Accidents - Fishing - 50+ years old - Year 2006 - Hand

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Date: 11/15/2006	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
FISH HOOK IN HAND FISHHOOK IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2006	Age: 58 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
HAND FB-CAUGHT FISHHOOK IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2006	Age: 68 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 FISHING ON THE *** BAY SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR. PT C/O SWELLING AND P AIN TO LT HAND.SAW PMD,SX NOT IMPROVING,FEVER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/20/2006	Age: 69 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 INTOXICATED, FISHING, FELL OFF DOCK, LAC RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2006	Age: 66 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 THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN LEFT HAND FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2006	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT PUT FISHING IN THE GULF AND GOT A FISH HOOK EMBEDDED IN LEFT HAND FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2006	Age: 56 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, Animal induced injury
PUNC TO HAND FROM FISH WHILE FISHING DX: PUNC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2006	Age: 57 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 HAD A FISH HOOK LODGED IN HAND AT RIVER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2006	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: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fishing
55 YOM WAS FISHING 10 DAYS AGO AND DIDN'T CLEAN HANDS PROPERLY AND SUST AINED A RED, ITCHY, BLISTERED RASH TO PALM RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISH HOOK IN HAND REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2006	Age: 61 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 STUCK IN THE HAND " PW"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2006	Age: 61 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
HAND FB-FISHHOOK CAUGHT IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	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
FISH HOOK STUCK IN THE HAND WHILE FISHING " PW"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2006	Age: 77 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 WAS FISHING GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN LEFT HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2006	Age: 59 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 WAS AT A LAKE FISHING, GOT HOOK CAUGHT IN LT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2006	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 GOT FISH HOOK IN HAND WHILE FISHING FB FISH HOOK REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2006	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: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT WAS FISHING GETTING THE FISH OFF THE HOOK SUSTAINED A PW TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2006	Age: 56 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
FOREIGN BODY HAND: BASS FISHING, GOT FISH HOOK IN RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2006	Age: 61 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
HAND FB-FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2006	Age: 53 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
GOT FISH HOOK STUCK IN HAND WHILE FISHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2006	Age: 59 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
PATEINT STATES FISHING HOOK STUCK IN HAND D: FOREIGHN BODY TO RIGH HA ND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2006	Age: 79 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
PT WAS FISHING FISH FIN STUCK IN HAND F'BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2006	Age: 59 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
PUNCTURE WOUNDS RT HAND: FISH HOOKS IN HAND, REMOVED BY PATIENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2006	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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISH HOOK STUCK IN HAND. DX0 FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2006	Age: 70 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 FISHING HOOK IN HAND WHILE FISHING CAUSING A PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2006	Age: 63 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
PT FIXING A FISHING POLE WITH A KNIFE WHILE FISHING, LAC LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2006	Age: 63 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: R HAND FOREIGN BODY REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2006	Age: 59 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
FISHHOOK R HAND - FISHHOOK BECAME EMBEDDED IN HAND WHEN TAKING FISH OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT GOT FISH HOOK IN RT HAND AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2006	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 WAS FISHING SLIPPED AND FELL AND GOT SOMETHING IN HIS HAND/ FOREIGN BODY TO HAND
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/16/2006	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: Laceration
Product: Fishing
3 CM HAND LACERATION: FISHING AT *, SLIPPED, CUTTING BASE RTTHUMB ON LINE HOOK OF * FISHING POLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FOREIGN BODY HAND - 81 YOM GOT A FISH HOOK EMBEDDED IN RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2006	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
PT GOT A FISH HOOK EMBEDDED IN LEFT HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2006	Age: 85 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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
F.B. L HAND - CAUGHT FISHHOOK IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2006	Age: 52 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
PT FELL INTO A CREEK WHILE FISHING SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2006	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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
64 YOM HAS FISH HOOK EMBEDDED IN LEFT HAND WHILE FISHING ON LAKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2006	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: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING CAUHT A CAT FISH GOT THE BARB EMBEDDED IN LEFT HAND PW HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2006	Age: 81 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
81YOM OUT FISHING GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN FISH HOOK DX FB LEFT HAND FISH HOOK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2006	Age: 73 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 FISHING AND GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN LEFT HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2006	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
PT GOT FISHOOK EMBEDDED IN LEFT HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2006	Age: 77 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
HAS FISH HOOK IN LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2006	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: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT OUT FISHING AND CAUGHT A STING RAY TRIED TO GET IT OFF THE HOOK SUST AINED A PW TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT'S HAND WENT THROUGH GLASS OF FISH TANK WHILE MOVING IT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
FELL ON FISHING POLE; LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PATIENT WAS HANDLING CATFISH TODAY AND SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FB R HAND/53YOF C/O FISH HOOK IN R HAND. HAPPENED AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing, Clothing accessories
FISHHOOK IN HAND THROUGH GLOVE/ FISH HOOK REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2006	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: Laceration
Product: Fishing
CUT RT HAND WITH GAF HOOK WHILE ICE FISHING/ LAC RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing, Animal induced injury
PT FISHING, CAUGHT CATFISH, TRYING TO GET IT OFF OF HOOK, SUSTAINED PW RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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