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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,747
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2009 | Age: 24 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: Puncture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| C/O RED, SWOLLEN RT INDEX FINGER AFTER ACC PUNCTURING IT ON A CHAIN LIN K FENCE>>PW/CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| RT THUMB CONTUSION.PT CAUGHT THUMB IN A GATE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2009 | Age: 24 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 |
| RIGHT 5TH FINGER LAC FROM BARBED WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2009 | 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 |
| 16 YOM CUT THUMB ON FENCE. DX-ACUTE RIGHT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| THUMB STR. PT STRAINED THUMB WHEN JUMPING FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2009 | Age: 23 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 |
| FINGER STR. PT BENT THUMB BACK ON A FENCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2009 | Age: 17 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: 09/22/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER - WHILE AT SCHOOL, PATIENT JUMPED A FENCE AND CAUGHT HAND ON BARBED WIRE ON TOP OF FENCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2009 | Age: 18 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, Jewelry |
| PT JUMPING OVER A FENCE WHEN RING CAUGHT AND SHE SUSTAINED FINGER LACER ATION. ALSO C/O SPIDER BITE BEHIND ELBOW. DX:FINGER LACERATION, ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2009 | 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 |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER WHILE JUMPING OVER FENCE. DX: L THIRD DIGIT LAC 3.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2009 | Age: 18 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 LAC MIDDLE FINGER ON GATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2009 | Age: 17 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 |
| PT JUMPED OVER A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND INJURED FINGER. DX: RIGHT THIRD FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2009 | Age: 24 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 SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER ON BARBED WIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | 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 |
| 21 Y O M CUT FINGER ON A GATE LACERATION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2009 | 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 |
| CABLE TO FENCE BROKE WHILE HEARDING COWS AT HOME INJURING FINGERS. DX; COMPLICATED LACERATIONS TO MIDDLE, RING FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT IS +ETOH AND FELL INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE CAUSING INJ TO L 3&4 FINGE RS DX- AMP OF 3RD FINGER TIP NAIL AVULS. OF 4TH ETOH INTOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT CUT THUMF WHILE JUMPING OVER A FENCE, DX: THUMB ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2009 | 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 |
| PATIENT WAS CLIMBING OVER A FENCE, SLIPPED AND CUT LT INDEX FINGER ON A METAL OBJECT. DX-LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/21/2009 | Age: 16 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 |
| LAC TO FINGER CUT ON METAL FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2009 | 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 |
| PT PRESENT TO ER AFTER CUT TO LT FINGER DUE TO REMOVE OF A SIGN FROM FE NCE - DX- LACERATION LT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 20 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 LAST PM ON A BARBED WIRE FENCE AT PORT OF SEATTLE. DX: R FOURTH FINGER 3 CM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB - JUMPING OVER A FENCE FIFTEEN MINUTES PRIOR TO ARRIVAL, CUT THUMB ON FENCE WIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CUT FINGER WITH WIRE FENCE;DX LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2009 | 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 |
| PT JUMPING OVER A FENCE AND CAUGHT RIGHT FIFTH FINGER ON THE FENCE LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2009 | Age: 24 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 CUT FINGER ON BARBED WIRE FENCE. DX: L INDEX LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2009 | 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: Fences or fence posts |
| ACC GOT HAND CAUGHT ON A FENCE, ?MECH, CUTTING RT RING FINGER >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 24 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: Fences or fence posts |
| PT PULLED FINGERNAIL OFF ON A FENCE POST- FINGER INJURY |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/14/2009 | Age: 24 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 |
| DX CLOSED NONDISPLACED FX OF R RING FINGER: C/O R RING FINGER PN, FINGER W PULLED INTO A METAL GATE BY HER DOG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2009 | 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, CUT FINGER ON CHAIN LINK FENCE, LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2009 | 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: Crushing |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| DX CRUSH INJ FINGER/SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA: P/W 1.5CM LIF LAC OVER VOLAR PAD OF DISTAL PHALANX. W SECUR'G "TOP GATE" W IT SLIP'D & TRAP'D FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2009 | Age: 24 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 |
| PATIENT SMASHED FINGER ON GATE BY COW PUSHING IT. NO OTHER DETAILS DX: NON DISPLACED LT MIDDLE FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2009 | 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: Fences or fence posts |
| LACERATION LT.HAND.5TH.FINGER.PT.REFERS CUT FINGER WITH METAL FENCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2009 | 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 |
| THUMB INJURY FROM CUTTING ON FENCE. DX-ACUTE 3 CM RIGHT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2009 | 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 GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN METAL GATE AND METAL FRAME FOR THE GATE. P ULLED FINGER OUT & SUSTAINED LACERATION. D: FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2009 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CUT ON FENCE. DX- 6 CM L 3RD FINGER LACERATION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2009 | Age: 18 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 |
| PTS FINGER GOT STUCK ON A FENCE WHILE PT WAS TRYING TO JUMP OVER IT. D : LACERATION 3RD LEFT DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 ON FENCE WHILE RUNNING FROM POLICE, LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT CUT RING FINGER AFTER JUMPING A METAL FENCE WITH A FRIEND. DX: LACER ATION(SUTURES) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT STATES WAS TRYING TO GET TO FRIEND'S HOUSE, JUMPED OVER FENCE CATCHI NG 2ND R FINGER ON FENCE. DX. AMPUTATION TO 1ST JOINT 2ND R FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT CLIMBING OVER A FENCE TO GIVE A CELL PHONE TO GIVE HIS GIRLFRIEND AN D SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 20 YOM CUT RIGHT FINGER ON GATE AT HOME LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2009 | Age: 17 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 |
| JUMPED OVER CHAIN LINK FENCE AT PARK AND CUT FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2009 | Age: 21 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 |
| CUT FINGER ON A FENCE JUMPING OVER FENCE LACERATION RIGHT FOURTH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2009 | Age: 22 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: Fences or fence posts |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT THE PINKY FINGER ON A METAL FENCE THIS MORNING >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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