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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 232
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 03/11/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| CUT FINGER ON A SHOVEL OPEN FRACTURE LEFT 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PATIENT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AT HOME AND NOTED THAT HER RIGHT FIFTH FINGER WAS BLEEDING. DX LACERATION RIGHT FIFTH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2003 | Age: 69 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| FROSTBITE FINGER - PATIENT REPORTS SWELLING, TENDERNESS AND ECCHYMOSIS ON LEFT SMALL FINGER FROM SHOVELING SNOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LAC RIGHT 4TH FINGER. PT INJURED FINGER WHEN USING A SHOVEL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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