Accidents - Scissors - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,562
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Date: 12/24/2002	Age: 101 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
LEFT FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER ON A PAIR OF SCISSORS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scissors
STRUCK THUMB WITH A SCISSOR INJ IT;TENOSYNOVITIS NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Scissors
PT CUT FINGER WITH SCISSORS. D:FINGERTIP AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors, Containers
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FINGER AFTER USING SCISSORS TO OPEN A BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
CUT LT. INDEX FINGER W/ SCISSORS WHILE SEWING DX: LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2002	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: Avulsion
Product: Scissors
PT WAS AT HOME USING A SCISSORS WHEN SHE CAUSED AN AVULSION TO HER LT 4 TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
DX:LACERATION TO 2ND LEFT FINGER. ACCIDENTALLY CUT SELF WITH SCISSORS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2002	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: Scissors
DX LEFT FOREFINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER WITH SCISSORS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PT WAS CUT W/SCISSORS. DX: 1 CM L THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2002	Age: 52 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: Scissors
DX LEFT RING FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER WITH SCISSORS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PT STATES SHE LACERATED HER FINGER WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2002	Age: 74 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: Scissors
LT INDEX FINGER LAC-CUT ON SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2002	Age: 68 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: Scissors
ACUTE 1 CM LACERATION TO LT 4TH DIGIT, SUTURED; USING SCISSORS TO CUT VINE, WAS PICKING GRAPES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
LACERATION FINGER - 60 YOF LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A PAIR OF SCI SSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
FINGER LACERATION - 70 YOF ACCIDENTLY LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A PAIR OF SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Scissors
PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER - 69 YOF STUCK LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A PAIR OF S CISSORS WHILE TRYING TO CUT THE PLASTIC PART OF A TOP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
CUT FINGER WITH KITCHEN SHEARS DX: THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
CUT THUMB ON SCISSORS LACERATION LEFT THUMB 1.5 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
FINGER LACERATION - 80 YOM LACERATED LEFT RING FINGER ON A PAIR OF SCIS SORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
FINGER LACERATION - 59 YOM LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A PAIR OF SCI SSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
59 YO WF - LACERATION TO L INDEX FINGER WITH SCISSORS - PATIENT LEFT WI THOUT BEING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/25/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PT CUT FINGER ON SCISSORS, LACERATION R INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Scissors
HAVING A MANICURE DONE STABBED W/ SCISSORS LEFT 3RD FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PT WAS CUT W/SCISSORS . DX: L INDEX LAC 1.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Scissors
ACCIDENTALLY CUT TIP OF L INDEX FINGER ON A PAIR OF SCISSORS. LIF TIP AVULSION $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
CUT SELF WITH SCISSORS DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PT LAC L THUMB W SCISSORS AT HOMEDX LACERATION L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2002	Age: 52 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: Scissors
PT CUT FINGER WITH SCISSORS, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
LAC LEFT 3RD FINGER - CUT FINGER ON A SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2002	Age: 64 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: Scissors
@ 64 YOF CUT FINGER WITH SCISSORS DX-LAC LT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Scissors
53 Y.O. B FEMALE W/AVULSION LAC TO FINGER. PT ACCIDENTLY CUT SELF W/SCI SSORS @ HOME. E9204
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2002	Age: 91 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: Scissors
91-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER FROM SCISSORS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors, Fans
PT CUT FINGER WITH SCISSORS WHEN TRYING TO CUT PULL CHAIN ON A CEILING FAN AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2002	Age: 53 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: Scissors
FINGER LACERATION FROM SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PT. CUT TIP OF THUMB OFF W/SCISSORS. DX. LAC L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
LAC 3RD LEFT FINGER- ACCIDENTLY CUT SELF WITH A SCISSORS @ HOME 10-20 M INUTES AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Scissors
CUT THUMB WHILE CATCHING A PAIR OF SCISSORS DX: FINGER AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
RT THUMB LAC-CUT WHLE CLEANING SCISSORS @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
CUT SELF WITH SCISSORS DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2002	Age: 70 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: Scissors
CUT FINGER ON SCISSOR. DX LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
WHILE PT USING SCISSORS ACCIDENTLY CUT FINGER DX: LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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