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Accidents - Christmas decorations - Year 2005 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 228
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:91
6-15 years old:45
26-50 years old:91

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/21/2005Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations, Knives
PT WAS CUTTING WREATH W/POCKET KNIFE AND CUT FINGER. DX: L SMALL FINGER LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/18/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
C/O PT MOM STATES CUT FINGER ON X-MAS ORNAMENT DX RT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2005Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
PT CUT FINGER ON TREE ORNAMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
PATIENT CUT FINGER WHEN GLASS CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT BROKEN IN HAND AT HOME ; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS RT MIDDLE FINGER ON A GLASS CHRIST MAS ORNAMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/22/2005Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations, Nonelectric razors or shavers
MAKING CHRISTMAS DEORATION AND TOOK OUT A RAZOR BLADE LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/21/2005Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Christmas decorations
THUMB INJURY, CRUSHED BY CHRISTMAS DECORATION DX THUMB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2005Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Christmas decorations
PT STATES "HAD A CHRISTMAS BALL BROKEN IN HAND" DIDN'T BLEED, LATER NOT ICED WHITE DOTS ON FINGER, SUSTAINED" FINGER INFECTION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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