Accidents - Tools - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,371
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Date: 12/23/2010	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tools
75YOM WAS CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME & SMASHED LT 5TH FINGER. DX - FINGER FRACTURE & LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
51 YOF, USING ***, CUT FINGER, FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2010	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: Laceration
Product: Tools
DX LAC FINGER: 62YOM C/O PN TO RIF INJ W CUT'G WOOD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
70YO WHITE MALE AT HOME TRYING TO CUT A TREE BRANCH CUT HAND DX MULT FINGER TIP LACERATIONS - ACUTE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
53YOM CUT (L) THUMB WHILE CUTTING WOOD TRIM DX;# (L) THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2010	Age: 58 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: Other
Product: Tools
58YOF WAS USING A GARDEN TOOL AND NOTICED LEFT 4TH FINGER HAD RED BUMPS, CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools, Knives
53YOM REACHING FOR TOOLS WHEN A KNIFE FELL STRIKING RT HAND FINGER; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2010	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: Laceration
Product: Tools, Tables
LACERATION FINGER - 52 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH CUT TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER - CUT WHEN USING A CUTTING TOOL WHEN BUILDING A TABLE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
62 YOM LACERATED RIGHT THUMB ON SOME TOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
53YOM WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM GARDENING TOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2010	Age: 64 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
64YOM, ACC CUT FINGER WHILE DIGGING IN THE YARD >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tools
53YOM GOT RT 4TH FINGER CAUGHT IN TOOLS WHILE WORKING ON ENGINE DX - OPEN FRACTURE OF RT 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Tools
53YOF WAS WORKING IN HER YARD AND CUT R 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS ON A GARDEN TOOL DX- FINGER AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
62YOF WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A LAWN TOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2010	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, Poles
55YOM THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN POST AND DRIVER LAC TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2010	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: Tools, Clothing accessories
57YOM, ACC GLOVE GOT CAUGHT INTO A POWER/LOG CUTTING TOOL CUTTING INDEX FINGER>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tools
A 60 YOM HAD BEEN CUTTING WOOD, C/O OF FINGER PAIN AND SWELLING 2 DAYS LATER, DX FINGER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools, Lawn mowers
64 YOM USING TOOL TO FIX LAWN MOWER AND CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2010	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tools
81 YOM PT DROPPED A POST HOLE DIGGER ON HIS L 5TH FINGER. SPRAIN/CONTU SION L 5TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tools
FB TO FINGER. 54 YOM WAS REACHING FOR A TOOL AND GOT SOMETHING IN FINGE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tools
55 YOF WAS HOLDING POST HOLE DIGGER; TOOL SLIPPED AND HIT FINGERS DX: BILATERAL FRACTURES 5TH DIGITS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/16/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
61 YOM INJURED FINGERS ON YARD TOOL. DX-ACUTE LEFT LONG FINGER LACERATION, LEFT RING FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tools
FINGER FX-60YOM-INJURED ON POST HOLE DIGGER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
52 YO WM CUT FINGER ON MULCHING BLADE AT HOME HAS LAC TO FINGER LACERATION 3RD AND 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Tools
70 Y/O W/M AMPUTATED TIP OF FINGER WHILE DOING WOODWORK AT HOME USING A JOINTER WITH THREE BLADES THAT SPINS ON IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2010	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: Crushing
Product: Tools
52 YO M CUTTING DOWN TREE, CRUSHED FINGER. DX FINGER CRUSH INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tools
57YO M WAS CUTTING WOOD WHEN WOOD SLIPPED SPLINTERING FINGER DX: SPLINTER L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tools
56YOM INJURED LEFT THUMB WHILE SPLITTING WOOD AT HOME THUMB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2010	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
CUT FINGER WITH PRYBAR WHILE MOVING PLYWOOD. LACERATION FINGER 55YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
52 YOM FELL WHILE HOLDING TOOLS. DX: L THUMB LAC, SUPERFICIAL FOREHEAD LAC, SI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Tools
59YOM C/O RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER AMPUTATION/LAC ABOVE KNUCKLE AFTER WORKIN G WITH A WOOD CHOPPER. DX: PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF 3RD DIGIT,PHALANX FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Tools
62 YR OLD MALE WAS WORKING IN WOODSHOP AND CUT FINGER ON A TOOL AT HOME DX: SKIN AVULSION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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