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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 882
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| 6 YOM LACERATED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON PAPER TOWEL HOLDER AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT RUNNING IN A STORE STRUCK RIGHT INDEX FINGER AGAINST A METAL SIGN LA CERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT THUMB GOT SLAMMED IN A NEWSPAPER DISPENSER. DX; FINGER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Public equipment |
| 27Y/O,M,SIGN FELL ON L THUMB, OPEN FX L THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT LAC MIDDLE FINGER ON A PLASTIC SIGN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PATIENT WAS AT ***LAND WHEN A DISPLAY FELL ONTO RIGHT THUMB. DX-CONTUSI ON TO THE RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| 12Y/O,M,PLAYING HIDE & SEEK, FELL OVER A SIGN,L 4TH FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2008 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Public equipment |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN NEWSPAPER STAND;DX FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 8 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: Public equipment |
| PT GOT MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT IN A CONVEYOR AT THE GROCERY STORE HAS PAIN IN TIP OF FINGER. DX: CONTUSION TO MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Public equipment |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN OLD CONVYER BELT/ PARTIAL AMPUTATION RIF, FX RIF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| CUT FINGER ON A SIGN/FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 35 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: Public equipment |
| PT RECEIVED BRUISED FINGER WHEN INJURED ON A CHURCH SIGN WHILE CHANGING THE LETTERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| MOTHER STATES PT CUT HIS FINGER DOWN TO WHITE MEAT ON A PAPER TOWEL DIS PENSER AT IHOP. DX. ABRA R FINGER, SCRAPES, LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON PUBLIC RESTROOM SIGN-@ A BAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| L INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN GROCERY STORE CONVEYOR BELT DX; FINGER ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2008 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | 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: Public equipment |
| PT WAS IN PUBLIC BATHROOM WITH MOM WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS HAND ON A SANITAR Y NAPKIN DISPENSER. DX R 4TH FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER IN ATM MACHINE AT BANK TODAY DX/ LAC RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT GOT INTO A VERBAL ALTERCATION AT THE PARK, INSTEAD OF HITTING PERSON PT HIT SIGN. DX: SPRAIN/CONTUSION TO INDEX, RING AND MIDDLE FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT LAC FINGER ON TOILET PAPER DISPENSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 26 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: Public equipment |
| PT HIT A SIGN WEEK AGO,LACERATED R MIDDLE FINGER AND R WRIST AREA,C/O HAND SWELLING, DX INFECTED R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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