Accidents - Fishing - 50+ years old - Year 2005 - Hand

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Date: 12/18/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
TROAT LINE HOOK INTO LEFT HAND DX- FISH HOOK PUNCTURE IN LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2005	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: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING AND SUSTAINED A PW TO RIGHT HAND TRYING TO GET THE FISH OFF THE HOOK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2005	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
WAS FISHING AT COUNTY CLUB FELL LACERATED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2005	Age: 59 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
FISHHOOK IN PALM OF HAND/ REM FISHHOOK LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2005	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: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING CAUGHT A CAT FISH WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE IT FROM THE HOOK SU STAINED PWS TO BOTH HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2005	Age: 72 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 FISHING TWO DAYS AGO AND GOT A FISH HOOK EMBEDDED IN RIGHT HAND PULL ED IT OUT HIMSELF NOW IT IS INFECTED CELLULITIS HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
FISHHOOK IN HAND RIGHT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND W/ FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
HAND FB-FISHHOOK CAUGHT IN HAND-IN THE STREET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2005	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
FISH HOOK IN RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2005	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
PT WAS FISHING CAUGHT A CAT FISH WHILE GETTING IT OFF THE HOOK SUSTAINE D A PW TO BOTH HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2005	Age: 62 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
PT OUT FISHING GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN RIGHT HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	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: Laceration
Product: Fishing
LAC L HAND - CUT HAND WHEN FISHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2005	Age: 54 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
LARGE FISHHOOK STUCK IN HAND WHILE FISHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
62 YO - DX: FOREIGN BODY (FISH HOOK) CAUGHT IN LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
SCRAPED HAND ON FISHING POLE. LT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2005	Age: 54 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
54 YO MALE HAS FISH HOOK STUCK IN HAND F/B HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT AT UNKNOWN LOCALE FISH HOOK STUCK IN PALM OF HAND DX 1IN LAC L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2005	Age: 76 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
FISH HOOK IMBEDDED INTO RIGHT HAND, REMOVED, HAPPENED WHILE FISHING AT THE LAKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
53 YO MALE HAS FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN HAND AT HOME PUNCTURE WOUND HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT AT HOME GOT A FISH HOOK STUCK IN HAND DXFB (FISH HOOK) L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2005	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
HAND FB-@ FRIEND'S POND-FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2005	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: Puncture
Product: Fishing
HAND PUNCTURE WOUND-PT WAS STUNG BY CATFISH HORNS WHILE FISHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 60 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 AT LAKE FISHING CAUGHT FISH HOOK INJ L HAND DXL HAND INDEX FINGER FB (FISH HOOK)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2005	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 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: 06/24/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FOREIGN BODY LEFT HAND-PT STATES HE WAS CLEANING FISH AND THE HOOK WENT INSIDE LEFT HAND. BLEEDING CONTROLLED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT GRABBED IN CLOSET AND GOT FISH HOOK IN HAND. DX: FB R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2005	Age: 80 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 AND GOT SOMETHING STUCK IN HAND C/O PAIN FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
61 YO GOT FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN HAND PUNCTURE WOUND HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
POKED HAND WITH FISH HOOK DX: R HAND PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2005	Age: 56 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
56 Y/O W/M GOT FISH HOOK IN HAND WHILE FISHING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2005	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: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT OUT IN THE GULF FISHING WHEN HE CAUGHT A SAILFISH SUSTAINED A OUNCTU RE WOUND TO RIGHT HAND TRYING TO GET IT OFF THE HOOK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2005	Age: 60 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 WAS FISHINGT AND GOT A LURE IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2005	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: Laceration
Product: Fishing
AFTER CATCHING FISH WAS CLEANING THEM FELL IN LAKE CUT HAND ON UNKNOWN OBJECT DX LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2005	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: Other
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING, GOT CATFISH BARB IN RT HAND, SITE INFECTED ,CELLULITIS RT H AND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2005	Age: 61 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 OUT FISHING AND GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN LEFT HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2005	Age: 78 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
PT ON A DOCK, TRIPPED OVER FISHING SUPPLIES AND FELL. FX LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2005	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
67YFC FISHHOOK EMBEDDED INTO HAND/FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
69YOM PT OUT ICE FISHING CUT LEFT HAND ON ICE AUGERDX 1 1/2 LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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