Accidents - Pins and needles - Year 2003 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,125
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	415
16-25 years old:	455
26-50 years old:	665
50+ years old:	588

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
PT STRUCK FINGER WITH RUSTY NEEDLE 3 DAYS AGO. PULLED IT OUT BUT NOW FI NGER IS RED, SWOLLEN. D: TENOSYNOVITIS. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/22/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
PT WAS STUCK IN THE FINGER WITH A NEEDLE AND IT BROKE OFF IN FINGER. DX FINGER FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
FOREIGN BODY FINGER - 33 YOF PRESENTS WITH A BROKEN OFF SEWING NEEDLE E MBEDDED IN HER LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2003	Age: 45 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: Pins and needles
STUCK SELF WITH A SEWING NEEDLE TO FINGER ;TENOSYNOVITIS NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
LEFT TUMB CELLULITIS. POKED A NEEDLE INTO FINGER TO RELEASE PRESSURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles, Rugs or carpets
PATIENT PUT HAND DOWN ON CARPET AND GOT SEWING NEEDLE STUCK IN THUMB AT HOME,EMBEDDED; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
PT. SEWING AND SEWING NEEDLE STUCK IN LT. INDEX FINGER,TIP OF NEEDLE RE MAINS IN FINGER.DX. F.B. FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PT STUCK RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH A SEWING NEEDLE PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
PT C/O LT THUMB PAIN - STUCK WITH SEWING NEEDLE X6 DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/07/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
STUCK SELF W/ A SEWING NEEDLE PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND INJURY TO TOR T INDEX FINGER - DUE TO NEEDLE STICK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
PATIENT STUCK FINGER WITH NEEDLE WHILE SEWING AND IT BROKE OFF IN FINGE R. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH REMOVAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
IS NOT SURE IF HE GOT SPLINTER OR A PIECE OF METAL IN THUMB, TRIED TO GET IT OUT WITH A NEEDLE AT HOME, RED STREAKS. DX CELLULITIS LT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles, Sewing machines or accessories
METAL FB R 3RD FING/41YOF HAS NEEDLE FROM SEWING MACHINE THROUGH R 3RD FINGERNAIL. HAPPENED AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pins and needles
PT STUCK WITH A SEWING NEEDLE; FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
STUCK FINGER WITH SEWING NEEDLE DX: L 2ND FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
PT. WAS AT SCHOOL, STUCK A SEWING NEEDLE IN HIS FINGER FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
PATIENT REMOVED SPLINTER FROM THUMB YESTERDAY, POPPED BLISTER WITH FING ER AND NEEDLE AT HOME, HAS RED STREAK; THUMB INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PT FELL IN STREET PUNCTURED LT INDEX FINGER WITH NEEDLE IN STREET, PUNC TURE WOUND/DOES NOT REPORT TYPE OF NEEDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
FELON--FINGER. PT STUCK A SWEING NEEDLE INTO SWOLLEN AREA ON TIPOF 3RD DIGIT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PT. GOT A NEEDLE STUCK IN HER THUMB - NEIGHBOR KID PULLED NEEDLE OUT BEFORE PATIENT CAME TO ER - TYPE OF NEEDLE UNKNOWN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles, Sewing machines or accessories
PT HAD SEWING MACHINE NEEDLE HIT FINGER AND BREAK OFF IN FINGER; FB FIN GER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
FOREIGN BODY - 47 YOM HAD A SPLINTER IN LEFT MIDDLE FINGER 10 DAYS AGO, TRIED TO REMOVE BY SELF USING A NEEDLE, NOW WITH PAIN, CALLOUSED AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PT PUNCTURED FINGER WITH A SEWING NEEDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PUNCTURED FINGER WITH SEWING NEEDLE 3 DAYS AGO NOW WITH PURULENT DRAINA GE. DX. PUNCTURE WOUND WITH CELLULITIS R THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
DX:R INDEX FINGER FELON. BOT WOOD INTO HIS FINGER 2 WKS AGO AND TRIED T O REMOVE IT WITH A PIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
37YOBF WHO PRESENTS FOR A SEWING NEEDLE IN THE THUMB.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/29/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PW TO FINGER WHEN STUCK SELF WITH A PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles, Rugs or carpets
