Accidents - Hammers - 16-25 years old - Year 2006 - Finger

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Date: 12/14/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
24 YO MALE HIT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH HAMMER FINGER INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2006	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: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
PT WAS USING A HAMMER AT HOME, HIT FINGER CAUSING A SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA TO LT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
FINGER CT-HIT W/A HAMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2006	Age: 21 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: Hammers
PT STRUCK FINGER OF LEFT HAND WITH HAMMER S/P 4DYS NOW THINKS THE NAIL NEEDS TO BE DRAINED. DX=CONTUSION TO FINGER W/SUBUNGAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
PT.INJ.RT.THUMB AT HOME WHEN USING A HAMMER & HIT THUMB. DX; CRUSH INJ. RT.THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER; FRACTURE TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
SMASH WITH HAMMER THUMB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LEFT THUMB LAC, PT HIT FINGER WHEN USING A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2006	Age: 24 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: Hammers
PT INJURED FINGER WITH A HAMMER. DX: CONTUSION LEFT INDEX FIRST PHALANX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT HIT LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER WHILE WORKING AT HOME. DX: LT THUMB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT HIT LT 4TH FINGER WITH A HAMMER, CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PATIENT HIT RIGHT PINKY FINGER WITH A MALLET HAMMER BY OTHER PERSON ACCIDENTALLY. DX-FRACTURE 5TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
STRUCK L INDEX FINGER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. DX CONTUSION#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2006	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: Hammers
PT SMASHED FINGER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER DX: FX 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
PT SMASHED RT INDEX FINGER WITH HAMMER DX: HEMATOMA RT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2006	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
CRUSHED FINGER C A HAMMER " CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT SMASHED THUMB W/HAMMER. DX: L THUMB LAC 1.2 CM/CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2006	Age: 24 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: Hammers
PT WAS AT HOME, HIT HAND WITH HAMMER CAUSING CONTUSION TO LT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2006	Age: 20 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: Hammers
DX LEFT THUMB CONTUSION: HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2006	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: Laceration
Product: Hammers
23YOM HIT WITH HAMMER LAC R RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2006	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: Hammers
PT HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A HAMMER YESTERDAY LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2006	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: Fracture
Product: Hammers
HIT WITH A HAMMER FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT SMASHED FINGER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
PT C/O HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER. DX CRUSH INJURY THUMB NAIL AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
PT HIT INDEX FINGER WITH A HAMMER AT HOME DX: CRUSHING INJURY TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
LEFT INDEX FINGER FRACTURE.PT HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2006	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: Hammers
LEFT THUMB CONTUSION.PT WAS USING A HAMMER AND HIT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	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: Hammers, Camping equipment
PT WAS PUTTING UP A TENT AT A CAMP GROUND, HIT HAND WITH SLEDGE HAMMER FX AND LACERATED RT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
CUT FINGER ON HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
SMASHED L THUMB W/HAMMER AT HOME DX: FX L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2006	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: Crushing
Product: Hammers
HIT FINGER C SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE PUTTING UP A SIGN " FINGER CRUSHING INJ"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT SELF WITH HAMMER/FINGER CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
HIT R INDEX FINGER WITH A HAMMER,LACERATION/CRUSH INJURY TO R FINGER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
PT USING A SLEDGE HAMMER AND STRUCK INDEX FINGER- LWOT- FINGER INJURY
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/09/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PATIENT WAS CLEANING OUT HOUSE AND CUT SELF ON HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PATIENT SUSTAINED A LT FINGER LACERATION THAT OCCURRED WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY HIT HIS HAND WITH A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2006	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
WAS INJURED WHILE HAMMERING A NAIL; CONTUSION, RIGHT 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT HIT THUMB W/HAMMER. DX: R THUMB FX/HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2006	Age: 24 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: Hammers
DX RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER TUFT FRACTURE: HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
PATIENT SUSTAINED A CRUSH INJURY TO RT PINKY FINGER AFTER ACCIDENTALLY HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
LEFT 2ND FINGER FRACTURE.PT HIT HAND WHILE USING A HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
LEFT INDEX FINGER FRACTURE.PT HIT FINGER WHILE USING A HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2006	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: Hammers
CONTUSION TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK IT WITH A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT SELF WITH HAMMER/FINGER CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
PATIENT WAS HAMMERING SOMETHING FOR A PROJECT WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY HAMMERED HIS 4TH FINGER SUSTAINING A CRUSH INJURY & LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2006	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
DROPPED HAMMER ON FINGER CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
HIT OWN FINGER WITH HAMMER DX: FRACTURE TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
FRACTURE FINGER - 24 YOM STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB WITH A HAMMER ON WEDNESD AY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
LEFT INDEX FINGER FX. PT SMASHED FINGER WHEN USING A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
TRIED TO CATCH HAMMER DROPPED BY HUSBAND/FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT INJURED THUMB WHILE HAMMERING AT VO-TECH SCHOOL. DX: LEFT THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2006	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: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
HAMMERED A FINGER " HEMATOMA"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2006	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: Hammers
CONTUSION FINGER - 23 YOM C/O LEFT RING FINGER PAIN AFTER HITTING WITH HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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