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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,508
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT @ SCHOOL GOT A STAPLE IN FINGER FROM STAPLER. DX STAPLE IN FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| GOT STAPLE IN TIP OF FINGER DX PUNCTURE TO DISTAL PHALANX RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PATIENT STAPLED FINGER WHEN TRYING TO FIX STAPLER AT SCHOOL, STAPLE EMB EDDED IN FINGER; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| HIT FINGER ON A STAPLER AT SCHOOL DX: FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 11 YOM CC OF INJ TO R INDEX FINGER@SCHOOL-STAPLE IN FINGER WHILE TRYING TO FIX STAPLER-PT STATES FINGER DISTAL TO DIP JT NUMB-MILD PN@PW SITE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT CUT RT 2ND DIGIT ON RULER EDGE @SCHOOL TODAY, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| RT THUMB PUNCTURE WOUND INFECTION-STABBED THUMB W/ STAPLE-AREA INFECTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PATIENT STAPLED THUMB WHEN REFILLING STAPLER AT MOM'S WORK; THUMB PUNCT URE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| SUPERFICIAL LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGERTIP - CUT ON HAND HELD PENCIL SHARPENER- KIND WITH RAZOR BLADE - WHILE AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| GOT STAPLE IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STAPLE IN LT INDEX FINGER. DX; STAPLE LT INDEX FINGER- REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| LACERATION FINGER - PER MOTHER, 6 YOM "SHARPENED RIGHT INDEX FINGER" IN A PENCIL SHARPENER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| DX FOREIGN BODY TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER: STAPLED FINGER AT SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STAPLE IN R MIDDLE FINGER HAPPENED AT HOME F.B. REMOVED L MIDDLE L FING ER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | 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: Desk supplies |
| CUT FINGER ON A PENCIL SHARPENER LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| DX FOREIGN BODY TO RIGHT THUMB: STAPLE TO THUMB AT SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies, Floors or flooring materials |
| 14 YO BM - PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT INDEX FINGER - METAL STAPLE PUNCTURED FI NGER & EMBEDDED WHILE TRYING TO PICK UP FROM FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT WRAPPED RUBBER BAND AROUND LT INDEX FINGER LAST NIGH T NOTED SWELLIN G TODAY, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| LAC (L) 2ND FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH A PENCIL SHARPENER AT THE SCHOOL, C/O BLEEDING, NORMAL ROM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT STATES HE PUT FINGER INSIDE A GLOBE THAT USED TO BE A PENCIL SHARPENER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STAPLE IN INDEX FINGER - WENT THROUGH FINGER AND NAIL. D: FOREIGN BOD Y IN FINGER - REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2002 | Age: 8 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| CRUSHED IN STAPLER-STAPLE IN FINGER-REMOVED FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| LAC R IND FING/10YOWM LAC FINGER 1/2 HR AGO ON HAND HELD PENCIL SHARPEN ER AT HM WHILE TAKING IT APART. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT DX ABRASION TO TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER - S/P CUT WITH PENCIL SHARPENERT ODAY IN SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies, Paper products |
| STAPLING PAPERS AND ACCIDENTLY STAPLED FINGER. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND FING ER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| GOT STAPLE STUCK IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| FOREIGN IN FINGER 11 YO BF HAD STAPLE STUCK IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| DX FOREIGN BODY TO THUMB: STAPLED THUMB AT SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PUNCTURE FINGER - PUT A STAPLE INTO LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PATIENT HAD STAPLE IN FINGER AT SCHOOL; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| HURT FINGER WITH STAPLE DX: PUNCTURE TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT HX GETTING RT THUMB CAUGHT IN *** PENCIL SHARPENER AT SCHOOLTODAY. TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 11 Y.O. B FEMALE W/FB REMOVAL TO FINGER. PT GOT STAPLE STUCK IN FINGER @ HOME. E9289 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| &8YOF STAPLE IN THUMBNAIL AT SCHOOL DX: STAPLE REMOVED LT THUMBNAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| CUT FINGER ON STAPLE STICKING OUT OF WALL AT HOME. DX: FINGER LACERATI ON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| TRAUMA (L) 3RD FINGER, PT PUT A RUBBER BAND AROUND HER FINGER,C/O REDNE SS & SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON A STAPLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| ACIIDENTALLY GOT A STAPLE CAUGHT IN FINGER AT SCHOOL. FB.STAPLE $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT CUT FOREFINGER TO LEFT HAND WITH A BLADE THAT WAS ON A PENCIL SHARPE NER TODAY. D: LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Desk supplies, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| ELECTRIC BURN FINGERS WHEN STUCK PAPERCLIP IN ELECTRICAL OUTLET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PATIENT STAPLED FINGER AT SCHOOL, STAPLE EMBEDDED IN FINGER; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PICKING UP STAPLER, STAPLED THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT STAPLED THUMB AT SCHOOL DX: STAPLE(FB) REMOVAL RT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT AT SCHOOL USING A STAPLER, GOT A STAPLE EMBEDDED IN LT THUMB, PW FIN GER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 6 YO F GOT STAPLE FROM STAPLER IN FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| GOT STAPLE IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH STAPLER AND ACCIDENTALLY STAPLEDHIS LT 2ND FINGER.(DX FOREIGN BODY LT INDEX FINGER) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| FB TO FINGER STAPLE GOT STUCK IN IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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