Accidents - Drain snakes - 50+ years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 74
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/14/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Drain snakes
FINGER CAUGHT IN AN ELECTRIC SEWER SNAKE AT HOME SOFT TISSUE AVULSION RIGHT 5TH FINGER ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drain snakes
PATIENT WAS USING A SNAKE TO UNCLOG DRAINS, WAS WINDING IT BACK WHEN A WIRE WRAPPED IT UP WITH LACERATION TO FINGER. DX-5TH DIGIT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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