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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,327
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2007 | 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, Paper products |
| PT AT SCHOOL MAKING CHRISTMAS CARD WITH A STAPLER AND PAPER AND SHOT SE LF IN THE FINGER WITH THE STAPLER FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Desk supplies, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PT PUT A PAPER CLIP IN AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT SCHOOL AND SUSTAINED AN ELECTRICAL BURN TO FINTERTIPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies, Containers |
| 7YOF WAS HOME USING A LETTER OPENER TO OPEN A BOX,ACCIDENTLY CUT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STAPLE IN R INDEX FINGER DX; FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT GOT A STAPLE IN L INDEX FINGER AT SCHOOL. DX. PW L INDEX FINGER, FB REMOVAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2007 | Age: 11 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 |
| PT W/STAPLE IN FINGER, FB REMOVED USING STAPLE REMOVER; FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| RT THUMB PW.PT ACCIDENTLY HAD A STAPLE EMBED IN THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| CUT R INDEX FINGER ON PENCIL SHARPENER AT SCHOOL DX; FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PUNCTURED FINGER WITH STAPLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2007 | 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 |
| STAPLE STUCK IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2007 | 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 |
| PT @ SCHOOL GOT STAPLE STUCK IN R INDEX FINGER - FOREIGN BODY TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2007 | Age: 9 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: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| GOF FINGER PAIN&SWELLING SINCE PW 2/2 STAPLES INTO FINGER >> OSTEOMYLITIS VS CELLUITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/23/2007 | Age: 13 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 TRYING TO CLOSE HER STAPLER WHEN ACCIDENTALLY STAPLED HER THUMB STAPLE IN NAILBED/THUMB; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2007 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| FOREIGN BODY FINGER - 6 YO MALE CHILD PRESENTS WITH STAPLE IN LEFT THUM B - STAPLED SELF - PARENT UNABLE TO REMOVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2007 | Age: 7 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 |
| PINKY FINGER STUCK IN RING AREA OF CLIPBOARD FOR 1 HOUR, CLIPBOARD CUT OFF OF FINGER AND FOUND TO HAVE LACERATION AND REQUIRED 4 SUTURES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2007 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STAPLING AND STAPLE WENT THRU FINGER, FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2007 | Age: 12 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 |
| DOING HOMEWORK AND STAPLED FINGER. DX FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2007 | Age: 12 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 |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY PUT STAPLE IN L THUMB, STAPLE REMOVED; FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2007 | Age: 11 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 LEFT INDEX FINGER. D: PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT #2DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2007 | Age: 7 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 PLACED A RUBBER BAND AROUND LEFT THUNB IT WAS VERY TIGHT UNABLE TO C UT OFF FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 11 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 |
| PT CUT R SMALL FINGER WITH RULER - LAC TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 6 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: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| FINGER PAIN, SWELLING&D/C S/P STAPLE TO THE FINGER 3D AGO " ABCESS'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2007 | Age: 10 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: Desk supplies |
| CLEANING UNDER FINGER NAIL WITH A STAPLE AND POKED SELF. DX ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2007 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STAPLER VS. FINGER REMOVED STAPLE FROM FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | 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, Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PT STUCK A STAPLE THROUGH HER FINGER WITH A STAPLE GUN. DX: FOREIGN BODY (STAPLE), LEFT FIFTH DIGIT, WITH SUBSEQUENT REMOVAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT STAPLED BOTH INDEX FINGER TIPS. PT WAS PLAYING WITH STAPLER. DX STAP LE EMBEDDED IN FINGER TIPS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2007 | 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 |
| RUBBERBAND STUCK ON FINGER DX FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2007 | 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 HAS A STAPLE STUCK IN FINGER HAPPENED AT SCHOOL DX// FB LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2007 | Age: 11 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 STAPLE IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2007 | Age: 13 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 |
| STAPLE STUCK IN (R) INDEX FINGER AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 10 Y/O M SUS A LEFT FINGER INJURY X TODAY. WHILE IN GYM CLASS, PT WENT TO RUN AND PICK UP AN ERASER AND STRUCK FINGER ON GROUND. DX CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2007 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| GOT A STAPLE STUCK UNDER THUMB NAIL AT SUDAY SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Desk supplies, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PT PLACED A STAPLE IN A LIGHT SOCKET, AT SCHOOL- BURNS TO LT INDEX FINGER & THUMB. DX: BURN TO LT THUMB & INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2007 | Age: 7 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 |
| 7 YOM WAS AT SCHOOL AND ACCIDENTALLY STUCK A STAPLE INTO RIGHT INDEX FI NGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2007 | Age: 9 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 |
| PATIENT HIT FINGER ON METAL CLIP PART ON CLIPBOARD; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2007 | Age: 7 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: Desk supplies |
| PT HAD A STAPLE LODGED IN A FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2007 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| DX RIGHT 5TH DIGIT CONTUSION: STRUCK WITH RUBBERBAND AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2007 | 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 |
| GOT A STAPLE IN FINGER. DX. R THUMB FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2007 | Age: 10 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 |
| GOT STAPLE STUCK IN THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Desk supplies, Pens and pencils |
| PT PRESENTED WITH AVULSION INJURY TO RIGHT LITTLE FINGERTIP AFTER PUTTI NG FINGER IN MANUAL PENCIL SHARPENER TRYING TO RETRIEVE PENCIL LEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2007 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO FINGER ON PENCIL SHARPENER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2007 | Age: 9 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 |
| GOT STAPLE STUCK IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2007 | Age: 8 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 HAS CONTUSION TO FINGER AFTER STUCK FINGER IN A PENCIL SHARPENER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2007 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STAPLE IN FINGER, XRAY SHOWS STAPLE TO BE IN BONE, REMOVED W/O DIFFICUL TY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2007 | 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY STAPLED FINGER WHEN STAPLER FELL AT SCHOOL FB LT 3RD DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2007 | Age: 10 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 |
| STAPLE TO FINGER FB INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2007 | Age: 14 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 |
| STAPLE IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2007 | Age: 11 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 |
| STAPLED FINGER DX: FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2007 | Age: 9 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 GOT STAPLE STUCK IN 1ST LEFT DIGIT. DX: STAPLE REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2007 | Age: 13 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY STAPLED FINGER. DX FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2007 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A STAPLER, GOT A STAPLE STUCK IN RT MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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