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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,550
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2009 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PATIENT TRYING TO CUT STAPLE IN HALF WITH RAZOR BLADE, CUT THUMB ON RAZ OR BLADE; THUMB LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 7 YOM WAS TRYING TO OPEN A PENCIL SHARPENER AND LACERATED HIS RIGHT IND EX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies, Chairs |
| 13YMC CUT FINGER ON STAPLE STICKING OUT OF BACK OF CHAIR/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2009 | Age: 7 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 |
| 7 YO MALE CUT WITH A PENCIL SHARPENER AT SCHOOL. DX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2009 | 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 |
| 9YOM STAPLE REMOVED FROM THUMB GOT STAPLE IN FINGER AT SCHOOL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PUT HAND IN DRAWER, CUT FINGER ON SERATED EDGE OF TAPE DISPENSER DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2009 | 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 |
| 13 Y/O F ACCIDENTLY STAPLED FINGER IN CLASS. DX REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BOF Y FROM RT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2009 | 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 |
| PT SUS LAC TO FINGER, CUT ON PENCIL SHARPENER% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2009 | Age: 11 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 |
| STAPLE TO R RING FINGER AT SCHOOL DX: FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2009 | 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 |
| HAS STAPLE IN LEFT THUMB FOREIGN BODY THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2009 | Age: 9 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: Desk supplies, Pens and pencils |
| INADVERTENTLY PLACED HIS RT RING FINGER IN A PENCIL SHARPENER, & BEGAN SHARPENING A PENCIL- LAC. DX; FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2009 | 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 |
| STAPLED FINGER;DX FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2009 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH A STAPLER, A FRIEND CAME ALONG & STAPLED PT'S FINGERS TOGETHER, UNABLE TO REMOVE STAPLE. DX-FOREIGN BODY-FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2009 | Age: 9 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 |
| PATIENT WITH STAPLE STUCK IN FINGER; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 10 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 |
| MOM HEATED UP A PAPERCLIP TO DRAIN BLOOD UNDER NAIL PARONYCHIA FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2009 | Age: 12 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY STAPLED LEFT INDEX AT SCHOOL FB LT INDEX * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH A STAPLER AND STAPLED HER FINGER. D: STAPLE TO LE FT THUMB / PINCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2009 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STUCK FINGER IN PENCIL SHARPENER AND FINGER LAC DX: L PINKY FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2009 | 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 |
| THUMB INJURY FROM PENCIL SHARPNER. DX-LEFT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | Age: 12 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 STATES WAS TRYING TO FIX STAPLER AT HOME WHEN STAPLED L 2ND FINGER. DX. FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| MOTHER STATES PT STUCK LEFT INDEX FINGER IN A PENCIL SHARPNER 20 MINUTE S AGO DX LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 9 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 |
| PT WITH PW TO FINGER FROM STAPLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2009 | 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 |
| STAPLED THUMB AT SCHOOL. DX FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2009 | Age: 15 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 |
| PT GOT STAPLE IN L RING FINGER DX FB REMOVAL L RING FINGER * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2009 | Age: 6 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 |
| CUT FINGER ON PENCIL SHARPENER AT SCHOOL. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2009 | 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 USING A STAPLER AND STAPLED RIGHT INDEX FINGER, RETAINED FOREIGN BODY, REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT WITH FRACTURED FINGER, HIT BY AN ERASER AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | 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 STAPLE FINGER. ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 13Y/O,F,CUT TO FINGER, POSSIBLY CUT WITH STAPLE, PT NOT SURE, R THUMB L AC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2009 | Age: 12 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 |
| 12 YOF HAS STAPLE IN FINGER FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2009 | 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 |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY STAPLED OWN FINGER AT HOME, STAPLE STILL IN FINGER. DX-RT MIDDLE FINGER FOREIGN BODY, REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2009 | Age: 8 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 |
| PT GOT A STAPLE IN FINGER AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2009 | 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON A HAND HELD PENCIL SHARPENER >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2009 | Age: 12 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 |
| PT GOT A STAPLER EMBEDDED IN FIGNER AT SCHOOL DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2009 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies, Beds or bedframes |
| PTS BROTHER LEFT A LETTER OPENER IN PTS BED. PT ROLLED OVER IT IN HIS S LEEP. CUT HIS R THUMB. DX R THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2009 | Age: 13 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 FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2009 | 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 WAS AT SCHOOL & CUT FINGER ON PENCIL SHARPENER DX: LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 9 YOF GOT STAPLE CAUGHT IN RIGHT THUMB WHILE OPENING CANDYLACERATION FI NGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2009 | 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY STAPLED LEFT INDEX FINGER AT SCHOOL. DX STAPLE IN FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2009 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A MANUAL PENCIL SHARPENER, LACERATED RT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT INSERTED FINGER INSIDE A PENCIL SHARPENER SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FI NGER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2009 | Age: 9 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 |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY STAPLED FINGER. D: FB RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT GOT LT 5TH FINGER CAUGHT IN CLIP BOARD DX:FINGER INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2009 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT WAS CLEANING A PENCIL SHARPENER AT SCHOOL AND CUT THE TIP OF HER R 2 ND FINGER. HAS LAC. DX R 2ND FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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