Accidents - Can openers - Year 2005 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 519
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	89
6-15 years old:	5
16-25 years old:	218
26-50 years old:	83
50+ years old:	121

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/20/2005	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION OF FINGER WHILE USING CAN OPENER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers, Metal containers
PT USED CAN OPENER TO OPEN CAN OF TUNA FISH, CUT FINGER ON EDGE OF CAN, LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2005	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: Can openers
PATIENT CUT THUMB ON CAN OPENER AT HOME; THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2005	Age: 21 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: Can openers, Metal containers
USING CAN OPENER TO OPEN CAN CUT FINGER ON LID..LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2005	Age: 14 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: Can openers, Metal containers
GRABBED METAL CAN MOM JUST OPENED WITH CAN OPENER DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
CUT WITH CAN OPENER LAC. FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
CUT THUMB WITH CAN OPENER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2005	Age: 20 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: Can openers
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A CAN OPENER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2005	Age: 30 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: Can openers
LACERATED FINGER OPENING CAN OF BEANS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
PT. C/O LAC TO L THUMB, CUT ON CAN OPENER. DX. LAC L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
MESSING WITH A CAN OPENER & CUT FINGER. DX: LAC FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
RT 1ST AND 2ND FINGER LACERATIONS.PT CUT FINGERS WHILE USING A CAN OPEN ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Can openers, Other glass bottles or jars
USING A CAN OPENER TO OPEN A GLASS BOTTLE LEFT INDEX FINGER ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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