Accidents - Hammers - 50+ years old - Year 2005 - Finger

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Date: 12/26/2005	Age: 66 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: Hammers
WOUND LT.3RDDIGIT.PT.REFERS CUT FINGER WITH HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT FX FINGER WHEN STUCK WITH A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2005	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: Crushing
Product: Hammers, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
CRUSH INJ L IND FING/62YOM HIT FINGER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE POUNDING A STAKE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
51 YOM HIT FINGER WITH MALLET CRUSH INJ FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LACERATION FINGER - 53 YOM WAS USING A MAUL TO CHOP UP SOME WOOD AND SL IPPED LACERATING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT SMASHED FINGER W/HAMMER YESTERDAY. DX: CONT/SUPERF LAC L INDEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2005	Age: 54 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: Hammers
PT HIT INDEX FINGER W/ A HAMMER DX: OPEN L INDEX FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/27/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT WORKING ON HIS CAR WITH A RUBBER MALLET STRUCK LEFT THUMB LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2005	Age: 51 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: Hammers
LACERATION LEFT 4TH FINGER-STRUCK WITH A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2005	Age: 62 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A HAMMER CONTUSION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2005	Age: 54 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: Hammers
DX RIGHT INDEX FINGER LACERATION: HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2005	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: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DX RIGHT INDEX FINGER LACERATION: USING CLAW OF HAMMER TO REMOVE NAIL AND CUT FINGER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT FINGER WITH MALLET DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2005	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: Crushing
Product: Hammers
HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER CRUSH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/03/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
PT. HIT L INDEX FINGER W/HAMMER, PAINFUL UNDER NAIL. DX. L 3 SUBUNGAL HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
ACCIDENTALLY HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER DX: L THUMB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
PT HIT WITH HAMMER; CRUSH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT HIT RT MIDDLE FINGER IN WITH HAMMER DX: LAC RT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2005	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
8CM FINGER LAC-SLEDGEHAMMER HIT FINGER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER AT HOME. DX ; CRUS INJURY FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LACERATION FINGER - 56 YOM STRUCK HIS LEFT RING FINGER WITH A HAMMER SU STAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER YESTERDAY. CONTUSION L RING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LACERATION FINGER - 52 YOM STRUCK SELF LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A HAMMER SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
TRAUMA RT.THUMB.PT.REFERS WHILE USING A HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2005	Age: 52 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: Hammers
L THUMB LAC W/CHIP FX/52YOM STRUCK L THUMB WITH A HAMMER 2 DAYS AGO AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2005	Age: 66 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: Hammers
PT WAS AT HOME USING A SLEDGE HAMMER CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LT IND EX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Other glass bottles or jars
PT.INJ.RT.2ND.FINGER AT HOME WHEN HOLDING A GLASS PERFUME BOTTLE & HIT IT WITH A HAMMER,TRYING TO BREAK IT,PIECE OF GLASS HIT FINGER.DX;LAC FI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER DX: L INDEX FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2005	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
80 YOF WAS HAMMERING YESTERDAY AND HIT RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUSING CONTU SION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers, Tool sheds
PT @ SISTERS HOME BUILDING SHED HIT HAND WITH HAMMER DX SUBLINGUAL HEMATOMA L INDEX FINGER TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER DX: L THUMB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2005	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	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: Hammers
PT USING A HAMMER AT HOME STRUCK SELF IN THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER CONTUSI ON FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	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: Hammers
CONTUSION FINGER - PATIENT "SMASHED" RIGHT THUMB WITH A HAMMER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2005	Age: 53 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: Hammers
CUT FINGER WITH HAMMER. DX. L INDEX FINGER TUFT FX., PARTIAL FINGERTIP AVULSION.,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT CUT LT FINGER W/A HAMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
ACCIDENTALLY HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2005	Age: 72 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER TWO WEEKS AGO CONTUSION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	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: Hammers
DX LEFT THUMB CONTUSION: HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
SMASHED FINGER WITH HAMMER, DX; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Pipes
PT WAS HAMMERING A METAL ROD INTO THE GROUND WHEN THE HAMMER SLIPPED ST RIKING INDEX FINGER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
1.5CM FINGER LAC-@ HOME-HIT FINGER W/ SLEDGEHAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2005	Age: 71 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: Hammers
DX LEFT THUMB LACERATION: STRUCK THUMB WITH HAMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2005	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER 3 DAYS AGO STILL BLEEDING. DX. LACERATION L THUMB AT PIP, BLEEDING AND NECROTIC BASE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/03/2005	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: Fracture
Product: Hammers
SMASHED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH HAMMER DX: FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT DX RT MIDDLE FINGER CONTUSION - WAS HIT W/A HAMMER AT SISTER'S HOUSE TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	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: Hammers
DX RIGHT THUMB CONTUSION: STRUCK THUMB WITH HAMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2005	Age: 74 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: Hammers
LACERATION FINGER - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH 1.0 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT IN DEX FINGER - ACCIDENTLY STRUCK SELF WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
HIT THUMB WITH SLEDGE HAMMER LEFT THUMB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2005	Age: 66 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: Hammers
66YO HIT FINGERS W/SLEDGEHAMMER,FX FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
2" LAC L THUMB, HIT W/HAMMER DX: 2" THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2005	Age: 59 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: Hammers
59 YOM STRUCK FINGER WITH HAMMER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT STRUCK FINGER C A HAMMER SUSTAINED " FINGER CONTUSION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2005	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
LEFT OPEN THUMB FRACTURE.PT HIT THUMB WHILE USING A HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT HIT FINGER W/HAMMER. DX: L MIDDLE FINGER CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2005	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: Crushing
Product: Hammers
PATIENT HIT LEFT 3RD FINGER WITH A HAMMER. DX-CRUSH INJURY & LACERATION FINGER AND NAILBED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2005	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PAIN TO FINGER HIT WITH HAMMER DX: CONTUSION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
ACCIDENTALLY HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER DX: R THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
SMASHED FINGER WITH HAMMER AT HOME. DX: LACERATION FINGER WITH CONTUSI ON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
HIT 3RD FINGER W/HAMMER YESTERDAY DX: FX L MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
PT ACCIDENTLY STRUCK FINGER C A HAMMER, SUSTAINED " FINGER HEMATOMA''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2005	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: Avulsion
Product: Hammers, Floors or flooring materials
53 YO CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER AND FLOOR AVULSION FINGER NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2005	Age: 60 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: Other
Product: Hammers
TRAUMA RT.5TH DIGIT.PT.REFERS CUT WIITH HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT. HIT FINGER W/A HAMMER AT NEIGHBOR'S AT 4 PM. DX. LAC/CONT/HEMATOMA L INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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