Accidents - Foods - 50+ years old - Year 2006 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,211
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Date: 12/28/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
SLICING FROZEN MEAT WITH KNIFE DX THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT WAS SLICING HAM WITH A KNIFE AND CUT FINGER, DX: DEEP LACERATION LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2006	Age: 70 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: Foods, Knives
KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE PT WAS CUTTING PLASTIC OFF CAULIFLOWER AND LACERATE D FINGER. D:LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Foods, Slicers and choppers
PT INJURED FINGER WHILE SLICING VEGTABLES AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT INDEX FINGER DERMAL AVULSION AND NAIL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
CUTTING HAMD W/ A KNIFE CUT FINGER LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER-CUTTING & PICKING TURNIPS CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
SKINNING DEER WITH KNIFE, CUT FINGER. DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2006	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
LEFT THUMB LACERATION-WAS COOKING AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT THUMB WITH A KNI FE. SUS A 2CM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2006	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT WAS CUTTING CHESTNUTS WITH A KNIFE AND KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT PT'S THUMB, DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2006	Age: 64 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: Foods, Knives
CUT FINGER ON A KNIFE SLICING VEGTABLES " LAC"
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/09/2006	Age: 75 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: Foods, Knives
PT WAS CUTTING SQUASH WITH A BUTCHER KNIFE AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATI ON TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Foods, Plastic bags
PT CARRYING A HEAVY PLASTIC BAG WITH A GALLON OF MILK IN IT, BAG WRAPPE D AROUND RT MIDDLE FINGER, STRAINED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2006	Age: 64 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: Foods, Knives
CUTTING UP CABBAGE AT HOME WITH KNIFE CUT FINGER SUOERFICIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Metal containers
PT CUT FINGER ON A SOUP CAN LID AT HOME, DX: LACERATION RIGHT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2006	Age: 80 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: Foods, Knives
WAS CUTTING UPPHEASANT CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE..LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Foods, Kitchen gadgets
PT SLICING SWEET POTATOES WITH A SLICER AND AMPUTATED TIP OF INDEX FING ER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2006	Age: 57 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: Foods, Knives
CUTTING ROLLS WITH KNIFE CUT FINGER..LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Foods, Other ranges or ovens
SPRAIN FINGER - 52 YOF WAS TAKING A CAKE OUT OF AN OVEN AND NOW HAS MID DLE FINGER PAIN RIGHT HAND, SOME SWELLING, DX: SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2006	Age: 64 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: Foods, Knives
LACERATION FINGER - 64 YO MALE CUT THUMB WITH A KITCHEN KNIFE WHILE CUT TING A GRAPEFRUIT - 1.5 CM CUT - AT HOME MINUTES AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2006	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: Foods, Knives
PT CUTTING POTATOES WHEN CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE. D:LITTLE FINGER DISTAL SKIN AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT CUT FINGER WITH A KNIFE WHILE SHE WAS TRYING TO OPEN A BOX OF FROZEN STRING BEANS DX// LAC LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2006	Age: 52 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: Foods, Knives
C/O PT STATES WAS CUTTING MEAT WITH A KNIFE,AND CUT FINGER DX LT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
LACERATION FINGER - 63 YOF WAS SLICING AN ORANGE WITH A KNIFE AND LACER ATED LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT LAC RT INDEX FINGER WHILE CUTTING WATERMELON WITH A KNIVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Foods, Knives
AVULSION LEFT THUMB-CUT WITH KNIFE WHILE CUTTING WATERMELON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT LAC LT 5TH DIGIT WHILE CUTTING WATERMELON WITH KNIVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
CUTTING ONION WITH KNIFE, HURT THUMB DX THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT WAS CUTTING THE FAT OFF A PIECE OF MEAT & ACCIDENTALLY CUT HER FINGE R WITH A KNIFE
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/12/2006	Age: 68 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: Foods, Knives
1.2 CM LACERATION TO LT 5TH FINGER WITH REPAIR: CUTTING POTATO WITH KITCHEN KNIFE, CUT LT 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT WAS CUTTING A MELON WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND LACERATED LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Foods, Electric deep fryers
68 YOF BURNS FINGER WHEN PUT IT IN HOT OIL OF DEEP FRYER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
C/O PT STATES CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE WHILE CUTTING A WATER MELON DX RT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2006	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: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT TRYING TO CUT A SLICE OF CHEESECAKE WITH A KNIFE AT HOME LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Metal containers
PT LAC LT MIDDLE FINGER WHILE OPENING A CAN OF GREEN BEANS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2006	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Metal containers
PT LACERATED INDEX FINGER ON A *** CAN AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
CUTTING NOODLES WITH KNIFE, CUT FINGER, DX; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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