Accidents - Hammers - 16-25 years old - Year 2008 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,360
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Date: 12/08/2008	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 FINGER WITH A HAMMER AT HOME TODAY DX// FX RIGHT 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2008	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: Hammers, Public equipment
PT PLACING SNOWMOBILE SIGNS AND HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER/ LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2008	Age: 23 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 HAND WITH A HAMMER AT HOME TODAY AND INJURED FINGER DX// RIGHT RING FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2008	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: Hammers
C/O PROGRESSIVE FINGER PAIN&SWELLING AFTER ACCIDENTALLY STRIKING IT WIT H A HAMMER 5 DAYS AGO>>PARONYCHIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT.INJ.RT.THUMB AT HOME WHEN USING A HAMMER & HIT. DX; TUFT F.X. / 1.5 CM.LAC.RT.THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hammers
HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER NAIL AVULSION REPAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2008	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: Puncture
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
ACCIDENTALLY HAMMERD A NAIL INTO A FINGER WHILE MAKING BOXES >>PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/21/2008	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
DX CONTU, R THUMB/SMALL SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA: C/O HIT'G R THUMB W HAMMER THIIS A.M. N W PIAN IN THUMB W BLDG UNDER NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2008	Age: 23 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 LACERATION.P.T WAS USING A HAMMER AND LACERATED THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2008	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: Fracture
Product: Hammers
25 YO MALE HIT LEFT THUMB WITH SLEDGEHAMMER YESTERDAY FRACTURE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Clothing accessories
PT WAS AT *** SCHOOL IN MECHANICS CLASS WHEN HE WAS HAMMERING W/ AMETAL MALLET. STRUCK R THUMB. WAS WEARING GLOVES. DX R THUMB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
PT DX LT SMALL FINGER SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA - HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT USING A HAMMER AND STRUCK RIOGHT INDEX FINGER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT HIT INDEX FINGER ON HAMMER, NOW HAS SWELLING,NUMBNESS AND A CUT. DX: LACERATION TO FINGER, CRUSH INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2008	Age: 17 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
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND ACCID HIT HIS L THUMB WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. HAS PAIN AND SWELLING IN THUMB. DX L THUMB CRUSH INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
PT SPLITTING WOOD WHEN HIT LT THUMB W/SLEDGE HAMMER. SMALL AVULSION ON THUMB. DX: LEFT THUMB SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2008	Age: 19 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, Other unpowered garden tools
PT SMASHED THUMB WITH HAMMER YESTERDAY THEN REINJURED IT AGAIN TODAY WHILE USING A RAKE. DX: CONTUSION TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
HIT HAND WITH HAMMER. DX FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2008	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: Hammers
PT SLAMMED THUMB WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. D:OPEN FX, THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2008	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 RING FINGER LACERATION.PT HIT FINGER WHILE USING A HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hammers
PT SMASHED FINGER W/HAMMER 2 DAYS AGO. DX: L INDEX PARTIAL NAIL AVULSION/LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
LEFT THUMB INJURY FROM SMASHING WITH A HAMMER. DX-THUMB PAIN, CRUSH INJURY, SUBUNGAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
PT USING A HAMMER AT HOME AND STRUCK RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH THE HAMMER SUSTAINED A SUBUNGAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
PT HIT FINGER ON HAMMER WHILE USING IT. DX; FINGER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2008	Age: 17 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, Motor vehicles or parts
PT HIT HAND WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE HITTING A CAR DX:BRUISING LT 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2008	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/THUMB CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2008	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
FINGER AB-HIT FINGER WA/ HAMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LAC TO FINGER, USING NEW HAMMER & HANDLE CRACKED, CUTTING HIS DISTAL 5TH DIGIT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER AT HOME LT 4TH DIGIT PHALANX FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
PT HIT FINGER W/SLEDGE HAMMER. DX: L SMALL FINGER CRUSH INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers, Tool sheds
BUILDING A SHED HIT FINGER W/ A HAMMER CRUSHING INJURY SECOND LEFT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2008	Age: 23 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
PT SMASHED FINGER W/HAMMER. DX: L SMALL FINGER CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2008	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: Hammers, Fences or fence posts
CONTUSION FINGER - 24 YO MALE ACCIDENTLLY STRUCK RIGHT INDEX FINGE WITH SLEDGEHAMMER WHILE PUTTING IN FENCE POSTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2008	Age: 23 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, Electrical outlets or receptacles
HAMMERING A SOCKET AND IT CAME UP STRUCK HIS THUMB. DX CONTUSION R THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers
L IND FING SPR/22YOF AT COLLEGE HIT L IND FINGER WITH MALLET DURING SCU LPTURE CLASS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT ACCIDENTLY STRUCK L INDEX FINGER W /SLEDGE HAMMER AT HOME FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
HIT FINGER W/ A HAMMER FRACTURE LEFT FOURTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2008	Age: 25 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, Rugs or carpets
PT STRUCK HAND W/HAMMER WHILE LAYING CARPET AT HOME. DX: R FIFTH DIGIT CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2008	Age: 19 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 INJURED WHEN HAMMERING SOMETHING AND HIT FINGER W HAMMER DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2008	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: Fracture
Product: Hammers
TUFT FX R INDEX FINGER:SKIN AVULSION R THUMB:BURST LAC. R INDEX; SUBUNGUAL HEM.R INDEX FINGER:BREAKING CONCRETE,HIT W/SLEDGEHAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2008	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: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
PT HIT L 2ND FINGER 2 DAYS AGO WITH A HAMMER AT HOME DX SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2008	Age: 21 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 AT HOME FX LT INDEX *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2008	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: Other
Product: Hammers
DX CELLULITIS, LIF: INJ LIF WHEN HE ACC HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
PATIENT STRUCK HIS FINGER WITH A HAMMER LAST P.M., DX-HEMATOMA SUBUNGUAL LEFT 2ND FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER DX: CONTUSION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2008	Age: 25 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 SUST LAC TO FINGER ON HAMMER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2008	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
FINGER LACERAT. PT ACCIDENTALY HITTING HIS 2ND FINGER W HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
SMASHED FINER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER/ CRUSH INJURY RT 5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER AT SCHOOL TODAY DX// LEFT MIDDLE FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2008	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: Avulsion
Product: Hammers
22 YO M SKIN AVULSION TO FINGER HIT IT WITH A HAMMER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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