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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,009
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/07/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| 52 YOF TRIPPED OVER A POWER CORD AND FELL BREAKING FALL W/HAND. DX FING ER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2010 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| 60YOM WAS TAKING DOWN A TREE IN HIS YARD WHEN A CABLE SNAPPED HITTING H IS HAND>>FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2010 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| FINGER LAC-77YOF TRIPPED ON A CARNIVAL'S ELECTRICAL CORD COMING FROM THE DRUG STORE,FELL AND LANDED ON A HARD SURFACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2010 | Age: 56 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: Cords, electrical, Knives |
| FINGER LAC-56YOM WAS CUTTING ON ELECTRICAL CORDS WITH A *** *** POCKET KNIFE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Ceilings and walls |
| PT. TRIPPED OVER CORD & STRUCK AGAINST CORNER OF WALL AT HOME DX: TRAUMATIC TENDONITIS R INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| TRIPPED ON A CORD AND FELL/ POSSIBLE THUMB FX, MULT CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CORD-FX DISTAL L RING RINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| 56YOF WAS IN GARAGE TRIPPED OVER CORD,FELL STRIKING FINGER ON CONCRETE;FINGER FRACTURE RT 3RD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2009 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A CORD AT HOME. NO OTHER DETAILS. LPTMS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/20/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| TRIPPED OVER A CORD ON TODAYS- DISLOCATION OF THE LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| LEFT MIDDLE FINGER FX.PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| 64 YOM TRIPPED OVER A CORD AT THE GYM AND FELL SUSTAINING A FRACTURED F INGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| 61YOM WAS IN HIS GARAGE ACCIDENTLY TRIPPED ON A ELECTICAL CORD,FELL, HITTING FINGERS;FINGER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2007 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| 67 YO TRIPPED OVER CORD INJURED FINGER CONTUSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FX L 3RD FINGER, CONTUS L KNEE & FACE; WENT TO PORCH @ HOME TO CHECK ON PUPPIES. TRIPPED OVER A CORD & FELL FLAT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2006 | Age: 57 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: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT TRIPPED ON A CORD AND FELL, FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2006 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Beds or bedframes |
| PT. TRIPPED OVER ELECTRIC CORD , CAUGHT SELF ON BED POST INJURYING L. LITTLE FINGER DX L. LITTLE FX. # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2005 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| TRIPPED ON CORD & FELL YESTERDAY @ ***. AVULSION FX LT 3RD FINGER & CT W/ POSSIBLE TENDON INJURY LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2005 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Ceilings and walls |
| INJURED FINGER PULLING AN ELECTRICAL CORD OUT OF THE WALL. DX-L MIDDLE FINGER PROBABLY TENDON INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2004 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| CUT L INDEX FINGER ON PIECE OF METAL, GOT FOOT CAUGHT ON ELECTRIC CORD. DX; 4 CM LACERATION L INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| RIGHT THUMB CONT/SPR. PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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