Accidents - Bed rails - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,178
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2003:	483
Year 2004:	355
Year 2005:	221
Year 2006:	237
Year 2007:	237
Year 2008:	161
Year 2009:	346
Year 2010:	134

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	218
6-15 years old:	504
16-25 years old:	280
26-50 years old:	812
50+ years old:	362

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/20/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
2 YOM GOT HIS THUMB CAUGHT IN BED POST, ABRASION DX; THUMB ABRASION, NO FX.- LBFE
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/01/2010	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
14 YO M INJURED FING ON BED RAIL PARONYCHIA FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2010	Age: 27 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: Bed rails
27 YO F HIT FINGER ON BED RAILS FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2010	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
37YO MALE WITH CONTUSION TO FINGER CAUGHT IN BED RAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
SMASHED FINGERS BETWEEN BED RAILS AT HOME RT 3RD FINGER CONTUSION * 13 Y/O W/F
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2010	Age: 52 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: Bed rails
52 Y/O F HIT FINGER ON BED RAIL. DX CONTUSION & ABRASION OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
PT WAS IN CAMP IN *** MOUNTAINS JAMMED FINGER INTO BEDRAILS DX FINGER SPRAIN POSSIBLE FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
LT 5TH FINGER CONT. PT HIT HAND AGAINST A BED RAILING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT SUS CONTUSION TO FINGER AFTER HITTING IT ON SIDE OF BED RAIL%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2009	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
BED RAIL FELL DOWN ON PATIENT'S FINGER AT NURSING HOME. DX. FINGER FX.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2009	Age: 52 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: Bed rails
PT ACCIDENTLY HIT RT HAND ON BED RAIL PTA DX CONTUSION RT INDEX FINGER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
CAUGHT FINGER IN BED RAIL/FINGER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2009	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
FINGER INJURY FROM BED RAIL CRUSHING LEFT HAND. DX-ACUTE CRUSH INJURY TO LEFT HAND, RING FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/03/2009	Age: 48 years	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: Bed rails
LACERATION TO THE L 5TH DIGIT, 4 CM: FELL OUT OF HOSPITAL BED ONTO FLOOR, CUT FINGER ON BED RAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO FINGER AFTER THE BED RAIL COLLAPSED AND CRUSHED HIS FINGER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT GOT DIZZY AND FELL, CAUGHT THUMB ON BED RAIL, LACERATION TO THUMB, P T IS 7 MOS PREGNANT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PATIENT CUT FINGER ON BED RAIL AT HOME. DX-LAC. RIGHT 4TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
WAS AT GRANDMOTHERS AND GOT HIS LT 3RD FINGER PINCHED IN THE BED RAIL. LACERATION TO LT 3RD FINGER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
10YOF WAS AT IKEA THIS AFTERNOON,GRABBED A METAL BED RAIL,CUT THUMB; LEFT THUMB LACERATION,1CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2007	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
CUT FINGER ON BEDRAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
CUT THUMB ON BED RAIL RB LACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
PT HIT FINGER ON BED RAIL 5 DAYS AGO. DX: R THIRD DIGIT INFECTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT HIT FINGER ON BED RAIL WHILE PLAYING W/DOG YESTERDAY. DX: R MIDDLE FINGER LAC W/CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
LEFT 4TH FINGER CONTUSION.PT INJURED FINGER ON A BED RAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2007	Age: 27 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: Bed rails
PT HIT HAND ON METAL EDGE OF BEDRAIL, LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2007	Age: 27 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: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
HAD FINGER CRUSHED UNDER BED RAIL OPEN FRACTURE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2006	Age: 14 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: Bed rails
CUT FINGER ON BED RAIL FRACTURE LEFT 5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
CONTUSION ON THE FINGER FROM BED RAILING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bed rails
FINGER CAUGHT IN BED RAIL STRAIN RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Bed rails, Floors or flooring materials
6 YO FELL OVER BED RAILS STRIKING FINGER ON FLOOR DISLOCATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
BEDRAIL FELL DOWN/FINGER ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bed rails
PT JAMMED FINGER ON BED RAIL AT JAIL. DX: L MIDDLE FINGER SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
C/O PT STATES CUT FINGER ON THE BED RAIL DX RT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2005	Age: 35 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: Bed rails
CAUGHT FINGER IN A BEDRAIL RIGHT 5TH FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT GETTING CAT FROM UNDER BED AND CAUGHT FINGER ON THE BEDRAIL DX: INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BED RAILS; SHE FELL FROM BED CUTTING HER FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
PT PUTTING TOGETHER A METAL BED AT HOME WHEN THE BED RAIL FELL ONTO LEF T THIRD FINGER FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Bed rails
PT INJURED FINGER ON BED RAILING; CRUSH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Bed rails, Sheets or pillowcases
60 YO TUCKING IN BED SHEET CRUSHED FINGER BETWEEN BED RAILS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PAIN IN LEFT THUMB AFTER A BED RAIL FELL ONIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO RT THUMB FROM BROKEN BED RAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
CUT FINGER ON BEDRAIL DX: R 3RD & 4TH FINGER LACS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
FELL ON BEDRAIL DX. FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
CUT FINGER ON BED RAIL DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bed rails
RIGT THUMB SPR. PT HIT THUMB ON A BED RAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT LIFTING BEDRAILS WITH LT 3RD DIGIT CAUGHT UNDER BEDRAILS, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Bed rails
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN BED RAIL AND NOW FEELS LIKE IT DISLOCATED AND THEN POPPED BACK. D: DISLOCATION, FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT C/O RT RING FINGER INJURY. PT CUT FINGER ON BED RAIL. DX LAC TO RING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT CUT HIS FINGER ON RAIL WHILE GETTING INTO BED DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2003	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
CUT FINGER BED RAIL LEFT 4TH DIGIT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
11 YO MALE HIT FINGER ON METAL RAIL ON BED FRACTURE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2003	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
CUT FINGER ON BEDRAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails, Chairs
75 Y.O. B FEMALE W/FINGER LAC. PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN BED RAIL & GERI-CHAIR @ NURSING HOME. E918
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
PTS.MOTHER REPORTED PT.RT.HAND/THUMB WAS SWLOLLEN C/O PAIN SUSTAIN WHEN HIT ON BED RAIL. DX-SALTH HARRIS INJURY RT.THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2003	Age: 43 years	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: Dislocation
Product: Bed rails
3RD DIGIT RIGHT HAND DISLOCATION-REDUCED-IN FROM *** - INMATE CAUGHT HAND IN BED RAIL AND TWISTED FINGER BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2003	Age: 30 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: Bed rails
PT HIT FINGER ON BED RAIL, FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
7 YOW, FELLONTO A BED RAIL AND INJURED HIS FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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