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

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Date: 12/02/2006	Age: 55 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: Ladders
ON LADDER, FELL BACKWARDS, LEFT HAND HIT UNKNOWN OBJECT HE HAS CONTUSION O THE 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FALL OFF LADDER THUMB FX,, MULTIPLE ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FRACTURE FINGER, CONTUSION CHEST - 63 YOM FELL YESTERDAY FROM LADDER ON TO WET GROUND SUSTAINING FRACTURED LT MIDDLE, RING FINGERS, CHEST CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders, Containers
FALL FROM LADDER REACHING FOR BOXES @ HOME DX L THUMB & KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
PT ON LADDER AND SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER ON THE WAY DOWN ON THE GUTT ER AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND RIGHT SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME YESTERDAY AND INJURED FINGER DX// FX LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Ladders
PT FELL 5 FT OFF LADDER. DX: OPEN L THUMB DISLOCATION, CHEST CONT, FACIAL CONT W/LAC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/28/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
RT THUMB LACERATION.PT PINCHED THUMB ON AN EXTENSION LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2006	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER CUTTING FINGER ON METAL " LAC'
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2006	Age: 67 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: Amputation
Product: Ladders
FELL TEN FEET OFF LADDER ONTO PAVEMENT AMPUTATING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT WAS HELPING HUSBAND WITH LADDER AND IT SMASHED HER THUMB DX: OPEN RT THUMB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
CAUGHT FINGER IN LADDER/FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT DX RT 5TH FINGER CONTUSION - FELL OFF A LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2006	Age: 70 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: Ladders
70YOM FINGER LAC CAUGHT ON LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT CUT FINGER WHEN FELL FROM LADDER AND GRABBED METAL BRACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT WAS MOVING A LADDER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THIRD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2006	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: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FELL CUTTING FINGER ON A RING OF A LADDER " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL DOWN FROM LADDER AND C/O PAIN TO FINGER -DX FX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT ON LADDER, FELL, LAC LT 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2006	Age: 60 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: Ladders, Paints, varnishes or shellacs
WHILE PAINTING, FINGER CAUGHT IN A LADDER " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2006	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
SLIPPED OFF LADDER STRIKING HAND ON RUNG SPRAINING THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2006	Age: 55 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: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT AT LAKE FELL OFF A LADDER TRYING TO HELP DAUGHTER OUT OF WATER DX FX PROXIMAL 4TH DIGIT L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Ladders
67 YO FELL OFF LADDER INJURED FINGER CRUSH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
62 YOM FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME CAUSING FRACTURE TO LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF OF LADDER,LACERATING L MIDDLE FINGER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT. FELL OFF LADDER 8-10 FEET, C/O LOW BACK PAIN. DX. CONT HEAD, BACK , L ELBOW, FX L #5 FINGER, LAC ABRA L ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FRACTURE FINGER - 56 YOM FELL OFF A 15 FT LADDER INJURING RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PATIENT CUT BY R V LADDER. DX;LACERATION LT LITTLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT WAS STANDING ON A LADDER TRIMMING SOME TALL HEDGES WITH AN "***" SUS TAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2006	Age: 67 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: Ladders, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
DX LEFT 5TH FINGER LACERATION: ON LADDER FIXING GUTTER, LADDER MOVED PT GRABBED GUTTER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT TRYING TO DESCEND A LADDER AND FELL FRACTURED LEFT FIFTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PATIENT WAS GETTING OFF THE LADDER, FINGER HUNG IN LADDER. DX-FRACTURE 5TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2006	Age: 74 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: Ladders
74 YOM CUT WHEN SMALL LADDER GAVE WAY CONTUSION LAC SMALL F
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2006	Age: 80 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: Ladders
CAUGHT THUMB IN LADDER ..LAC TO THUMB AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2006	Age: 57 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: Amputation
Product: Ladders, Automatic doors
ON LADDER AND FELL OFF AND CAUGHT FINGER IN GARAGE DOOR MOTOR AND AMPUT ATED IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures
ON LADDER, FELL & GRABBED CHANDELIER. MULTIPLE LAC RT PALM, RT RINGER, MIDDLE, AND PINKY FINGER W/ REPAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2006	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: Ladders
CAUGHT FINGER IN LADDER DX: L 5TH FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Ladders
PT GOT HER RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT IN A LADDER SUSTAINED AN AMPUTATI ON TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Ladders
FELL WHILE UNFOLDING LADDER DX: L 5TH FINGER DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Ladders
PATIENT PINCHED HIS FINGER WITH A LADDER AS HE WAS FOLDING THE LADDER SUSTAINING A LACERATION. DX - RT 3RD FINGER SKIN AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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