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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,397
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Date: 12/29/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Doors
FINGER FX-FELL BACKWARDS OFF LADDER-HIT FINGER ON A DOOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2008	Age: 70 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 ABOUT 8 FEET OFF A LADDER FRACTURED LEFT RING FINGER AND STRAIN ED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2008	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
ACUTE LT 5TH DIGIT PROX. PHALANX FX: 2 WKS AGO WAS ON A LADDER, FELL OFF 2ND STEP, HIT FINGER, STILL PAINFUL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2008	Age: 58 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 5FT LADDER, CUT FINGER, DX; L 4TH FINGER LAC., DISLOCATION, MU LTIPLE CONTUSIONS, R ELBOW ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Jewelry
LEFT FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN SLIPPING ON LADDER AND RING CAUGHT ON RUNG.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/28/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Ladders
PATIENT FELL FROM LADDER. DX; DISLOCATION TO MIDDLE FINGER, RIGHT HAN D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT UP ON A LADDER & FELL OFF, CAUGHT FINGER ON SOMTHING CUTTING 5TH FIN GER. LAC L 5TH DIGIT & L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FINGER LAC-FINGER SMASHED W/ 150# LADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
THUMB LAC-CUT ON AN ALUMINUM LADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FINGER LAC-CUT ON A RUNG OF A CLOSING LADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Ladders
PT FELL 6 FT OFF LADDER. DX: R FIFTH DIGIT DISLOCATION, R PERIORBITAL ECCHYMOSIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Ladders
PT FELL 4 FEET OFF LADDER DX: AMPUTATION FINGERS, PARTIAL. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2008	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER 8FT,LANDED ON SOME RIVER ROCKS DX THUMB FRACTURE - CLOSED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT WAS HALF WAY UP A 20 FOOT LADDER AND FELL SUSTAINED A FINGER LACERA TION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Ladders
PT SLIPPED ON LADDER, DISLOCATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER ON A METAL LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2008	Age: 60 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
ACCIDENTALLY CRUSHED FINGER ON A METAL LADDER >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Jewelry
PT DESCENDING LADDER, MISSED LAST STEP AND RING CAUGHT ON LADDER. RING CUT FINGER. D: LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2008	Age: 69 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
FINGER LACERATION: LOST BALANCE, GRABBED TOP OF LADDER (ALUMINUM) IN PROCESS SCRAPED TOP OF LADDER 4TH & 5TH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
WAS ON LADADER GETTIN A BIRDS NEST DOWN WHEN HE SLID OFF OF LADDINGER H AS LAC TO (L) 2ND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2008	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
FELL OFF LADDER/FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Pipes
PT AT HOME FELL FROM LADDER HAVING A METAL BAR HIT PT IN HAND/ DX FX L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
FELL 10 FT OFF LADDER SPRAIN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FINGER LAC-CUT ON LADDER IN ATTIC-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2008	Age: 74 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 WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A GUTTER, FELL OFF LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Ladders
PATIENT SLIPPED OFF A LADDER STRIKING HIS THUMB, A DISLOCATION WAS IDEN TIFIED. DX-DISLOCATION, RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Ladders
FELL 15 FT OFF LADDER, HURT FINGER. DX FINGER DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Ladders
FINGER DISLOCATION-FELL OFF LADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2008	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
LEFT RING FINGER FX.PT FELL OFF A LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER & CUT THUMB AT HOME DX: SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO LEF TTHUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2008	Age: 66 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
PT COMING DOWN OFF A LADDER AND GOT RIGHT FIFTH FINGER CAUGHT IN THE BE ND OF THE LADDER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT LITTLE FINGER AFTER CUTTING IT ON LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2008	Age: 68 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: Ladders, Foods
PT ON A LADDER PICKING GRAPEFRUIT AND STRUCK RIGHT FIFTH FINGER LACERAT ION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS HELPING A FRIEND & SLIPPED OFF A LADDER ONTO FLOOR INJURING FINGER DX: TENDON INJURY LEFT LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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