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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 583
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/22/2002 | 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 23 YO M L HAND LACERATION. HIT THUMB WITH WRENCH WHILE WORKING ON CAR. DX. L THUMB LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2002 | 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| SOFT TISSUE INJURY L THUMB - WRENCH STRUCK L THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING ON HIS CAR WHEN A WRENCH FELL HITTING HIS THUMB. DX-HEMATOMA RIGHT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| WHILE CHANGING TIRE, HURT FINGERS ON WRENCH DX: LACERATION RT. 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| WORKING ON BRAKES-WRENCH SLIPPED-SMASHED FINGER ON METAL DX ABRASION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 19 YEAR OLD MALE USING WRENCH AT HOME INJ FINGER DX NAIL AVULSION 2ND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| RT THUMB LACERATION.PT WAS USING A LARGE ALLEN WRENCH AND HAND SLIPPED AND PT INJURED THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| STATES SMASHING L 3RD FINGER WITH A WRENCH FOUR DAYS AGO.CRUSH INJURY L 3RD DIGIT $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PATIENT CUT HER THUMB ON THE FAN BELT OF HER TRUCK WHEN A WRENCH SLIPPED. DX-LACERATION RIGHT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2002 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 18-YOM SPRAINED HIS THUMB AS A RESULT OF USING A WRENCH AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| CUT WITH TIN SNIPS DX: LAC FINGER WITH NAIL BED INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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