Accidents - Containers - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Finger

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Date: 12/29/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
RT THUMB PAIN AFTER LIFTING BOXES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Light bulbs
55YOM REACHED INTO BOX AND CUT FINGER ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives
69YOF WAS OPENING A BOX WITH A KNIFE AND CUT R THUMB DX- LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2009	Age: 56 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, Heavy-duty workshop staplers
DX LAC FINGER: 56YOM TIP OF L PINKY FINGER LAC'D BY INDUSTRIAL STAPLE ON BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives
54YOM TRYING TO TAKE OFF A LID FROM A CONTAINER USING A KNIFE ACCIDENTLY CUT 2ND FINGER;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
RIGHT 4TH FINGER LA,C PT CUT FINGER ON AN ALUMINUM FOIL BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
RT 5TH FINGER LAC.PT LACERATED FINGER ON A BOX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns
PT TRIPPED OVER A BOX WHILE CARRING A GLASS VASE OF FLOWERS , DX LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
55 YR OLD INJURED FINGER AT HOME LIFTING A BOX DX/ LEFT SMALL FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
PT TRIPPED OVER A BOX INJURED RT HAND; DX: RT THUMB SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2009	Age: 55 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
TRIPPED OVER BOX/ CONTUSION, SPRAIN LT THUMB AND SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2009	Age: 70 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: Containers, Knives
WAS CUTTING PLASTICS OFF A BOX WITH A KNIFE THAT SLIPPED CUTTING FINGER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
RT 5TH FINGER FX.PT DROPPED A BOX ON HAND AND INJURED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
TRIPPED AND FELL, LANDED ON BOX/ FX PROXIMAL LT 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
PT SUSTAINED FINGER LACERATION ON A CONTAINER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2009	Age: 63 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: Other
Product: Containers
DX R 5TH FINGER PAIN: PT DROP'D A CASE OF BEER ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2009	Age: 68 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 L THUMB, BOXCUTTER: R THUMB LAC US'G BOX CUTTER W NEW BLADE TO OPEN NEW KITTY LITTER BOX. BLADE PULLED OUT W/O PT KNOW'G
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2009	Age: 68 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 WHEN OPENING A CAN. LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2009	Age: 53 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
LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON A CONTAINER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2009	Age: 66 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
INJURED R THUMB PICKING UP A CASE OF WATER AT STORE AT 3 PM YEST. DX. R THUMB SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2009	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, Cookware
FINGER LAC, PT WAS MOVING A CASE AND DROPPED A GLASS SKILLET LID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Containers
PT WITH CRUSH INJ TO FINGER LIFTING A CRATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Containers
RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER CRUSHING. PT SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN 2 CONTAINERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
PT LAC FINGER WHILE TRYING TO OPEN JELLY CONTAINER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2009	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
PT LAC LT 4TH FINGER AFTER CATCHING SKIN IN JEWELRY BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2009	Age: 64 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
ACC CUT LT2ND FINGER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A PACKAGE OF COOKIES,?MEC H>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2009	Age: 55 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 CUT WHILE OPENING A BOX OF KNIVES. DX: L INDEX LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
CUT ON SERRATED BOX EDGE. DX- LACERATION L INDEX FINGER #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Containers
PT WITH DISLOCATED FINGER AFTER FALLING OFF SOME BOXES. DX DISLOCATED F INGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2009	Age: 61 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF THUMB PAIN AFTER LIFTING A GALLON OF MILK >>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FINGER WHEN HE WAS MOVING A BOX AND ACCIDENTALLY SCRAPED FINGER ACROSS A BROKEN WINDOW*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
PT INJURED (L) MIDDLE FINGER OPENING AN "AIRBOX" DX; (L) INDEX FINGER CONTUSION / SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2009	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: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives
DX SUPERFICIAL LAC, W LOCAL CELLULITIS, R MIDDLE FINGER: W CUT'G OPEN PLASTIC PKG'G OF BACON W TIP OF SHAPR KNIFE SLIP'D LAC'G 3RD DIGIT R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
PT MOVING INTO A NEW HOUSE WAS CARRYING BOXES AND FELL SLAMMED FINGER C ONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2009	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, Knives
PT TRIED TO OPEN CONTAINER W/POCKET KNIFE AND SLIPPED. DX: R INDEX LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers, Ceilings and walls
FINGER FX-CARRYING A BOX-RAN INTO A WALL-HIT FINGER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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