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Accidents - Plastic containers - Year 2005 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 406
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Date: 08/24/2005Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Plastic containers
CUT L HAND ON PLASTIC BOX DX: PW L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2005Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers, Tools
CUTTING HARD PLASTIC CONTAINER ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A NEW GARDEN TOOL A ND CUT THUMB WITH A RAZOR BLADE THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2005Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic containers
TOUCHED A HOT PLASTIC CONTAINER DX: L 4TH FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2005Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers
PT CUT R INDEX FINGER ON A PLASTIC CONTAINER LAST WEEK , NOW HAS PAIN E XTENDING INTO ARM DX FELON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2005Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers
LEFT 5TH FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER ON A PLASTIC CRATE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2005Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers
PT'S FINGER GOT CAUGHT B/T 2 PLASTIC CRATES SUSTAINED " FINGER LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/28/2005Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Crushing
Product: Plastic containers
41 Y/O M INJURED R 3RD FINGER WHEN DROPPED HEAVY PLASTIC BOX ON IT AT H OME. DX; CRUSH INJURY, R 3RD FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/18/2005Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Plastic containers
FINGER SKIN AVULSION-@ SCHOOL-HIT A PLASTIC BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2005Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers, Knives
PT WAS TRYING TO CUT A PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH A SHARP KNIFE AND ACCIDEN TLY CUT HIS THUMB/ LACERATION TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2005Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers
OPENING A CANISTER THIS EVENING & LAC LIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/14/2005Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers, Knives
ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A PLASTIC CARTON W/ A SHARP KNIFE WHEN KNIFE IMPAILE DL FINGER DX 1CM LAC TO L SMALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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