Accidents - Foods - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,372
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Date: 12/27/2008	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
LACERATED L FINGER WHIEL CUTTING HAM WITH A KNIFE#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2008	Age: 54 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 SLICING MEAT WITH A KNIFE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Foods, Bottles or jars
52YO WHITE FEMALE POURED HOT OIL INTO A JAR SOME SPILLED ONTO L MIDDLE -RING-PINKY FINGERS,DX 1ST DEGREE BURNS L FINGER-PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Foods, Knives
71YO WHITE MALE AT HOME SLICING A LEMON-SLICED L THUMB WITH KNIFE DX SOFT TISSUE AVULSION L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	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: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON KNIFE WHILE COOKING DINNER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2008	Age: 53 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 VEGETABLES WITH A KNIFE & CUT FINGER DX: LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Manual scissors
PT WAS CUTTING CHICKEN WITH A SCISSORS & CUT FINGER DX: LACERATION LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2008	Age: 61 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: Fracture
Product: Foods, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL AT ***,SLIPPED ON ENERGY DRINK SPILLED ON FLOOR,R HAND-FOOT-WRI ST HIT BOXES, DX FRACTURE R 5TH PROXIMAL PHALANX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2008	Age: 73 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 SELF WITH A KNIVE WHILE SLICING CARROTS DX: LACERATION TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Foods, Knives
LT INDEX FINGER AVULSION: CUTTING ZUCCHINI IN HIS GARDEN WITH PARING KNIFE, SLICED OFF SIDE OF DISTAL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 56 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 LEMONS WHEN SLICED THE TIP OF FINGER DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 52 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 UP FOOD WITH KNIFE LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2008	Age: 76 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
LACERATED LEFT THUMB WHILE CUTTING CORN WITH A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2008	Age: 52 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 WITH LAC TO FINGER WHILE SLICING BREAD WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE, WHILE CUTTING CELERY DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2008	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
LACERATED LEFT THUMB WHILE TRYING TO CORE AN APPLE WITH AN APPLE CORER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 53 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: Foods, Tableware and accessories
PT AT HOME LIFTING A JUG OF MILK TWISTED R WRIST/ DX R THUMB SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Foods, Ladders
THUMB CT-LADDER FELL ON PT'S THUMB WHILE PICKING CHERRIES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
LAC TO FINGER, 60 YOF, CUTTING ONIONS @ HOME AND CUT LITTLE FINGER WITH KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 59 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: Foods, Sinks
59 YO M CONTUSION TO FINGER SMASHED BETWEEN A WATERMELLON AND THE SINK*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Foods, Microwave ovens
54 YOM TAKING HOT COFFEE OUT OF MICROWAVE IN A PLASTIC MUG AND THE HAND LE MELTED ONTO LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING A BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM CUTTING LETTUCE WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
L 2ND FINGER LA.C WHILE CUTTING CHEESE W A KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2008	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
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER WINT A KNIFE WHILE SLICING HOT DOGS >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2008	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: Fracture
Product: Foods, Stairs or steps
ACUTE LT FINGER FX: YESTERDAY CARRYING MILK UP THE STAIRS, STRIKING HAND ON STAIRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 55 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 POTATOE'S WITH A KNIFE AND CUT FINGER DX: LACERATION LEFT LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2008	Age: 81 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, Slicers and choppers
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON A MANDOLINE CUTTING CUCUMBER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2008	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
PT WAS OPENING BAG OF RICE & CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT ACCIDENTALLY LT INDEX FINGER W/A KNIFE WHILE CUTTING CARROTS AT HOME TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2008	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
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM KNIFE WHILE SLICING BREAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2008	Age: 52 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 CUTTING MEAT AT HOME W/KNIFE CAUSED LAC TO L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2008	Age: 51 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
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON A SERRATED KNIFE WHILE CUTTING FOOD >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2008	Age: 66 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 CUTTING CHICKEN WITH A KNIFE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2008	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, Slicers and choppers
PT WAS SLICING CUCUMBERS AND CUT THUMB ON FOOD SLICER. D: THUMB LACERAT ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2008	Age: 52 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: Foods, Knives
PT STS WAS CUTTING MEAT WITH KNIFE,SLICED FINGER DX L 2ND DIGIT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Foods, Microwave ovens
FINGERS BURNED-COOKING FOOD IN MICROWAVE-GOT BURNED ON STEAM-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Foods, Cookware
PT AT HOME HAD HOT GREASE IN FRYING PAN SPLASH ON HAND/ DX 2IN DEGREE BURN L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Foods, Garage doors
PT GOT FISH HOOK STUCK IN RT 5TH FINGER WHILE CLOSING GARAGE DOOR AT HOME. DX - FOREIGN BODY IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2008	Age: 65 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 WITH LAC TO FINGER WAS CUTTING FOOD WITH A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2008	Age: 83 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
L 3RD DIGIT LACERATION: SEPARATING FROZEN PORK CHOPS WITH BUTCHER KNIFE, CUT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2008	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: Foods, Knives
PT LAC FINGER WHILE PEELING POTATOE WITH A KNIVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
65 YOF LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A KNIFE WHILE CUTTING VEGETABLE S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2008	Age: 53 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: Foods, Knives
PT CUTTING ROAST BEEF WITH A KNIFE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2008	Age: 67 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: Foods, Knives
PT CUTTING A HEAD OF CABBAGE WITH A KNIFE AND IT SLIPPED SUSTAINED A LA CERATION TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2008	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, Knives
PT WAS MAKING A SALAD AND CUT FINGER WITH A KNIFE AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Foods, Knives
PT WAS CUTTING VEGGIES AND CUT TIP OF FINGER WITH KNIFE AT HOME DX: TIP AMPUTATION LEFT LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2008	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 WITH LAC TO FINGER WITH KNIFE WHILE SLICING PUMPKIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2008	Age: 51 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 WITH FINGER LAC, WITH A KNIFE WHILE CUTTING AN ONION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Power saws
PT USING A POWER SAW TO CUT OPEN A COCONUT AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION T O FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
56YOM WAS CLEANING FISH AT HOME & CUT LT INDEX FINGER ON KITCHEN KNIFE. DX - FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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