMP A FENCE AND CUT HIS R MIDDLE FINGER. NEEDS STITCHED. DX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| DX 4CM LINEAR LAC TO L THUMB-REPAIRED/SUBUNGAL HEMATOMA (<10%) CUT ON METAL GATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| DX L HAND ABRASION/LAC/ABRASION R CHEEK/R EYEBROW LAC: X 2D ATTEMPT'G TO JUMP 3.5FT FENCE; W INTOXICATED LANDED ON FACE AND HANDS ON CONCRETE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT CUT FINGER JUMPING OVER A FENCE. DX: R MIDDLE FINGER LAC 6 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT DX LACERARATION RT MIDDLE FINGER - CUT ON A FENCE JUST PTA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 19 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: Fences or fence posts |
| 1ST FING L HAND FX/19YOF AT HOME GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN GATE CAUSING INJU RY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Chains |
| PT STATES CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN FENCE & CHAIN AT A HORSE BARN DX SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA RIGHT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT GOT RT HAND CAUGHT ON SLIDING GATE DX: CRUSH INJ LT 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| RIGHT 4TH FINGER FX. PT PUNCHED A FENCE INJURING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | 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: Fences or fence posts |
| PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT ON FENCE WHILE JUMPING IT DX: LAC LT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A FENCE, LACERATION TO RIGHT THIRD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| JUMPING OVER CHAINLINK FENCE AT GRANDFATHER S HOME WHEN LAC L THUMB ON FENCE DX 1.5 CM LAC L THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | 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: Fences or fence posts |
| CUT HAND ON FENCE DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 18YOM CAUGHT FINGER IN FENCE GATE WHILE SHUTTING IT; DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT LITTLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| WORKING ON FENCE, DRIVING POST IN GROUND, CUT FINGER. DX FINGER LACERAT ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PUNCTURED FINGER ON A BARBED WIRE FENCE PUNCTURE RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Animal induced injury |
| HAND GOT CAUGHT ON A CHAIN LINK FENCE BEING CHASED BY A DOG LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER COMPLICATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PATIENT CUT FINGERS ON BARBED WIRE FENCE. DX-LACERATION FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Softball |
| PT SUSTAINED DISLOCATED FINGER AFTER RUNNING INTO A GATE WHILE PLAYING SOFTBALL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 22 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: Fences or fence posts |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON A FENCE, ?MECH >>LAC |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/11/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CLIMBING OVER A METAL GATE. DX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| HIT FINGER ON A GATE AT THE MALL. DX FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Baseball |
| PATIENT PLAYING BASEBALL WHEN RAN INTO FENCE CATCHING BALL; THUMB LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 21 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: Fences or fence posts |
| DX NONDISPLACED RIF FX/NEUROPRAXIA RIF: SMASHED FINGER IN GATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Animal induced injury |
| RUNNING FROM A DOG JUMPED THE FENCE LACERATION FINGERS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/22/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Hammers |
| PT SUSTAINED A FINGER LACERATION WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO PUT UP A FENCE AROUND HIS YARD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2008 | 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: Fences or fence posts |
| PT INJURED FINGER ON A BARB WIRE FENCE, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT CUT L FINGERS ON CHAIN LINK FENCE WHILE CLIMBING OVER IT, RECENT ETO H. DX. LAC L MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| DX L RING FINGER LAC-REPAIRED: CUT FINGER WITH CONSTATINE WIRE STOPPING WIRE FROM HITTING HIM IN THE FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| THUMB SPRAIN-FELL OVER A GATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| LACERATED LEFT 5TH FINGER ON A FENCE WHILE TRYING TO OUT-RUN A POLICE OFFICER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| LACERATED LEFT RING FINGER ON A FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT WAS CUT WHILE JUMPING A FENCE. DX: R INDEX LAC 6 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| GOT R 4TH FINGER SHUT IN GATE AT *** AUCTION DX R 4TH FINGER CONTUSION DX R 4TH FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| JUMPING OVER FENCE, FINGER CAUGHT IN FENCE, DX; COMPLEX FINGER LAC., S/ P REPAIR 2-3 LAYERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|