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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,458
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2007 | 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: Other |
| Product: Computers, Insect induced injuries |
| POSSIBLE ALLERGIC REACTION: WORKING BEHIND HIS COMPUTER, THINKS HE GOT BIT BETWEEN FINGERS, HAND RED/SWOLLEN, ITCHY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| CUT FINGER ON COMPUTER/FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2007 | Age: 26 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: Computers, Elevators or other lifts |
| 26 YOM WAS CARRYING A BIG COMPUTER, SOMEONE CLOSED THE ELEVATOR DOOR AND SLAMMED HIS LITTLE FINGER. DX- LEFT LITTLE FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2007 | Age: 23 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 |
| LAC TO FINGER FROM METAL ON *** ELECTRONIC GAME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| PT DROPPED A COMPUTER MONITOR ON PICKIE FINGER ON L HAND, TIP LOOSE AND TWISTED. DX. FX , LAC L SMALL FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 3 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: Computers, Tables |
| COMUPTER FELL CUTTING THUMB OR HURT THUMB ON STAND AT HOME; FRACTURE, L ACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| RT 5TH FINGER FX.PT WAS MOVING HIS COMPUTER AND DROPPED IT ON FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2007 | Age: 2 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 |
| PLAY STATION FELL FIVE FEET ONTO HIS HAND CAUSING LAC TO TWO FINGER AND SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMAS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Computers |
| 18YOM THREW PRINTER & CUT RT 4TH DIGIT ON METAL PART OF PRINTER. DX - SKIN AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| FINGER CT-INJURED ON COMPUTER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2007 | Age: 16 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, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| LACERATION THUMB - 16 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB - CUT THUMB WITH RAZOR BLADE WHEN OPEING A VIDEO GAME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Computers |
| PATIENT WORKING ON COMPUTER WITHOUT UNPLUGING, RECEIVED ELETRICAL BURN TO THUMB WHEN STUCK IN COMPUTER; 3RD DEGREE THUMB BURN W/LACS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/07/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| 17 YOLD M CUT RIGHT THUMB ON EDGE OF COMPUTER WHILE REACHING FOR SOMETHING ; @ SCHOOL. DX FINGER LACERATION RIGHT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| PT MOVING HIS COMPUTER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT T HIRD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| PT DX LT 3RD FINGER LACERATION - S/P PT GOT CUT FROM FIXING HIS COMPUTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| PT WAS PLAYING THE WII GAME AND SOMEHOW CUT KNUCKLE. D: CONTUSION RIG HT 3RD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2007 | Age: 17 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 REPLACING A RAM CHIP IN THE COMPUTER AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON THE CASING. DX-LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 2 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| CHILD TWISTED FINGER WHEN PUSHING BUTTONS ON GAME MACHINE AT PIZZA PARL OR. D:FINGER CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| PT CUT THUMB ON COMPUTER EQUIPMENT WHILE AT SCHOOL TODAY; LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON HAND HELD VIDEO GAME-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| PT SLICED FINGER ON SHARP EDGE OF COMPUTER. DX: R MIDDLE FINGER 3 CM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers, Ceilings and walls |
| HIT WALL PLAYING WITH "WII" SYSTEM FX-LAC. FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2007 | 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 |
| PT WITH CUT TO FINGER FROM COMPUTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT WAS PLAYING *** WII GAME AND SWUNG HAND INTO COUCH. DX: R THIRD PHA LANX FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2007 | Age: 63 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Computers |
| TRIPPED OVER FAX MACHINE AND INJ FINGER,SWOLLEN AND RING B ECAME TOO TI GHT AND HAS TO B E CUT OFF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| PT HIT FINGER ON METAL PIECE OF COMPUTER 3 DAYS AGO. DX:R INDEX LAC HEALING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| THUMB CT-COMPUTER TOWER FELL ON PT'S THUMB-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Computers |
| PT INJURED FINGER AT HOME INSTALLING CD DRIVE DX// INFECTED 4TH FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/12/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| JAM FINGER ON VIDEO GAME FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| LAC L 2ND FINGER; WORKING ON COMPUTER @ HOME & CUT FINGER ON SHARP META L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| COMPUTER FELL ONTO PT'S HAND. DX: R HAND CONT, R FIFTH FINGER FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| PATIENT INJURED LT THUMB WHILE WORKING ON COMPUTER, UNABLE TO TO EXTEND. DX - THUMB SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| 9 YOM WAS PLAYING AND RUNNING AND HIT RIGHT PINKY FINGER AGAINST AN ARC ADE GAME SUSTAINING A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2007 | Age: 82 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 LACERATED THUMB ON METAL OF COMPUTER. D: LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PT PRESENTS WITH "EXTRA DIGIT" ON RIGHT HAND. PT WAS "WRESTLING" FOR TH E "CONTROLLER" AND EXTRA FINGER BEGAN TO BLEED. WOUND WAS CHECKED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| THUMB LAC-CUT ON METAL PIECE OF COMPUTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| CUT FINGER WITH SHARP EDGE OF COMPUTER CASE RT 4TH FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2007 | Age: 31 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 |
| PAIN AFTER PLAYING COMPUTER GAMES STRAIN THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2007 | Age: 22 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 MOVING COMPUTER & INJURED THUMB ON METAL. DX - FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| LAC R 5TH FINGER, PT GOT HURT WHILE MOVING A COMPUTER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| 37 YOM LACERATED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LAST NIGHT ON COMPUTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| CUT FINGER ON METAL WHILE WORKING ON COMPUTER DX: LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| COMPUTER KEYBOARD FELL ON FINGER FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Computers, Tables |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH BROTHER, & PULLED A *** CONSOLE FROM A TABL& IT LAN DED ON TIP OF PT'S THUMB- BLOOD IN NAIL. DX: SUBUNGUAL HEMATOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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