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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 819
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/26/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations, Knives |
| 8YOM CARVING A PUMPKIN WITH A PUMPKIN KNIFE AND SUSTAINED A FINGER LACE RATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| LACERATED L THUMB OPENING A PLASTIC EASTER EGG# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2006 | 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: Seasonal decorations |
| PATIENT LACERATED FINGER ON A SNOW GLOBE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations, Knives |
| WAS CARVING A PUMPKIN WITH A KNIFE; ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER. LACERATION , RIGHT 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| LACERATION FINGER - 11 YOF LACERATED HER RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON A METAL PUMPKIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations, Knives |
| PT WAS CARVING A PUMPKIN AND SLICED FINGER. D: LACERATION RIGHT 5TH D IGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/22/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| TRIPPED WHILE CARRYING PUMPKIN. PUMPKIN LANDED ON FINGER. ACUTE CLOSED REDUCTION RT HAND 5TH FINGER W/ VOLVAR PLATE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations, Knives |
| CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE AT HOME WHILE CARVING PUMPKIN; FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| AVULSION THUMB - 7 YOF INJURED HER RIGHT THUMB AT THE NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE WHEN A PLASTIC ORNAMENT BROKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| CUT FINGER CARVING PUMPKIN/ LAC LT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT HER L INDEX FINGER WHILE CUTTING A PUMKIN AT SCHOOL TODAY. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| PT LACERATED R 5TH FINGER CUTTING PUMPKIN, SUPERFICIAL LACERATION R PAL MAR SURFACE BASE 5TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | 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: Seasonal decorations |
| HOLDING A GLASS ORNAMENT WHICH BROKE AND CUT LMF. 1" LAC LMF $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2001 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2001 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations, Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/1999 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/1998 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Seasonal decorations, Lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/1998 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Seasonal decorations |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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