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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 504
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Chemicals |
| 31 Y/O MALE STATES A CLOTH SOAKED IN *** CAUGHT FIRE & HE PICKED ITUP & THREW IT ON GROUND OUTSIDE DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LITTLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 53YOM GRABBED A TOWEL THAT WAS IN HIS CLOSET AND THERE WAS A SPIDER IN IT THAT BIT HIM ON THE FINGER SPIDER BITE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Beds or bedframes |
| FINGER FX-28YOM TRYING TO MAKE BED MORE COMFORTABLE PUTTING TOWELS UNDER BEDDING CUT HAND ON THE BED AT THE PRISON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 62 YOF DISLOCATED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WHEN TANGLED IN TOWEL THIS MORNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 26YOF HAVING A TOWEL SNAPPING FIGHT WITH BOYFRIEND WHEN SHE CAUGHT HER INDEX FINGER IN THE TOWEL BOYFRIEND PULLED ON IT STRAINED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2010 | Age: 60 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: Towels or cloths |
| 60 YOM 5TH FINGER LAC, REPORTS HE HAD BEEN DRINKING ETOH AND TRIED TO P ULL A STRING ON A TOWEL AND IT CUT HIS HAND, 1.75 CM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| TRIED TO CATCH A TOWEL AT THE BEACH DISLOCATED R 5TH FINGER # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| DX SPRAIN CMC JOINT L THUMB/DEQUERVAIN'S TENOSYNOVITIS: 61YOF RADIAL SIDE WRIST BELOW THUMB; DRY' W TOWEL 1-WK AGO & JAM' THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2010 | Age: 37 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: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 37 YR OLD MALE MASSAGE THERAPIST DRYING SELF WITH TOWEL,GOT HAND STUCK IN IT AND FELT FINGER SNAP--MALLETT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 57YOF WAS HOLDING TOWEL WHEN SOMEONE PULLED IT AND GOT FINGERS CAUGHT FINGER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Kitchen gadgets |
| 24 YOM WENT TO GRAB TOWEL AND CUT FINGER ON SOAP DISPENSER AT HOTELLACE RATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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