Accidents - Ladders - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,573
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Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Electric Christmas decorations
PT FELL 12-15 FT OFF OF LADDER WHILE HANGING XMAS LIGHTS. DX: OPEN THUMB FX/DISLOCATION, CHEST/SHOULDER CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
56YOM FELL OFF A LADDER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT SECOND AND THIRD FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2009	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
CAUGHT THUMB IN LADDER PARTIALLY AMPUTATING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2009	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
FELL OFF LADDDER. DX-FRACTURE L RING FINGER, KNEE CONTUSION, HIP ABRASI ON $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
80YOM HELPING SET UP FOR A CHRISTMAS PARTY AT THE *** ON A LADDER,FOOT CAUGHT LAST STEP OF LADDER,SLIPPED SNAGGED LT FIFTH FINGER;FINGER LACER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
PT FELL FROM LADDER DX: FINGER SPRAIN , WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Fans
FINGER LAC, PT FELL OFF LADDER WHEN INSTALLING AN EXHAUST FAN AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FELL DOWN A LADDER,LAC TO INSIDE OF L FOREARM & R 5TH FINGER DX R FINGER LAC *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2009	Age: 83 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
STRUCK HAND WHEN SLID DOWN ON LADDER, 4FTH,ALSO SCRAPED SHIN&ARM >>FINGER FX/ARM SKIN TEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
CUT ON LADDER. DX-L THUMB OPEN FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT WITH CONTUSION TO FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN A LOG AND A LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2009	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, Jewelry
RT RING FIONGER LAC.PT FELL DOWN A LADDER AND RING CAUGH TON RUNG AND L ACERATED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 64 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
FELL LADDER- FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT STATES HE WAS USING LADDER AND LADDER FELL AND CUT R THUMB. DX. LAC R THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2009	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Saws
78 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER ABRASIONS TO BACK, FELL OFF LADDER WHILE USING A LONG SAW TO CUT A TREE BRANCH*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
LT THUMB FX. PT WAS COMING OFF LADDER AND JAMMED THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Ladders
DISLOCATED PIP 3RD DIGIT, FELL FROM LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT WITH FRACTURED FINGER, DROPPED A LADDER ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT WITH CONTUSION TO FINGER FROM A LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN LADDER WHILE CLOSING DX: LT 3RD FINGER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT BENDING OVER, GOT OVER BALANCED, FELL INTO LADDER-ELOPED. DX. LAC T O L ARM, L THUMB.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/28/2009	Age: 73 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 A SMALL LADDER AT HOME AND FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT STATES THAT HER HUSBAND WAS FALLING OFF A LADDER AND SHE TRIED TO CA TCH HIM. DX. FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2009	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
PT FELL FROM LADDER PTA CUTTING LFT 5TH FINGER ON LADDER DX LACERATION LFT 5TH FINGER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2009	Age: 64 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
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN LADDER. DX: R MIDDLE FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT CAUGHT HAND IN COLLAPSABLE LADDER AT HOME, LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Ladders
PT WAS TRYING TO GET ON HIS ROOF WHEN THE LADDER SLIPPED HE FELL DISLOC ATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT CRUSHED (R) THUMB WHEN LADDER COLLAPSED DX;; (R) THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Painting equipment, powered
89 YOF FELL OFF LADDER PAINTING LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
73 YOF HAS RIGHT FINGER INJURY FROM LADDER FRACTURE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2009	Age: 53 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 FELL FROM LADDER DX: FX LT 4TH FINGER. BACK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders, Knives
PT DX OPEN WOUND RT ANTERIOR INGER - S/P BIBEMS AFTER FALLING OFF THE LADDER AND HAD A KNIFE IN HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF A LADDER AT HOME AND STRAINED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2009	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
FELL DOWN LADDER WHILE WORKING ON A BARN ROOF, HAS L;ACERATION TO 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS. DX: FINGER LACERATION*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT STATES FELL OFF LADDER CUTTING FINGER LACERATION DX RT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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