Accidents - Extension or straight ladders - Year 2008 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 264
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	73
26-50 years old:	45
50+ years old:	145

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/15/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
38 YOF GOT LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN A SLIDING LADDER SUSTAINING A FR ACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT SMASHED THUMB IN EXTENSION LADDER. DX: L THUMB DISTAL TUFT FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
EXTENSION LADDER DROPPED APPROXIMATELY 1 FOOT ONTO FINGERS OPEN FRACTURE LONG FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
66YMC CAUGHT FINGER IN COLLAPSING EXTENSION LADDER/FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2008	Age: 71 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: Extension or straight ladders
PT FELL OFF A LADDER. DX: 1 CM. FLAP LACERATION IN DISTAL TIP OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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