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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,822
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Drills |
| PT USING HAND DRILL ON ALUMINUM DOOR OF HIS RV WHEN DRILL WENT THROUGH HAND. D: HAND LACERATION, AND FOREIGN BODY, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Sinks |
| R HAND LAC/72YOF AT HOME WAS TRYING TO LIFT SOMETHING OUT OF CAR&HAND W AS JAMMED BETWEEN BASIN & HEAVY OBJECT CAUSING LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Fuel storage tanks |
| PT WAS WORKING ON CAR, SPARK WAS CAUSED AND FIRE SPARKED UP TO GAS CAN PT WAS HOLDING DX: BURN RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Wheelchairs |
| ABRASION HAND - 88 YO FEMALE WAS IN A WHEELCHAIR VAN IN MVA - WAS RESTR AINED WHEELCHAIR PASSENGER - LOW SPEED MVA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Lubricants |
| C/O HAND PAIN&SWELLING STATUS POST FEW DAYS AGO, CUT HAND WHILE CHANGI NG THE OIL ON CAR>> CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Telephones or telephone accessories |
| ^REACHED IN POCHET FOR CELL PHONE WHILE DRIVING AND LOST CONTROL OF CA RROLLING INTO BEAN FIELD C/O PAIN TO (L) HAND DX- CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Bicycles or accessories |
| PATIENT WAS RIDING HIS BICYCLE WHEN HE WAS HIT BY A CAR GOING 25 MPH. DX-RIGHT HANDED BOXER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Decorative yard equipment |
| LAC TO HAND, MAILING LETTER AND CAR STARTED MOVING, CAUGHT HAND IN MAILBOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| WORKING ON A CAR,? UNDERNEATH THE CAR, WHEN THE JACK FAILED&CAR FELL HI TTING CHEST WALL&IMPALED A WRENCH INTO PT'S HAND>> PUNCTRUE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT RIDING BIKE,HIT BY A BUS,FELL,BUS RAN OVER R HAND, DX CRUSH INJURY,R HAND W FX 3RD MCP,MULTIPLE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Clothing |
| PT HURT L HAND WHILE CARRYING CLOTHES,RAN INTO CAR DOOR 5 DAYS AGO DX L DORSAL EXTENSOR HAND SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Garage doors |
| LACERATION HAND - 70 YO MALE CO 2 CM LACERATION TO LEFT DISTAL PORTION OF HIS PALM AS HE WAS PUSHING A CAR THROUGH HIS GARAGE DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Floors or flooring materials |
| FX. L 5TH METACARPAL. PED STRUCK, FELL TO GROUND. PT WAS CROSSING STREE T & WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY CAR PT KNOCKED TO FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Day wear |
| PT GOT SLEEVE CAUGHT IN CAR DOOR AS WIFE WAS PULLING THE VECHICLE AWAY FORTUNATLY SLEEVE RIPPED. DX: MULTIPLE CONT, ABRASIONS TO HAND AND KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| 72 YOM WAS WAXING HIS CAR AND LACERATED LEFT HAND ON A SIDE MIRROR THAT WAS MISSING RUBBER EDGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands |
| PT WORKING ON HIS LARGE SIZED TRUCK WHEN TRUCK FELL OFF JACK STANDS. TR UCK ROLLED DOWN DRIVEWAY & OVER PT. D:HAND ABRASION, THIGH CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| HAND LACERATION: WORKING ON HIS TRUCK WITH METAL GRINDER, GRINDER "KICKED BACK" CUT TOP OF HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Clothing accessories |
| PT GOT PURSE CAUGHT IN CAR DOOR AND FELL TRYING TO REMOVE IT DX: RT HAND FX. RT KNEE AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands |
| JACK BROKE, CAR BUMPER FELL ON R HAND, DX; CRUSH INJURY R WRIST, HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Bicycles or accessories |
| PATIENT WAS HIT BY A CAR WHILE ON HER BIKE @ 5 MPH C/O PAIN TO RT HAND, RT ANKLE & RT SIDE OF BODY. DX - ABRASIONS & CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2007 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands |
| CRUSH INJURY L HAND: CHANGING FLAT TIRE, JACK CAME OUT, PINCHED HAND BETWEEN THE TIRE AND CAR BUMPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| WORKING ON GAS TANK OF CAR WHILE SMOKING CIGARETTE, FLASH BURNSDX 2ND D EGREE BURNS HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/21/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| WAXING CAR, NOW HANDS ITCHING & SWOLLEN DX CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Gasoline |
| HAND TO UPPER ARM BURNS-WORKING ON CAR IN GARAGE @ HOME-GOT FLASH BURNE D FROM GASOLINE THAT IGNITED-TREATED & SENT TO BURN FACILITY-FD NS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/27/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands |
| 55 YOM WAS CHANGING A TIRE ON HIS CAR AND THE CAR CAME OFF THE JACK CRU SHING PT'S RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands |
| PT STATES CAR FELL OFF JACK WHILE CHANGING TIRE, LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Plastic bags |
| 59 YO M PAIN AND SWELLING TO HAND INJURED PUTTING GROCERIES BAGS INTO THE CAR* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands |
| FRACTURE HAND - 52 YOM WAS WORKING ON OWN CAR WHEN THE JACK FELL ONTO L EFT HAND CAUSING A FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT RIDING A BIKE & WAS HIT BY A CAR, HAND ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2006 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Lubricants |
| PT WAS PUTTING OUT A FIRE ON THE MANIFOLD OF A CAR/ BURN HAND/ NO FIRE DEPT. CALLED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| HIT HAND ON ENGINE BLOCK WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED DX HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Wheelchairs |
| PT FELL OFF BUS FROM HIS WHEELCHAIR. D:METACARPAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PINCHED L PALM BETWEEN IMPACT WRENCH AND FRAME OF TRUCK, DX; HAND LACERATION/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2006 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| WOUND RT.HAND.PT.REFERS WHILE WORKING IN CAR,CUT HAND WITH A WRENCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT DX CONTUSION RT HAND/LOWER BACK - S/P BICYCLIST HIT BY A CAR,FELL OFF HIS BIKE X5 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2006 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Bicycles or accessories |
| PATIENT WAS RIDING HIS BIKE WHEN HE WAS HIT BY A *** BUS SUSTAIN- ING HAND & WRIST FRACTURES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2006 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Batteries |
| PT WITH HAND PAIN & SWELLING X 1 WEEK SINCE BURNT HAND WITH BATTERY ACI D LAST WEEK WHILE WORKING ON CAR. D: HAND CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| HEMATOMA/CONTUSION LHAND; PULLING CAR FOR SON, STRAP CAME LOOSE & CAR F ELL ON HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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