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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 215
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/05/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sewing basket articles |
| AT HOME PT STS AFTER KNITTING DEVELOPED CRAMPING IN L HAND DX LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/15/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sewing basket articles |
| PT INJURED HAND ON A SEAM RIPPER AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sewing basket articles |
| POKED HAND WITH KNITTING NEEDLE AT HOME. DX; CELLULITIS HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sewing basket articles |
| PT POPPED A PIMPLE ON LEFT 5TH DIGIT WITH A NEDLE WHICH BECAME PAINFUL. DX: LEFT HAND CELLULITIS, LEFT 5TH FINGER ABSCESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Sewing basket articles |
| STUCK SELF WITH KNITTING NEEDLE/PW HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Sewing basket articles, Containers |
| PATIENT WAS PUTTING HER HAND IN THE BASKET TO REMOVE SOME CROCHET SUPPLIES & THE NEEDLE STUCK HER IN RT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2007 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Sewing basket articles |
| PLAYING AND GOT A THIN THREAD WRAPPED AROUND HAND THAT COULD NOT BE REM OVED AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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