Accidents - Manual snow or ice removal tools - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,898
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	182
Year 1998:	75
Year 1999:	85
Year 2000:	69
Year 2001:	178
Year 2002:	38
Year 2003:	232
Year 2004:	85
Year 2006:	86
Year 2007:	116
Year 2009:	179
Year 2010:	568

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 02/24/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Stairs or steps
RT THUMB SPRAIN/STRAIN, S/P FALL: 51YOM SHOVELING SNOW TODAY, BUSTING ICE OFF HIS STEPS, SLIPPED, FELL, HAVING PAIN IN RT THUMB, @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
60YOM WHILE SHOVELING SNOW DEVELOPED SORENESS IN LT FINGERS; FINGER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	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
51YOF WHILE SNOW SHOVELING DEVELOPED THUMB DISCOMFORT; THUMB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2010	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: Manual snow or ice removal tools
57YOM WHILE SHOVELING SNOW FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HAND INJURED FINGER; FINGER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
55YOM WHILE SHOVELING SNOW TWO DAYS AGO INJURED 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS; FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	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, Knives with replaceable blades
53YOM LACERATION TO FINGER CUT USING UTILITY KNIFE TO FIX HANDLE ON SNO W SHOVEL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2010	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: Manual snow or ice removal tools
53 YOF SUSTAINED CONTUSIONS TO THUMBS AFTER SHOVELING SNOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
80YOF INJURED FINGER WHILE SHOVELING SNOW FINGER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2010	Age: 82 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Water heaters
A 82 YOM WAS SHOVELING AND HIT A WATER HEATER AND LACERATED FINGER. DX: RIGHT INDEX FINGER LACERATION, 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2009	Age: 55 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools
55YOF, FELL JAMMING FINGER WHILE SHOVELING THE SNOW TODAY >>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2009	Age: 52 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools
52 YOM CUT RIGHT FINGER WHILE SHOVELING SNOW LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2009	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
SHOVELING YESTERDAY, NOTED PAIN AND REDNESS TO FINGERS. DX. FINGER CONT USION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
FINGER STRAIN-WHILE SHOVELING SNOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2009	Age: 62 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING A SNOW SHOVEL. DX: 1 CM. LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
HURT WHILE SHOVELING SNOW. DX-NONDISPLCED FRACTURE R 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
63 YOM SHOVELING SNOW - SPRAINED R PINKY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
LEFT THUMB DISLOCATION.PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW OFF A PORCH AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2006	Age: 65 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT INJURED THUMB WHILE SHOVELING. DX: GOUT RIGHT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2006	Age: 61 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools
DX LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER ON ICE SCRAPER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2004	Age: 54 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
RIHT 5TH FINGER FX. PT FELL WHEN SHOVELING SNOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2004	Age: 57 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Clothing accessories
FROST NIP FINGERS/57YOM WAS SHOVELING SNOW IN DRIVEWAY W/GLOVES YESTERD AYAND NOW HAVING NUMBNESS OF FINGERTIPS WITH A BLISTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 03/25/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT INJURED R HAND SHOVELING SNOW, TENDONITIS R THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2001	Age: 57 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: Amputation
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2001	Age: 52 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2001	Age: 61 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2001	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/11/2000	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/1999	Age: 58 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/1999	Age: 60 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Clothing accessories
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/1998	Age: 53 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/1997	Age: 60 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: Avulsion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/1997	Age: 72 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/1997	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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