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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 575
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 1ST DEGREE BURN OF L INDEX & THIRD FINGERS & R MIDDLE FINGER SECONDARY TO DISH CLOTH THAT WAS ON FIRE, N/S IN REPORT OF F. DEPT. INVOLVEMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Animal induced injury |
| 36 YO F FRACTURE TO FINGER CAUGHT FINGER IN TOWEL WHILE DRYING DOG* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2006 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT HURT FINGER WHILE DRYING OFF AFTER A SHOWER RIGHT RING FINGER FLEXOR TENDON AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PATIENT HAD A HYPEREXTENSION INJURY TO FINGER AS SHE WAS CLEANING WITH A CLOTH AT HOME. DX-FINGER INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2006 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| LEFT THUMB LAC, PT WAS CLEANING A GRINDING DISC WITH A TOWEL AND CUT TH UMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| AXIAL PULL WITH A TOWEL FINGER FX /SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT USING TOWEL AT HOME, CAUGHT LT 3RD FINGER IN TOWEL. STRAIN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| RT 3RD FINGER FRACTURE.PT TWISTED FINGER IN A TOWEL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| CAUGHT NAIL ON A TOWEL DX: R THUMB NAIL AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Towel racks or bars |
| FX PROXIMAL PHALANX RING FINGER: YESTERDAY WAS THROWING TOWEL ON RACK, HIT RING FINGER ON RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| USING RAG WHICH CAUGHT FIRE BURNS TO FINGER NO FD INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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