Accidents - Stretch cords or stretch straps - Year 2005 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 776
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	15
6-15 years old:	76
16-25 years old:	45
26-50 years old:	412
50+ years old:	226

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/23/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps
45 Y/O M INJURED R INDEX FINGER ON METAL STRAP. DX; R INDEX FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2005	Age: 35 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: Stretch cords or stretch straps
LAC R THUMB/35YOM CUT R THUMB ON *** CORD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps
PT PUTTING ON STRAP TO TRUCK AND GOT RT THUMB STUCK C/OPAIN RT THUMB FR ACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2005	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps
FRACTURE FINGER - 49 YOM REMOVING TIE DOWN STRAP AND IT POPPED BACK HIT TING HIS RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2005	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, House repair or construction materials
HAND CAUGHT UNDER STRAPS WHILE STRAPPING DOWN SHINGLES/ SPRAIN, DISLOCATION R SMALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Fences or fence posts
*** CORD SLIPPED WHEN LOOSENED FROM FENCE PUNCTURING THUMB AT HOME. DX: LACERATION THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps
CUTTING PLASTIC CORD OF PACKAGE LAST NIGHT @ HOME & SLICED R THUMB LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps
CUT FINGER ON METAL STRAPPING AT HOME-LT INDEX/LONG FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps
FX L 5TH FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH AN ELASTIC CORD AT HOME, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, TENDERNESS, SENSATION INTACT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2005	Age: 69 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: Stretch cords or stretch straps
DX LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION: *** CORD HIT FINGER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps
*** CORD SLIPPED OFF SNAPPING BACK CUTTING THUMB. DX: LACERATION THUMB . AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps
PT INJURED R THUMB W/ *** CORD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps
PT CUT FINGER ON METAL STRAP DX: L MIDDLE FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps
STATES HE GOT HOOK FROM *** CORD HOOK STUCK IN FINGER DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2005	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps
PT HAD A *** CORD SNAP BACK STRIKING LEFT THUMB YETERDAY AT HOME CONTUS ION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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