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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,447
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| HURT THUMB PLAYING A VIDEO GAME. DX SWOLLEN THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT WAS PLAYING A VIDEO GAME AND STRUCK FINGER ON A BOOKESHELF. DX FINGE R CON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| TWISTED FINGER PLAYING VIDEOGAME " SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| PATIENT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE METAL CORD IN COMPUTER SLOT & CUT FINGER. DX - FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| SONY *** 2 FELL ON HAND FX 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2006 | Age: 6 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: Computers |
| PT WAS PLAYING COMPUTER GAME " PUMP IT UP" ON *** 2, COMPLAINEDOF PAIN IN 5TH FINGER OF LEFT HAND, FRACTURE TO THE 5TH LEFT DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | 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: Computers |
| CHILD LACERATED FINGER ON GAME MACHINE AT PIZZA PARLOR. D: LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| FRACTURED THUMB ON LAPTOP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2006 | Age: 11 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: Computers |
| PT INJURED FINGER PLAYING VIDEO GAMES AT HOME TODAY DX// CONTUSION RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2006 | Age: 44 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: Computers |
| AT HOME MOVING A LARGE OLD-FASHIONED COMPUTER AND SMASHED FINGER FRACTU RE/LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Computers |
| 49 YO MALE PUT FINGER ON COMPUTER MONITOR AND GLASS WAS BROKEN F/B FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2006 | Age: 36 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| CONTUSION RIGHT INDEX FINGER-COMPUTER FELL ON FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON COMPUTER TOWER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Computers |
| PATIENT HAS RT HAND DISCOMFORT, NUMBNESS AND HEAVINESS TO THE 4TH & 5TH FINGERS, IS UNABLE TO FULLY FLEX FINGERS. DX-RT ULNAR NERVE PALSY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| GOT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN COMPUTER AND COMPUTER PRINTER. DX. FINGER SPRA IN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| LEFT FINGER LAC. PT CUT FINGER ON A COMPUTER CASE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| PT LAC LT 4TH FINGER ON METAL COMPUTER CASE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| LARGE PURPLE BLISTER ON THUMB FROM PLAYING VIDEO GAMES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| PLAYING VIDEO GAMES -FINGER CRAMPED STRAIN RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2006 | Age: 9 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: Computers |
| SMASHED FINGER IN VIDEO GAME PLAYER DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| PT CUT FINGER ON CONTROLLER TO *** GAME AT HOME, DX: LACERATION TO RIGH T INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2006 | Age: 32 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: Computers |
| PT WORKING ON A COMPUTER AND GOT THUMB CUT ON PIECE OF SHARP METAL DX: LAC L THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Computers |
| LEFT CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME-C/O NUMBNESS IN 3RD, 4TH & 5TH FINGER AFTER USING THE COMPUTER FOR 6 HOURS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2006 | Age: 24 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| PLAYING VIDEO GAME FOR 3-4HRS, NOW C THUMB PAIN " SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers, Martial arts |
| PUNCHED A COMPUTER MONITOR WHILE PRACTICING KARATE DX: R 3RD FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| CONTUSION TO FINGER FROM COMPUTER KEYS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| LACERATES FINGER ON PIECE OF COMPUTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| RIGHT HAND 1ST FINGER FX. PT INJURED FINGER PLAYING A VIDEO GAME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| PATIENT PLAYING *** AT ***, HIT FINGER TOSSING THE BALL; FINGER LAC. ; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PT JAMMED AND INJ RT MIDDLE FINGER WHILE PLAYING VIDEO GAMES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| HAD SWELLING ON CUTICLE THAT POPPED WHEN PLAYING ***. DX. L INDEX FINGE R CELLULITIS AND OPEN WOUND SECONDARY TO RUPTURED PARONYCHIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| CUT L. INDEX FINGER ON METAL EDGE OF COMPUTER DX. LAC. L. INDEX FINGER # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2006 | Age: 4 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: Computers |
| CONTUSION RIGHT PINKY=INJURED WHILE PLAYING VIDEO GAMES EARLIER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2006 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PT DX FINGER INJURY - COMPUTER PRINTER FELL ON CHILD'S HAND LAST NIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2006 | Age: 44 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: Computers |
| PT STATES COMPUTER MONITOR FELL ON HAND, FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2006 | Age: 20 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: Computers |
| DX RIGHT INDEX FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER ON COMPUTER CASE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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