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Accidents - Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 665
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Date: 12/21/2003Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
F.B. RIGHT FINGER. CLEANING BEHIND GARBAGE CAN AND WOOD TRIM CAME OFF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/16/2003Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
RT THUMB SPRAIN.PT WAS LIFTING A TRASH CAN AND INJURED THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/16/2003Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
HAND CRUSHED BETWEEN 2 GARBAGE CANS AND FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/08/2003Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
FELL ON ICE - LANDED ON TRASH CAN ADMITTED OPEN DISLOCATION RIGHT 5TH FINGER PIP W/ LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/13/2003Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT SUST LACERATION TO FINGER ON GARBAGE CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/22/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
LACERATION FINGER - 52 YOM PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB SUST AINED AFTER PUTTING HAND INTO A DUMPSTER AND RIGHT THUMB LACERATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/10/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Swings or swing sets
LACERATION FINGER - PATIENT REPORTS HE CUT HIS LEFT RING FINGER WHEN GO ING THROUGH DUMPSTER TO GET PART FOR GRANDDAUGHTERS SWING SET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2003Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Light bulbs
AT HOME STANDING ON PLASTIC LID OF DUMPSTER TO CHANGE LIGHT BULB, LID CAVED IN, FINGER TRAPPED BETWEEN SIDE OF DUMPSTER/LID. DX AVULS LT RING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
55YOM AT HOME REACHED HAND INTO GARBAGE BAG CUT BY UNKNOWN OBJECT DX/3CM DEEP LAC L FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2003Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
STUCK HAND IN GARBAGE CAN AND CUT FINGER ON A PIECE OF METAL DX: FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2003Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
REACHING INTO GARBAGE CAN AND CUT HAND ON GLASS. DX LEFT RING FINGER LAC WITH TENDON INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
RIGHT 5TH FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER ON A TRASH CAN LID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
RT 3RD FINGER LAC-@ CHURCH-CUT ON SOMETHING IN TRASH CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2003Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
56 YO BM - SMALL LAC. TO FINGER - TRIPPED OVER TRASHCAN AT CARWASH, SU STAINING LAC. TO MIDDLE FINGER - HIT ON TRASHCAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2003Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Plastic bags
PUSHING DOWN GARBAGE IN PLASTIC BAG INTO GARBAGE CAN, CUT FINGER ON SOM ETHING SHARP. DX: LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2003Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
THREW SOMETHING IN PUBLIC TRASH CAN AND SCRAPED FINGER LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/20/2003Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
LACERATION FINGER - 68 YOF LACERATED RIGHT PINKY FINGER ON SOMETHING IN SIDE THE TRASH CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/10/2003Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
53 YOM CUNT ON GARBAGE CAN LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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