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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 113
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Baseball |
| HE FOUND A SYRINGE ON BASEBALL FIELD WHERE BROTHER WAS PLAYING, & POKED FINGER WITH NEEDLE,& IT BROKE OFF. DX: NEEDLESTICK FROM HYPODERMIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT AT A CLINIC, FOUND A LANCET ON FLOOR AND STUCK HIS FINGER,SKIN WAS BROKEN, BLED SLIGHTLY; NEEDLESTICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Clothing accessories |
| NEEDLE STICK:AT HOME OPENED 2 ADULT *** AND STUCK LT INDEX FINGERWITH * **, MOTHER STATES *** WERE IN HER PURSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Containers |
| NEEDLE STICK - 2 YOM REACHED HAND INTO BOX OF "DIRTY NEEDLES" AT DOCTOR 'S OFFICE AND STUCK RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Metal containers |
| AT A PARTY WHERE IDDM PATIENT LEFT THE NEEDLE ON A *** CAN, PT WAS PLAY ING C THE CAN AND STUCK SLEF C NEEDLE INTO FINGER " FINGER PW" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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