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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,854
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Date: 11/21/2002	Age: 60 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: Tools
PT STATES WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON HIS CAR A AND FRACTURED HIS RT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2002	Age: 82 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: Tools
82 YOM CUT FINGER ON GRINDER FRACTURE L PHALANX #3
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
CUT FINGER ON GRINDER WHEEL./ ABRSION LIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
57 Y.O. W MALE W/FINGER LAC. PT MASHED THUMB WHILE USING A WOOD SPLITTE R. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 56 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: Puncture
Product: Tools
P.W. L THUMB/56YOM INJURED THUMB ON GARDEN TOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2002	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: Laceration
Product: Tools
LAC FINGER ON A GRINDING WHEEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT WAS DIGGING OUT A BUSH AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROCK AND THE DIGGING TOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tools, House repair or construction materials
AT HOME USING "BISCUIT JOINER" WOODWORKING TOOL, WOOD SLIPPED OUT AND CAUGHT FINGERS, AT 1030. DX FX LT RING, AVULSION LACS LT 3RD-4TH-5TH FI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
CUT FINGER WITH GARDENING SCISSORS 90 MIN PTA-DX 1 CM R FINGER TIP LACE RATION, REPAIRED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Tools
CUT SELF WITH WOOD SHAPER DX. FINGERTIP AMP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
59YOWM-LACERATION LEFT 3ND FINGER-AT HOME-ON TOOL IN WORKSHOP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
4" HAND GRINDER FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2002	Age: 69 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: Tools
PT LAC FINGER ON A GRINDER AT HOME DX LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Tools
PATIENT DROPPED 20 LBS. CONCRETE PAVER ON FINGER AT HOME. D:SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT. SMASHED FOREFINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER ON L HAND, LAC TO BOTH FINGERS , GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN GRINDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tools
CAUGHT R DISTAL THUM IN A GRINDER(NON SPEC)DX: R 1ST DISTAL PAHLANX FRA CTURE WITH OPEN WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2002	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: Laceration
Product: Tools
# 54 YOM CUT HAND WITH GARDENING TOOL DX LACERATION R INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PATIENT FELL AND HAND HIT TOOL. DX; 1 CM LACERATION TO LEFT MIDDLE FI NGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tools
PT INJURED THUMB ON POWER TOOL, LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/09/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
PT SLIPPED USING DEBURRING TOOL. DX: MULT FINGER ABR/CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 69 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: Tools
AVUL W/OPEN FX L 4TH FING/69YOM WAS PUTTING THE POST HOLE DIGGER AWAY A ND IT CUT HIS L 4TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	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: Tools
FLAP LAC R THUMB; CAUGHT IN GRINDING WHEEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2002	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: Laceration
Product: Tools
LACERATION LEFT 5TH FINGER, CUT SELF WHILE REMOVING THE MUFFLER OFF A * ** GRINDER, NOT STATED IF POWERED OR UNPOWERED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2002	Age: 76 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: Tools
THUMB LAC - CAUGHT R THUMB IN GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
ON GARDEN STAKE-LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
WORKING W/ A GRINDERLEFT 3RD DIGIT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
CUT USING METAL GRINDER/LAC LIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2002	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: Tools
HURT FINGER W/ HAND TOOLDX: ABRASION LT. INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Tools
RT THUMB HEMATOMA-WAS WORKING IN YARD.C/O PAIN AND BRUISING TO RT THUMB FROM GARDEN TOOLS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
LAC R THUMB WHILE USING POST HOLE DIGGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
FINGER LACERATION - LACERATED RIGHT THUMB ON A GARDENING TOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT. WAS USING GRINDER AT HOME - N/S WHETHER POWER OR NOT LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2002	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: Laceration
Product: Tools
54-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER FROM GARDEN TOOL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools, Clothing accessories
RT THUMB LAC-@ HOME-INJURED WHEN THUMB GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN POSTDIGG ER/DRIVER & WOODEN POST WHILE WEARING GLOVES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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