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Accidents - Manual snow or ice removal tools - Year 2005 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 187
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Date: 12/09/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND INJURED FINGER.DX FINGER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/09/2005Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
LAC R 2ND FINGER, PT STS SUST INJURY W/AN ICE SCRAPER AT THE STREET, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/09/2005Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
CUT FINGER ON A SHOVEL THAT BROKE WHILE SHOVELING SNOW " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2005Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PARTIAL AMPUTATION-@ HOME-SHOVELING SNOW FROM SIDEWALK-CRUSHED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/26/2005Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WAS CUT W/WINDOW SCRAPER YESTERDAY. DX: R INDEX LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/20/2005Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
SHOVELING SNOW AND GOT BLISGTER ON FINGER THAT IS INFECTED NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/01/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT INJURED THUMB ON SHOVEL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/25/2005Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WAS SHOVELLING SNOW AND FINGER GOT FROZEN AND DEVELOPPED BLISTERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2005Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
DIRECT BLOW TO THUMB BY PULLING BACK ON SHOVEL WHILE WORKING OUTSIDE; LEFT THUMB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/21/2005Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
LACERATION FINGER - 19 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON THE HAN DLE OF A SNOW SHOVEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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