Accidents - Wheelchairs - Year 2002 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,289
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	46
6-15 years old:	90
16-25 years old:	90
26-50 years old:	288
50+ years old:	1,774

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/23/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
CAUGHT THUMB IN BRAKE OF A WHEEL CHAIR. LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB. NURSING HOME PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT.REPORTED FALLING BACKWARD FROM WHEELCHAIR,CHIAR NOT LOCKED C/O LT. INDEX FINGER CUT. DX-LT.INDEX FINGER ABRASION S/P FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT C/O PAIN TO FINGER CAUGHT IN WHEELCHAIR DX: CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN WHEELCHAIR C/O BLEEDING DX LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2002	Age: 80 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: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT CUT FINGER ON A WHEELCHAIR DX: LAC RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2002	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: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PATIENT CAUGHT FINGER IN WHEELCHAIR. D: SIMPLE LACERATION, FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2002	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN WHEELCHAIR, FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT AT SISTERS HOME, LIFTING A WHEELCHAIR, LAC RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PT C/O PAIN TO RT THUMB X2 WEEKS S/P WHILE CLOSING A WHEELCHAIR FINGER GOT CAUGHT INSIDE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT C/O SWELLING OF LT THUMB S/P HAVING IT CAUGHT IN A WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Stairs or steps
(1) FRACTURE FINGER, (2) CHI - 89 YOF FELL FROM A WHEELCHAIR LAST NIGHT WHEN WHILE BEING PUSHED HIT UNEXPECTED STEP, INJURY TO L MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR AT NH DX. FINGER DISLOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2002	Age: 97 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN WHEELCHAIR C/O BLEEDING DX: LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT SUS FRACTURE TO FINGER BY A WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT'S FINTER WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN 2 WHEELCHAIRS AT NURSING HOME. DX: 4 CM LAC L RING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2002	Age: 98 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
LACERATION - PINCHED FINGER IN WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT PUSHING HUSBAND IN A WHEELCHAIR AT THE HOSPITAL STUMBLED AND FELL IN TO SOME BUSHES SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT FOURTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
MINOR ACUTE EXTREMITY TRAUMA AFTER TRYING TO TURN WHEELCHAIR. PAIN RT HAND. DX; RT 5TH FLEXOR DISTAL PHALANX TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT. LACERATED FINGER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOCK WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2002	Age: 74 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Doorsills or frames
PATIENT'S LITTLE FINGER SMASHED BETWEEN MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR CONTROL AND DOOR JAMB. D: CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2002	Age: 84 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: Dislocation
Product: Wheelchairs
L 5TH FING DISLOCATION;LAC/84YOM YESTERDAY LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BA CKWARDS ON GRAVEL.GOINF FROM CAR TO WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Tables
IN AN ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR, RAN INTO TABLE & CRUSHED HAND BETWEEN CHAIR & TABLE. DX: PROX. PHALANX FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
CAUGHT END OF FINGER IN HER WHEELCHAIR. LMF 2.0CM LAC $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Wheelchairs
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN WHEELCHAIR TIRE C/O PAIN DX: DISLOCATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 97 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
LACERATION RT THUMB-FELL WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT NURSI NG HOME AND SUS A LACERATION TO RT THUMB. HAS 1 1/2" LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
79 YOFC NURSING HOME RESIDENT, REACHED FOR SOMETHING & FELL OUT OF HERW HEELCHAIR/SPRAIN LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2002	Age: 86 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: Amputation
Product: Wheelchairs
GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN HER WHEELCHAIR. DX PARTIAL AMPUTATION TO LEFT5TH F INGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FX TO FINGER WHEN FELL OVER WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
8 Y M HANDICAPED CHILD CAUGHT FINGER IN MECHANISM OF WHEELCHAIR.DX: CON TUSION TO RIGHT RING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRANSFERRING SELF FROM WHEELCHAIR, FELL TO FLOOR. FX RT MIDDLE FINGE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Wheelchairs
PARTIAL NAIL AMP. PT INJURED FINGER WHEN GETTING IT CAUGHT BETWEENWHEEL CHAIR AND FRAME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs, Basketball
PATIENT CAUGHT FINGER IN SPOKES ON WHEELCHAIR WHEN PLAYING WHEELCHAIR B ASKETBALL AT REC CENTER; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
CUT FINGER ON SHARP EDGE OF WHEELCHAIR AVULSION LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
LACERTION TO FINGER 83 YO WF RESIDENT OF NURSING HOME CUT FINGER ON WHE EL CHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
76 Y/O M C/O LAC TO FINGER - ON A WHEELCHAIR. DX: LACERATION HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FINGER FX- FELL WHILE GETTING OUT OF HIS WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Wheelchairs
PT INJURED FINGER ON WHEELCHAIR RED & SWOLLEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2002	Age: 52 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: Wheelchairs
LIFTING WIFE INTO WHEELCHAIR AND STRAINED THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2002	Age: 83 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: Amputation
Product: Wheelchairs
3 CM LAC RT PINKY FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN WHEEL OF WHEELCHAIR DX: RT PINK Y FINGER DISTAL AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2002	Age: 4 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT'S HAND WAS RUN OVER BY ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR. DX: CONT L THIRD FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT TRIPPED AND FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR; CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
LT 5TH FINGER TUFT FX-IN WHEELCHAIR IN A VAN-VAN TURNED A CORNER-PT FEL L FROM WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2002	Age: 43 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: Wheelchairs
CAUGHT HAND IN WHEELCHAIR FRACTURE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FINGER CAUGHT IN WHEEL OF WHEELCHAIR FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
HYPEREXTENED FINGER HELPING SOMEONE OUT OF WHEELCHAIR DX: L PINKY SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FINGER FRACTURE - CAUGHT RIGHT THUMB IN SPOKES OF WHEELCHAIR CAUSING IN JURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
78 Y.O. B FEMALE W/FX FINGER. PT STS SHE FELL OUT OF HER WHEEL CHA IR @ HOME. E8843
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2002	Age: 61 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: Wheelchairs
RECEIVED TRAUMA TO RT.4TH.DIGIT IN A WHEELCHAIR WHEN IT FELL ON HI S RT.HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT SMASHED THUMB IN WHEELCHAIR AT HOSPITAL. DX: CONT R THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR AVULSION 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
NURSING HOME RESIDENT, THIS MORNING IN WHEELCHAIR, REACHED OVER TO PICK SOMETHING UP AND FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR. DX FRACTURE LT 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
37 YOM GOT HAND CAUGHT IN WHEEL CHAIR. DX: 1 CM LACERATION RT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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