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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 871
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/29/2010 | 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: Heaters or heating systems |
| 19YOF; PT DROPPED A WOODEN HEATER ON RT INDEX FINGER; PT C/O SWELLIN TO RT. FINGER; DX: CONTUSION TO RT. INDEX FINGER# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2010 | 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: Heaters or heating systems |
| 20YOM WITH CUT TO FINGER ON HEATER DX: FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| CONTINUED PAIN R 3RD FINGER AFTER A RADIATER HEATER FELL ONTO IT 1 WK AGO DX PAIN 3RD FINGER * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2009 | 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: Heaters or heating systems |
| 18YOM C/O HEATER FALLING ON FINGERS W/ LAC TO MIDDLE AND RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.DX: RIGHT HAND 3RD/4TH DIGIT LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | 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: Amputation |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Poles |
| IN PROCESS OF ?DEMOLITION OF HEATER, CARRYING IT&THEN WALKED INTO A POL E SEVERING A PHALYNX OF PINKY FINGER>> AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| CAUGHT HER FINGER IN A HEATER WHILE AT SCHOOL. DX L MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2007 | Age: 18 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: Heaters or heating systems, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| MOVING COUCH WHEN SHE SMASHED FINGER IN BETWEEN COUCH AND HEATER DX: FX 5 R FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| DX RIGHT HAND 5TH DIGIT FRACTURE: FELL AGAINST HEATER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2006 | 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: Other |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| SLEPT C HAND ON A HEATER, AWOKE C BLISTERS ON FINGERS, LATER GOT INFECT ED " EARLY CELLULITIS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2005 | Age: 25 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: Heaters or heating systems, Chairs |
| PT GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN A HEATER AND A CHAIR/ FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT HIT FINGER ON HEATER; FINGER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT WAS UNPLUGGING AN ELECTRIC HEATER AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO RI GHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| WORKING ON HEATER AT HOME AND CUT TWO FINGERS OF LEFT HAND ON IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| LAC (L) 4TH FINGER, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A HEATER AT HOME, C/O BLEED ING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2001 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2000 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/1999 | Age: 17 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: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/1998 | Age: 25 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: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/1997 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/1997 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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