LT THUMB FB-@ HOME-EMBROIDERY NEEDLE STUCK IN THUMB-HAD BEEN IN CARPET & HIT W/ THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
PT C/O PAIN AND SWELLING TO BASE OF RT THUMB STARTED 4 DAYS AGO AFTER SHE STUCK A PIN IN HER HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2003	Age: 17 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: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles, Sewing machines or accessories
F.B. L INDEX FINGER - RAN OVER FINGER WHEN SEWING,HAS BROKEN NEEDLE IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
PATIENT WAS SEWING AND GOT A SEWING NEEDLE IN HER LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. DX-FOREIGN BODY MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PATIENT WITH SEWING NEEDLE IN LEFT THUMB. BLEEDING RESOLVED. C/O PAIN. DX. PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PT ACCIDENTALLY GOT STUCK IN HER THUMB WITH A PIN WHILE PLAYING AT SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
DX FOREIGN BODY REMOVED: IMPALED SELF WITH SEWING NEEDLE TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PT WITH SEWING NEEDLE GOUNG THRU TOP OF LT MIDDLE DIGIT, PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 12 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: Pins and needles
NEEDLE STICK IN FINGER NEEDLE STICK TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PT SEWING NEEDLE WENT THROUGH INDEX FINGER DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
RT 5TH FINGER NEEDLE STICK-PT SLIPPED AND FELL AND NEEDLE WENT THROUGHT RT 5TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
33YOWF-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT 2ND FINGER-SEWING NEEDLE COMPLETELY THROUGH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2003	Age: 10 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: Pins and needles
PUNCTURE WOUND RT 3RD FINGER-CLEANING OUT CAR-INJURED ON SEWING NEEDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
SEWING NEED THRU FINGER. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles, Clothing
PT USING SEWING NEEDLE AT HOME SEWING CLOTHES, PUNCTURED SELF IN FINGER, CONCERNED IF PART OF NEEDLE STILL THERE DX:PUNCTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
PT STUCK FINGER WITH SEWING NEEDLE C/O PAIN UNABLE TO REMOVE DX: NEEDLE STUCK IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PUNCTURE (R) 3RD FINGER, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A SEWING NEEDLE ATHOME , REF FROM ***, C/O PAIN, SENSATION & MOTOR INTACT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/18/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
LT THUMB FB-AT SCHOOL-IN SEWING CLASS-SEWING NEEDLE STUCK IN THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2003	Age: 82 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: Pins and needles, Sewing basket articles
PT PUNCTURED FINGER WHILE PUTTING ON A BUTTON WITH NEEDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PT C/O BEING STUCK TO THE 4TH FINGER BY A NEEDLE THIS PM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pins and needles, Sewing machines or accessories
DX LEFT MIDDLE FINGER FRACTURE: INJURED FINGER ON SEWING NEEDLE IN SEWING MACHINE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
RIGHT FINGER INJ. PT GOT A NEEDLE STUCK IN FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles, Sewing machines or accessories
SEWING MACHINE NEEDLE BROKE OFF IN FINGER F B FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
25 YO MALE GOT SEWING NEEDLE STUCK IN FINGER P/W FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
35YOF-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT THUMB=STUCK SELF WITH SEWING NEEDLE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
F B IN THUMB - METAL PIN F B REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2003	Age: 12 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: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PT GOT SEWING NEEDLE THROUGH FINGER, PUNCTURE
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/30/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PW RIGHT INDEX FINGER. PT POKED HERSELF WITH A NEEDLE,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PARONYCHIA FINGER - 65 YOM USED A PIN TO PUNCTURE AREA OF SWELLING TO R IGHT MIDDLE FINGER, DRAINED PUS AND SMALL AMT BLOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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