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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,668
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 21YOM SUSTAINED FINGER LACERATION WHEN SLAMMED A PHONE DOWN@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 18YOF RESIDENT OF JUV DET CENT. GOT MAD ON PHONE AND ACCID SLAMMED IT D OWN ON HER R HAND. PAIN 2ND, 3RD FINGERS. DX FINGER CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 16YOF-THUMB FB-PIECE OF GLASS FROM BROKEN CELL PHONE FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2010 | Age: 25 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Batteries |
| 25 Y FEMALE CUT FINGER ON PHONE CASING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE BATTE RY, DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT STATES HAND WAS RUN OVER BY A TRUCK AS SHE WAS PICKING UP CELL PHONE ON GROUND INJURING FINGER DX: CONTUSION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| LEFT INDEX FINGER FX. PT BENT FINGER BACKWARDS WHEN TALKING ON PHONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| SUSTAINED LAC TO RT 3RD FINGER WHEN PHONE BROKE 4 DAYS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| DROPPED HER CELL PHONE ON THE PAVEMENT, REACHED TO PICK IT UP&CAR DROVE OVER HER FINGERS>>ABRS/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| MOVING FINGER WHILE TALKING ON THE PHONE FIGER GOT STUCK IN A FLEX POSITION TENOSYNOVITIS SECOND (2) LEFT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2009 | Age: 23 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT DROPPED CELL PHONE, CUT FINGER ON THE SHATTERED WINDOW ON PHONE DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 22 YOF HIT HAND WITH TELEPHONE WHILE PLAYING AROUND FINGER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 16 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| THUMB SPRAIN AFTER BEING HIT BY PHONE CHARGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2008 | 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Stairs or steps |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER BY DROPPING PHONE ON STAIRS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT WAS IN ARGUMENT WITH MOTHER AND MOTHER TRIED TO TAKE AWAY PT'S CELL PHONE AND PT JAMMED FINGER. DX: RIGHT THUMB SPRAIN, FAMILY DISCORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2007 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| TR OVER A PHONE CORD&FELL JAMMING FINGER >> SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2007 | 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT HIT HAND AGAINST A TELEPHONE BECAUSE HE WAS MAD, NOW W/FINGER LAC AN D KNUCKLE PAIN; FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT CUT FINGER ON PHONE LAST PM. DX: R RING FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2007 | 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| DX LACERATION RIGHT RING FINGER: CUT FINGER ON CELL PHONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Weight lifting |
| CONTUSION L INDEX FINGER: TALKING ON PHONE, PLAYING WITH 3-5# WEIGHTS, WEIGHTS DROPPED ON HIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| FRIEND THREW CORDLESS PHONE @ PT, STRUCK IN THUMB, FRACTURE THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2006 | 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: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PAIN RIGHT THUMB-SOMEONE PULLED A PHONE FROM HIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Lockers |
| PHONE STOLEN @ SCHOOL, MAD & HIT LOCKER WITH HAND, D FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2006 | 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: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| DX: NAIL BROKE OFF WHEN PULLING PHONE AWAY FROM BOYFRIEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Ceilings and walls |
| PT.INJ.RT.4TH.FINGER AT HOME WHEN TALKING ON PHONE & BECAME ANGRY,HIT W ALL. DX; CONTUSION / ABRASION RT.4TH.FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2005 | Age: 17 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PATIENT HIT FINGER ON PHONE AT HOME 4 DAYS AGO, FINGER SWOLLEN; INDEX F INGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| BURN FINGER - 24 YOF SUSTAINED AN ELECTRICAL BURN TO HER RIGHT RING AND PINKY FINGERS ATTEMPTING TO PLUG IN CELL PHONE CHARGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT TRIPPED OVER PHONE CORD AND FELL LANDING ON HAND. D: THUMB STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2004 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT WAS STRUCK ON A FINGER C A PHONE, SUSTAINED " FINGER FX" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2004 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| CONTUSION FINGER - PATIENT REPORTS DIRECT BLOW TO LEFT INDEX FINGER WIT H A TELEPHONE RECEIVER - AT HOME JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 24 YEAR OLD MALE HIT IN FINGER WITH CELL PHONE AVULSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| WAS HOLDING PHONE-ROOMMATE HIT FINGER THAT WAS HOLDING PHONE DX CONTUSION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| RT LITTLE FINGER FRACTURE.PT HAD A TELEPHONE FALL ON FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| HIT HAND AGAINST TELEPHONE DX-ACUTE R MIDDLE FINGER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2003 | 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Doors |
| 22 Y.O. W MALE W/FINGER CONTUSION. PT MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PAY PHONE & THE DOOR. E918 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| WHILE TALKING ON THE TELEPHONE, R MIDDLE FINGERNAIL (HAD ACRYLIC NAILS ON) PULLED 3/4 OFF. DX. PARTIAL NAILBED DISLOCATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| HEMATOMA (R) THUMB, PT SLAMMED THE TELEPHONE & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O PAIN & DISCOLORATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| CUT RIGHT 4TH FINGER WITH CLIP ON CELL PHONE LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 23 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| CONTUSION TO FINGER WHEN STUCK ON PHONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2001 | Age: 17 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2001 | Age: 25 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2001 | 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: Dislocation |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2001 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2000 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2000 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2000 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/1999 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/1999 | 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/1999 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/1998 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/1997 | 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/1997 | Age: 22 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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