Accidents - Hammers - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Finger

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Date: 12/13/2007	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
PT ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK L INDEX FINGER WITH HAMMER @ HOME - CONTUSED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2007	Age: 51 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
51YOM HIT LT 2ND FINGER WITH A HAMMER AT HOME SUSTAINING LACERATION & CRUSH INJURY TO LT 2ND FINGER TIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
HIT L INDEX FINGER W/SLEDGEHAMMER DX; OPEN FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
SMASHED R THUMB W/HAMMER DX; THUMB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
FRACTURE RIGHT FINGER, HIT WITH HAMMER IN OWN HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2007	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
PT HAMMERING AT HOME AND STRUCK LEFT6 THIRD FINGER WITH A HAMMER SUSTAI NED A LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2007	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
52YOM WAS IN THE YARD WORKING,ACCIDENTLY HIT HAND WITH HAMMER; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2007	Age: 61 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: Hammers
61 YOF HIT FINGER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hammers
54YOM AT HOME USING A SLEDGEHAMMER,ACCIDENTLY HIT FINGER NAIL; NAIL AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2007	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER, CONTUSION TO LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2007	Age: 58 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: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER RESULTING IN SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT C/O THUMB INJURY. PT HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER. DX OPEN FRACT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
52 YOF WAS HAMMERING LAST NIGHT AND STRUCK RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER AT THE T IP SUSTAINING A FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2007	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: Fracture
Product: Hammers
AT HOME HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER NOT WORKMENS COMP FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2007	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT HIT LWEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A HAMMER SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2007	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
FINGER LAC, PT HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER WHEN WORKING ON HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Public equipment
SMASHED FINGER WITH HAMMER WHILE PUTTING UP A SIGN LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2007	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: Amputation
Product: Hammers
HIT WITH SLEDGEHAMMER AMPUTATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2007	Age: 55 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 SUSTAINED A WOUND OF A FINGER FROM STRIKING SELF WITH A MAUL AT HOME .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
66 YO MALE HIT LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER PARONYCHIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2007	Age: 66 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
HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER/FINGER CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT SUST FRACTURE TO FINGER HIT WITH HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2007	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, Poles
PT WAS POUNDING ON A POST WHEN MISSED WITH THE HAMMER AND STRUCK HAND ON METAL POST. DX: LAC TO R INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LACERATES FIGNER WHEN STRUCK SELF WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
74YMC USING A HAMMER AND POUNDING CEMENT 3 DAYS AGO NOW C/O FINGER PAIN AND SWELLING/FINGER INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2007	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: Hammers, Metal containers
CUT FINGER ON A METAL ?HAMMER VS CAN " LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT HIT TIP OF RT INDEX FINGER WHILE HAMMERING DX: INDEX FINGER FX AND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT STRUCK L INDEX FINGER WITH HAMMER CAUSING LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 55 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
HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER ,,LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2007	Age: 59 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
FINGER CT-HIT FINGER ON A HAMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PATIENT LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2007	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: Hammers
HAMMER LAC CONT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2007	Age: 73 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, HIT HAND WITH A HAMMER CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2007	Age: 63 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 SMASHED LEFT THUMB WITH A HAMMER DX: CONTUSION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2007	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
FINGER LAC-HIT W/A METAL HAMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
52YOM STRUCK HIS DISTAL END OF THE LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A HAMMER; PARONYCHIA OF THE LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
FINGER LAC-HIT HAMMER ON FINGER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2007	Age: 61 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
61 YOM CONT/LAC L RING FINGER CRUSHED L 4TH HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
PT HIT LT INDEX FINGER WITH A HAMMER AND INJ IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
54YOF STATES,SHE HIT THE TIP OF HER LEFT INDEX FINGURE WITH A HAMMER ACUTE LEFT INDEX FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT HIT FINGER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AT HOME TODAY DX// FX RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
FINGER LAC-HIT FINGER W/A HAMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
SMASHED FINGER WITH HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT PRESENTS STATING HE HIT HIS FINGER W/HAMMER YEST. DX. L RING FINGER FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2007	Age: 70 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
HIT LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER LACERATING LATERAL ASPECT OF THUMB. DX: 1/2 CM LACERATION LEFT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT FX FINGER WHEN USING A SLEDGE HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
CUT ON HAMMER LAC. THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2007	Age: 53 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 R MIDDLE FINGER WITH CLAW HAMMER, DX OPEN TUFT FRACTURE R MIDDLE FINGER,CHRONIC R LEG ULCER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PATIENT HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER AND FRACTURED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
SMASHED FINGER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER DX LACERATION L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2007	Age: 63 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 SMASHED LITTLE FINGER WITH HAMMER. D: OPEN TUFT FX, FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
PT HIT RT 2ND FINGER WITH A HAMMER DX: RT 2ND FINGER CRUSH INJ + LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2007	Age: 59 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
FINGER CT-SMASHED FINGER W/ SLEDGEHAMMER WHILE SPLITTING WOOD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
LEFT THUMB FX. PT HIT THUMB WHEN USING A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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