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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 143
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/06/2002 | 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: Can openers |
| LAC (R) THUMB, PT USING A CAN OPENER & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers |
| PT CUT BASE OF LEFT THUMB WITH CAN OPENER. D: LACERATION LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | 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: Can openers, Metal containers |
| SUPERFICIAL RIGHT THUMB LACERATION - CUT THUMB WHILE HELPING OPEN A CAN OF CAT FOOD AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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