Accidents - Hammers - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Finger

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Date: 12/30/2009	Age: 60 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
A 60YOM INJURED FINGER WITH A HAMMER. DX: LEFT RING FINGER ONYCHOLYSIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
55YOF STRUCK HER LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH A HAMMER - OPEN FX OF LEFT DISTAL PHALANX MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2009	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: Hammers
68YOM USING A HAMMER AND STRUCK TIP OF LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION FIN GER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2009	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 L INDEX FINGER W/HAMMER @ HOME DX CONTUSION L # 2 FINGER/TISSUE AVULSION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
FINGER FX-56YOM-HIT FINGER W/A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2009	Age: 88 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
ACC STRUCK LT INDEX FINGER WITH A HAMMER, +BLD CTR'D >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT SUSTAINED FINGER FRACTURE WHEN HE STRUCK IT WITH A HAMMER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Hammers
79YOM SPLITTING WOOD WITH A SPLITTING MAUL. CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN WOOD & MAUL - PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF LEFT THUMB TIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2009	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
55YOM ACCIDENTLY STRUCK MIDDLE OF HIS THUMB WITH A HAMMER YESTERDAY; THUMB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	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-FRACTURE L THUMB #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PAITENT HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER. DX; FRACTURE TO LEFT 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2009	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
CUT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WITH SLEDGEHAMMER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
MASHED L THUMB W/HAMMER DX CRUSH INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers, Fences or fence posts
FIXING FENCE AND HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER AT HOME. DX: FRACTURE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2009	Age: 83 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-INJURED W/A SLEDGEHAMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
FINGER CT-HIT FINGER W/A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2009	Age: 53 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 HIT (R) RING FINGER W/ HAMMER WHILE USING TOOLS @ HOME DX;# (R) RING FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2009	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LACERATION FINGER - 59 YO MALE SUSTAINED A SMALL LACERATION TO LEFT IND EX FINGER - HIT HAND ACCIDENTALLY WITH A MASONS HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
53 YOF HIT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH HAMMER SUSTAINING A FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2009	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: Fracture
Product: Hammers
L FINGER TUFT FX;LAC/51YOM AT HOME HIT FINGER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2009	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 HIT FINGER W/HAMMER WHILE WORKING ON CAR. DX: COMMINUTED FX L THIRD FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
55YOM, HIT HAND WITH HAMMER, FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT WITH FRACTURED FINGER FROM A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2009	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: Crushing
Product: Hammers
DX OPEN CRUSH INJ, L MIDDLE FINGER: FINGER (SMASHED) STUCK B/T THE HAMMER & BRICK YTDY. SWELL'G, BRUIS'G NOTED TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 59 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 LAC LT 5TH DIGIT ON HAMMER WHILE WORKING ON CAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2009	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, Decorative yard equipment
WHILE AT HOME USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO PUT IN A MAILBOX STRUCK R INDEX FINGER DX R INDEX FINGER LAC *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2009	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: Hammers
HIT HAND WITH HAMMER. DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2009	Age: 73 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: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
STRUCK HER THUMB WITH A HAMMER RESULTING IN A HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2009	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
FINGER FX-ACCIDENTLY HIT FINGER W/A HAMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
FINGER LAC-HIT FINGER W/A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2009	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
USING HAMMER TO BREAK APART WHEELBARROW - HIT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2009	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: Other
Product: Hammers
DX THUMB INJ: PN IN THUMB AFTER HIT'G DIGIT W HAMMER, TORN SKIN W BLDG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2009	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 STRUCK FINGER W/HAMMER ACCIDENTALLY. DX FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2009	Age: 52 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
DX CONTU FINGER/LAC FINGER: ACC YTDY WORK'G UNDER CAR & STRUCK THUMB ON NONDOMINANT HAND W HAMMER; "SPILT OPEN" MED SIZE LAC TO PAD SIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2009	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
CHANGING BRAKES ON CAR - HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2009	Age: 65 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 DIGIT WITH HAMMER DX: CRUSH INJ TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
55 YO M CRUSH INJURY TO FINGER HIT IT WITH A HAMMER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	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: 05/20/2009	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
PT HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER DX: LT 4TH DIGIT INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
56 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER HIT IT WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
FINGER LAC-HIT FINGER W/A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2009	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
WAS HELPING SON PUT DOOR ON THE *** AND SON ACCIDENTLY HIT HIS FINGERWI TH A HAMMER. DX: OPEN FX TIP OF DISTAL PHALANX RT INDEX*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2009	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: Crushing
Product: Hammers
CRUSH FINGER W/ HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
TURNED HEAD HIT THUMB W/ A HAMMER WHILE HAMMERING SOME NAILS SOFT TISSUE AVULSION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT DOING SONE WORK AT THE CHURCH AND STRUCK FINGER WITH A HAMMER FRACTU RED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2009	Age: 62 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
LEFT THUMB LAC.PT LACERATED THUMB WHILE USING A HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2009	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
HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER AT HOME LACERATION THUMB #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER AT HOME TODAY DX/ LEFT THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2009	Age: 61 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 WITH A HAMMER AT HOME TODAY DX/ LEFT INDEX FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2009	Age: 57 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 WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT INDEX FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2009	Age: 57 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, Poles
2ND FINGER LACERATION: HOLDING A POST FOR HIS SON, LT FINGER GOT HIT WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER, AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2009	Age: 62 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 ACCIDENTALLY HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER AT HOME CONTUSION LT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, C/O PAIN. DX: LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT WAS PUTTING TOGETHER FURNITURE AND HIT LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH WOODEN HAMMER LACERATIONT TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2009	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
53 YO HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
68YOM WAS HOME USING A SLEDGE HAMMER,ACCIDENTLY STRUCK RT THUMB;THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2009	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: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PRESENTS WITH FINGER BLEEDING AFTER ACCIDENTALLY STRIKING IT WITH A HAM MER>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
52YO AMERICAN IND MALE USING HAMMER HIT FINGER,BRUISED UNDER NAIL DX CHEST PX,ANTERIOR CHEST WALL,SUBUNGAL HEMATOMA-FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2009	Age: 64 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
PATIENT HURT WHEN HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER AT HOME DX: CONTUSION LT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2009	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
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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