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Accidents - Portable power drills and accessories - 50+ years old - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 809
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:362Hand:265
Lower Arm:68Wrist:66
Eyeball:15Lower Trunk:15
Toe:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/17/2005Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
PATIENT CUT FINGER ON METAL IN DRILL, DRILL SPUN AROUND AND CUT FINGER. DX: 2 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT 3RD FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/23/2005Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
3RD TOE FX-CORDLESS DRILL FELL ON TOE WHILE BAREFOOT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2005Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
LAC TO GROIN WHEN USING DRILL WHILE WORKING ON CAR - DRILL BIT HIT GROI N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2005Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power drills and accessories, Pipes
PATIENT WAS USING A DRILL WHEN IT ACCIDENTALLY SLIPPED OFF A PIPE INTO HIS HAND. DX - LEFT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2005Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
PT USING AN ALUMINUM DRILL PRESS SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2005Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
PT C/O FINGER LAC. PT WAS CAUGHT BY DRILL BIT/LUG WRENCH. DX PARTIAL NA IL TREPHINATION. CONT TO MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2005Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power drills and accessories, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
AT HOME USING ELECTRIC DRILL BUILDING A DECK AND SCREW OR DRILL BENT AN D LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2005Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
PATIENT WAS USING A CORDED POWER DRILL, WRAPPED CORD AROUND ARM, AND LO ST CONTROL OF DRILL. DX; MULTIPLE SKIN TEARS ON FOREARMS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2005Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
1CM FINGER LAC-CUT ON SCREWDRIVER BIT POWER DRILL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2005Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
PT USING POWER DRILL AT HOME, SLIPPED, LAC RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2005Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
PT WAS WORKING WITH A POWER DRILL AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEF T HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/2005Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
LAC TO HAND WHEN USING A AUGER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2005Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
HAND TWISTED WHILE USING POWER DRILL 3 DAYS PRIOR WRIST INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2005Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
PT USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUIMB WI TH THE DRILL BIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/20/2005Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
PT DRILLING HOLE IN CAR WITH POWER DRILL, GOT PIECE OF METAL IN LT EYE, FB EYE (PT AT HOME)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2005Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
PT RECEIVED PUNCTURE WOUND HAND USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME PUNCTURE WOUND LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/01/2005Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Portable power drills and accessories
CUT LT. 2ND FINGER W/ POWER HAND DRILL DX: PARTIAL AVULSION LT. INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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