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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 427
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2008 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A WRENCH, WHEN IT SLIPPED CAUSING LACERATION TO LT 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2008 | 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 |
| THUMB INJURY FROM CUTTING LEFT THUMB WITH WIRE CUTTERS. DX- LEFT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| JAMMED THUMB AND FINGER ON WRENCH WHEN IT SLIPPED/ LAC RIF, LAC W/PARTI AL NAIL AVULSION RT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT POSSIBLY INJURED FINGER ON PLIERS YESTERDAY, TO ER WITH CONTUSION TO FINGER WITH INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| FINGER CT-CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH & GRINDER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2008 | 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| HAND SLIPPED WHILE USING A WRENCH-LAC TO RT 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WAS PUSHING A WRENCH & IT SLIPPED OFF & PT STRUCK FINGER AGAINST A PC OFMETAL AT SCHOOL DX: FRACTURED LEFT LITTLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Vises or workshop clamps |
| DX LAC R MIDDLE FINGER: REPAIRING WEAPON, HAD IT IN VICE AND TIGHTENING WITH WRENCH, WRENCH SLIPPED AND HAND HIT ON VICE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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