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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,247
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Date: 12/31/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drills
PT STATES HE PUNCTURED HIS FINGER WIH A DRILL BIT AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Drills
CAUGHT FINGER IN A HAND DRILL. DX. L THUMB SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA, FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2002	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: Drills, Floor lamps or table lamps
DRILLING BOTTOM OF METAL LAMP AND CUT FINGER ON PIECE OF METAL. DX: LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drills
WHILE WORKING ON A GOLF CART YESTERDAY HE ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK HIS L 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS WITH A DRILL. LAC L 3RD AND 4TH DIGITS $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drills
DRILLING -TWISTED THUMB LEFT THUMB SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drills
LAC R 5TH DIGIT, CUT ON HAND DRILL AT 7 PM. DX. LAC L HAND, SMALL FING ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2002	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: Fracture
Product: Drills
LT 3RD FINGER FX-USING A DRILL-HIT FINGER-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drills
PATIENT STUCK DRILL BIT IN THUMB. DX; PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drills
LACERATED LT. THUMB ON DRILL.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drills
DRILLING ON METAL AT HOME AND INJURED L HAND. DX. LAC L THUMB, MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Drills
INJURED L THUMB WHEN DRILLING AT HOME AND DRILL BIT BROKE OFF ONTHUMB. CRUSH INJURY L THUMB $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drills, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
WORKING ON DECK AT DAUGHTERS' HOUSE USING DRILL DRILLED INTO THUMBDX P UNCTURE WOUND THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drills
FX FINGER WHEN USING A DRILL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	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: Drills, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
SUPERFICIAL LAC L THUMB/52YOWM WAS WORKING ON DECK AND DRILL BIT BROKEA ND CUT INTO L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drills
P.W. L IND FING/67YOWM SUSTAINED P.W. L IND FING WITH A DRILL BIT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2002	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: Fracture
Product: Drills
DRILLING HOLE AND DRILL CAUGHT JERKING FINGER. NONWORK. FRACTURE RIGHT 5TH METACARPAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2002	Age: 76 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: Drills
WHILE WORKING WITH DRILL, DRILL SLIPPED OUT OF PTS HAND, CAUSING HAND T O TURN AT AWKWARD POSITION, CONTUSION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drills
INJURY TO THUMB WITH DRILL DX: PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drills
LAC TO FINGER FROM DRILL BIT/ LAC LT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drills
DRILL BIT BROKE AND HIT PT'S THUMB. DX: PW L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drills
USING A DRILL AT HOME AND HIT LEFT THUMB WITH IT, PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2002	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: Drills
CUT WITH DRILL BIT ON FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drills, Clothing accessories
PT WAS USING A DRILL WHILE WEARING GLOVES GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN DRIL L DX FX FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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