Accidents - Containers - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,619
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Date: 12/30/2008	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers, Doors
TRIPPED CARRYIN BAGS AND SMASHED FINGER IN DOOR. DX-L 3RD FINGER FRACTU RE#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers, Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers
FINGER AB-CUTTING OPEN A BOX WHEN HAND SLIPPED HITTING THE METAL DOLLIE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives with replaceable blades
PTY TRYING TO OPEN A BOX WITH A BOX CUTTER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RI GHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2008	Age: 59 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: Containers, Knives with replaceable blades
DX LAC FINGER L: HERE TODY W H/O OPEN'G BOXES W A BOX KNIFE & LAC'D H L LONG FINGER--HAD JUST REPLACED THE BOS KNIVE W A NEW BLADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives
PT WAS OPENING A BOX W/KNIFE AND SLIPPED. DX: L THUMB LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives
PT WAS CUTTING OPEN A BOX W/A KNIFE, CUT HIS L 3RD FINGER. DX. LAC L 3R D FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
FINGER FX-HIT FINGER ON A BARRELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WAS PUSHING A BOX UNDER A SHELF AT HOME & CUT FINGER DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS LACERATED FINGER ON A BASKET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
62YOM WAS MOVING STUCK HIS HAND IN A BOX,LACERATED RT MIDDLE FINGER, PATIENT IS BLIND;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
62Y/O,F,LIFTING BIN IN HER STORAGE AREA, INJURED THUMB, L THUMB/HAND STRAIN/SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2008	Age: 60 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: Containers
60 YO INJURED FINGER ON BOX FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
CUT FINGER OPENING BOX LACERATION KLEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives with replaceable blades
FINGER LAC-OPENING A BOX-UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
PT GRABBED A BOX AND INJURED FINGER. DX: R FOURTH FINGER SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Containers
LEFT MIDDLE FINGER PW. PT WAS STUCK IN FINGER WITH SOMETHING WHEN GOING THROUGH A BASKET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Containers
PT SUSTAINED FOREIGN BODY TO FINGER FROM A WICKER FRUIT BASKET*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2008	Age: 63 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: Containers, Foods
AT HOME COOKING CUT L THUMB WHILE OPENING A PACKAGE OF SAUSAGE DX THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/24/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
57 YOM LACERATED RIGHT PINKY FINGER OPENING A BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FINGER WHILE TRYING TO OPEN A CAN*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
DX R SMALL FINGER PROXIMAL PHALANX FX: MISSED A STEP W CARRYING BOXES AND FELL W ACUTE R HAND/SMALL FINGER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
LEFT THUMB CONTUSION.PT HAD A BOX FALL ON FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers, Pipes
DX MINIMALLY DISPLACED FX BASE OF DISTAL PHALNGE R RING FINGER: CLEAN'G OUT GARGAGE. PULLED DOWN BOX WHEN HEAVY PIPE FELL AND INJ HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A CEREAL BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2008	Age: 51 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: Containers, Counters or countertops
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON A BOX OF FROZEN SPINACH VERSUS COUNTER TOP >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
CUT FINGER ON A CONTAINER LACERATION RIGHT THIRD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
PT FELL ON AN OPEN BOX,C/O L HAND PAIN DX FRACTURE R FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Containers
INJURED HANGING A BASKET UP/PW FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
CAUGHT FINGER ON BOX AT HOME. DX FINGER ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
53 YOM LACERATED RIGHT THUMB ON A COMPUTER CASE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
SPRAIN LEFT THUMB-SUS INJ TO LEFT THUMB WHILE LIFTING A BOX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
PT LAC RT 5TH DIGIT ON TOP OF A CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives with replaceable blades
58YOF WAS HOME OPENING A BOX WITH UTILITY KNIFE ACCIDENTLY CUT LEFT THUMB;THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
CUT TO FINGER ON BOX DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Lawn mowers
77 YOM CARRYING NEW LAWN MOWER IN BOX AND LACERATED RIGHT PINKY FINGER ON A SHARP EDGE OF BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
PT WAS CUT ON A BOX. DX: R INDEX LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
60YOM WAS HOME WALKING CARRING A BOX,SLIPPED CUT FINGER ON BOX; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
PT WITH FRACTURED FINGER WHILE CARRYING LARGE BASKET OUTSIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
55 YOM LACERATED RIGHT THUMB ON A SERRATED EDGE OF *** WRAP BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2008	Age: 59 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: Fracture
Product: Containers
PT FELL INTO A BOX OF ROCKS,C/O L FINGER PAIN DX L 5TH DIGIT PROXIMAL PHALANX FRACTURE - ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2008	Age: 65 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: Containers, Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS OPENING A BOX WITH A BOX CUTTER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LE FT SECOND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
PT STRAINED FINGER WHEN CAUGHT ON A BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
PAIN TO FINGER CAUGHT IN BOX DX: FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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