Accidents - Fishing - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Hand

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Date: 12/26/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING IN THE GULF GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN RIGHT HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
82YOF AT HOME REACHING FOR SOMETHING GOT FISH HOOK STUCK IN HAND DX/FOREIGN BODY (FISH HOOK) R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING, TRYING TO TAKE CATFISH OFF OF HOOK, GOT CATFISH BARB IN LT HAND, FB LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING IN THE GULF GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN LEFT HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISH HOOK STUCK IN HAND DX: F.B. REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
GOT FISHHOOK IN HAND WHILE FISHING. FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL FROM LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
GOT A FISH HOOK IN HAND AND CUT IT OFF TO PUSH IT THROUGH AND LOST IT IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT TRYING TO GET A FISH OFF THE HOOK SUSTAINED A FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT H AND FRON THE FIN OF THE FISH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISHING HOOK EMBEDDED IN PTS RT HAND. FOREIGN BODY RT HAND@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing, Knives
53 YO MALE WAS FISHING AND CUT HAND WITH KNIFE LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fishing
PT SUSTAINED WOUND TO HAND FROM FISH HOOK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT. HAS BEEN FISHING, HAS A FISH HOOK IN HIS HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fishing
PT WAS HORNED BY A CATFISH WHILE FISHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2002	Age: 68 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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISHHORN R HAND - CATFISH HORNED HIM WHEN FISHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
RT HAND FB-FISHHOOK CAUGHT IN HAND WHILE FISHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
58-YOM HAD A FISH HOOK LODGED IN HIS HAND AT THE LAKE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISHHOOK CAUGHT IN R PALM WHILE WHILE FISHING. DX. FB R PALM - REMOVED .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fishing
DOWNRIGGER BALL FELL ONTO PT'S HAND. DX: POSS OCCULT FX L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT. HAS A FISH HOOK IN HIS HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN LEFT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
LT HAND FB-FISHHOOK CAUGHT IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
CAUGHT FISHOOK IN HAND AT RESERVOIR WHILE FISHING. DX: FB REMOVED HAND .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
68-YOM HAD A FISH HOOK LODGED IN HIS HAND AT THE RIVER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
GOT FISH HOOK IN LT HAND. - FLY FISH HOOK IN LT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN RT HAND,PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 70 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: Fishing
RT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND-STUCK W/A FISHHOOK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
WAS FISHING AND SLIPPED AND FELL CUTTING HAND ON A ROCK. LACERATION TO LEFT HAND. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING, GOT CATFISH BARB IN RT HAND, PW HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
=62YOM FISH HOOK IN HAND WHILE FISHING ON LAKE DX/FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 58 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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
DX FOREIGN BODY RIGHT HAND: FISH HOOK TO HAND WHILE PREPARING FOR FISHING TRIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 51 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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
51YOM-FOREIGN BODY RIGHT PALM-FISHHOOK CAUGHT IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
LACERATED HAND WHILE FISHING/ RT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISHING IN LAKE, CAUGHT FISHOOK IN HAND WHILE TRYING TO RELEASE FISH.DX : FISHOOK HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISHHOOK IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING IN THE GULF TRIED TO TAKE A FISH OFF THE HOOK SUSTAINED A PU NCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2002	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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
HAS FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN HAND AT BASE OF THUMB. NONWORK. FOREIGN BODY HAND - FISH HOOK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISHHOOK CAUGHT IN R HAND. DX. FB IN SOFT TISSUE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT STATES GOT A FISH HOOK STUCK IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT GOT FISH HOOK IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing, Knives
PT FISHING, TRIED TO CUT FISH OFF OF LINE WITH A FILET KNIFE. LAC LT HA ND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT FISH HOOK IN SKIN - C/O FISHING HOOK GOT STUCK ON HIS HAND TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING IN THE GULF GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN LWEFT HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING CAUGHT A CAT FISH TRIED TO GET IT OFF THE HOOK SUSTAINED A P UNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING, TRYING TO GET CAT FISH OFF OF HOOK, PW LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING, TRYING TO GET CATFISH OFF OF HOOK, BARBED IN RT HAND, BY CATFISH, PW RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2002	Age: 63 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fishing
PT ICE FISHING CAUSING SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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