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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,541
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| GOT STAPLE IN LIF. FOREIGN BODY (STAPLE) LIF REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT POKED L-2ND DIGIT W/PAPERCLIP 1W AGO AND POSSIBLE FELL ON SAME FINGE R TODAY AT HOME,FINGER SWOLLEN/PUS/SEVERE PAIN; L-2ND DIGIT ABCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| STAPLED THUMB AT SCHOOL DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO R THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PATIENT COMPLAINING OF STAPLE IN LT 1ST FINGER WHILE AT SCHOOL. DX - FOREIGN BODY IN FINGER, REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2005 | Age: 12 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 |
| STAPLED FINGER @ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2005 | Age: 7 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 |
| ANOTHER GIRL STAPLED PT AT COMMUNITY CENTER. DX: FB FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME TRYING TO PUT MORE STAPLES IN THE STAPLER CAUSING A PUNC TURE WOUND TO HER RT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT USING STAPLER AT HOME, SHOT STAPLE INTO LT INDEX FINGER, FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2005 | Age: 12 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 STAPLED FINGER; FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2005 | Age: 11 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 |
| FB REMOVED R THUMB;P.W. R THUMB/11YOM STAPLED R THUMB AT SCHOOL TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2005 | Age: 9 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 |
| PT SUST STAPLE TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2005 | Age: 10 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 |
| PT HAS STAPLE STUCK IN L INDEX FINGER. LEFT ER BEFORE SEEN. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/10/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 8YFC STAPLING IN SCHOOL AND STAPLE WENT INTO FINGER FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2005 | Age: 11 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 |
| PT WITH A STAPLE IMBEDDED INTO RIGHT FINGER. DX FOREIGN BODY INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2005 | Age: 11 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 |
| SENT BY SCHOOL NURSE BECAUSE PT. STAPLED HIS R INDEX FINGER. DX.: PUNCT URE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| FOREIGN BODY FINGER - 15 YOM GOT A STAPLE IN HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT STAPLED LEFT INDEX FINGER. D: TRAUMA RIGHT 2ND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2005 | Age: 13 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: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT GOT A STAPLE EMBEDDED IN LEFT FIFTH FINGER PULLED IT OUT SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT. STAPLED FINGER AT HOME 15 MINS PTA, STAPLE REMOVED. DX. PW FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2005 | Age: 13 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: Desk supplies |
| DX LACERATION TO RIGHT RING FINGER: INJURED FINGER ON STAPLE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2005 | Age: 11 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 |
| GOT A STAPLE STUCK IN FINGER IN SCHOOL DX: R INDEX FINGER FOREIGN BODY REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PATIENT WAS TRYING TO CLOSE A STAPLER & ACCIDENTALLY STAPLED HIS LEFT THUMB. DX-FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PLAYING WITH STAPLE & STAPLE WENT UNDER NAIL. DX: PARONYCHIA FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2005 | 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 |
| PT ACCIDENTLY STAPLED FINGER WITH A STAPLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| FINGER HAS STAPLE IN IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH A STAPLER & GOT STAPLE STUCK IN RT THUMB DX: SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO RT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| GOT STAPLE IN THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PATIENT SHARPENING PENCIL AND FINGER GOT STUCK IN WINDOW, OR WINDOWSILL AT SCHOOL; NAILBED LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PATIENT STAPLED HIS RIGHT THUMB AT SCHOOL. DX - FOREIGN BODY, RIGHT THUMB, REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2005 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| DX FOREIGN BODY TO FINGER: STAPLE TO FINGER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2005 | Age: 14 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 |
| 14 YOF STAPLED HER RIGHT INDEX FINGER, STAPLE IN FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PATIENT CUT FINGER ON BROKEN METAL PIECE OF DRAFTING TOOL AT SCHOOL; FI NGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PLAYING WITH STAPLER, ACCIDENTLY STAPLED LIF/ PW LIF, REMOVAL FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT USING A STAPLER & CUT R THUMB. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT USING A STAPLER AT HOME INJECTED A STAPLE INTO RIGHT INDEX FINGER FO REIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2005 | Age: 10 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 |
| PAPER STAPLE IN THUMB DX FB R THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2005 | Age: 8 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 |
| STAPLE IN R INDEX FINGER. DX- R INDEX FINGER FOREIGN BODY REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2005 | Age: 7 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 |
| PT WAS USING A STAPLER AT HOME AND SHE JAMMED A STAPLE INTO LEFT THUMB FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| DX RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND: REMOVED STAPLE FROM FINGER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2005 | Age: 11 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, Rugs or carpets |
| STAPLE UNDER FINGERNAIL WHEN REACHING FOR SOMETHING ON CARPET STAPLE RE MOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2005 | Age: 12 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 |
| PT GOT STAPLE IN LEFT INDEX FINGER C./O PAIN FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Desk supplies, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PT STUCK A PAPERCLIP IN A LIGHT SOCKET AND INJURED FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2005 | 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 |
| STAPLE IN FINGER RIGHT INDEX FINGER FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| FINGER, PUT RUBBER BAND ARUND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| THUMB FB-@ HOME-STUCK STAPLE IN THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT GOING TO SLEEP WITH RUBBER BAND ON LT 5TH DIGIT TONIGHT NOW C/O PN W ITH SWELLING, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies, Paper products |
| PT ACCIDENTLY STAPLED FINGER AS HE WAS TRYING TO STAPLE PAPERS. DX EMBEDDED STAPLE IN LEFT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PATIENT SQUEEZED STAPLER AND LODGED STAPLE IN FINGER; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 6YO - DX: LACERATION L INDEX FINGER - CUT ON STAPLER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2005 | Age: 11 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 |
| PT @ SCHOOL UPSET AND OUT OF CONTROL SAYS KIDS WERE TRYING TO STAPLE RING FINGER. DX PSYCH/SUPERFICIAL CONTUSION TO RING FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/30/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT GOT A STAPLE EMBEDDED IN RIGHT THUMB FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| SUBUNGAL HEMATOMA FINGER - 11 YOM DROPPED A STAPLER AT SCHOOL THIS MORN ING AND NOW HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER AT THE NAIL IS DISCOLORED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| GOT A STAPLE STUCK IN THUMB DX: L THUMB FOREIGN BODY REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STAPLE IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE RUNNING WITH STAPLER, FELL AND STAPLE WENT INTO I NDEX FINGER. FB LT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2005 | Age: 9 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 |
| 9 YOM HAD STAPLE REMOVED FROM LEFT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2005 | 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 |
| THUMB PUNCTURE WOUND-GOT STAPLE STUCK IN THUMB-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|