Accidents - Hammers - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 685
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Pipes
PT USING SLEDGEHAMMER TRYINGTO DRIVE A 8 FT ROD INTO THE GROUND HIT HAN D COMPLEX LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT HIT HAND W/HAMMER. DX: L HAND CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
52YOF WAS USING A HAMMER TO POUND A STICK INTO THE GROUND,ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LT DORSAL PART OF HAND;HAND HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
L HAND CONT/59YOF AT HOME ACCIDENTALLY HIT HER HAND WITH A HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Rugs or carpets
HAND CT-ACCIDENTLY HIT HAND W/A HAMMER WHILE WORKING ON CARPET-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT HIT HAND WITH HAMMER-CONTUSION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
PT SMASHED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER W/SLEDGEHAMMER, METAL TO METAL. DX: CRUSH INJURY LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT DROPPED A HAMMER ON HAND, CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT WAS AT HOME USING A HAMMER, CAUSING A LACERATION TO LT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT SMASHED LT INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS W/ A "MAUL";CRUSHED BETWEEN STEEL ON STEEL DX:CONTUSION RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
DX L HAND CONTU: STRUCK POSTERIOR L HAND W HAMMER X 2D W ONGOING SWELLING AND PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
WORKING IN HER GARDEN USING A HAMMER TO DRIVE A STAK AND HIT HER HAND. DX-CONTUSION HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
LEFT HAND FB. PT WAS HAMMERING METAL AND GOT SOMETHING INTO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
65 YO M METALIC FOREIGN BODY TO HAND INJURED USING A METAL HAMMER TO TAKE OUT A TREE STUMP*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Floors or flooring materials
HAND SWELLING&HEMATOMA STATUS POST HAMMERING THE FLOOR >>CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HAND HIT WITH MAUL/HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
PT HIT HAND WITH HAMMER AND NOW EXPERIENCING PAIN IN LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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