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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 834
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| FRACTURED THUMB WHEN PART OF FOUNTAIN FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment, Beds |
| PT. HAD NEAR FALL WHEN GOING TO MAILBOX, CAUGHT L 3RD FINGER AND TWISTE D WHILE GOING TO BED LAST IGHT. DX. CONT/SPRAIN L 3RD FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| DOG BITE TO THE FINGER- SUSTAINED WHILE PUTTING GIRL SCOUT FLYERS IN A MAIL SLOTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT CAUGHT LT INDEX FINGER IN MAILBOX, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| LAC (R) 2ND FINGER, PT PUT HER FINGER INTO THE MAILBOX HOLE & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O PAIN & BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| ACUTE MOUSE BITE R MIDDLE FINGER, PUT HAND IN HER BIRDFEEDER AND WAS BI TTEN BY MOUSE.! |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| SUPERFICIAL LACERATION RT THUMB; CONTUSION RT HAND - RIDING IN CAR - STUCK ARM OUT TO GRAB WEEDS ALONG WAY - HIT MAIL BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| RT RING FINGER FX-AT HOME-RAN INTO A MAILBOX WHILE RUNNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 20 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: Decorative yard equipment, Lawn mowers |
| LEFT 5TH FINGER LACERATION - HIT FINGER ON MAILBOX WHEN MOWING YARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| RT HAND PAIN. HIT THE MAILBOX ON PURPOSE. DX; CONT RT 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 36 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: Decorative yard equipment |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON METAL MAILBOX AT FRIEND'S HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| CUT THUMB ON ORNAMENTAL WINDMILLDX LACERATION LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| WOOD F.B. RIGHT THUMB, REMOVED -STRUCK HIS MAILBOX TO KEEP FROMSTRIKING ANOTHER PERSON GETTING WOOD IN THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| CRUSHED FINGER ON BIRDBATH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| CUT ARM ON RUSTY MAILBOX, ALSO RIPPED 1/2 NAIL OFF. ABRASION, AVULSION TO LEFT LITTLE FINGERNAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PARTIALLY AVULSED R THUMBNAIL; @ POST OFFICE, CAUGHT ON MAILBOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PATIENT FELL ON RAILROAD TIE YESTERDAY, THUMB SWELLING; THUMB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| TRIPPED OUTSIDE ON RAILROAD TIE & FELL TO GROUND INJURING LT. PINKY DX: LT. PINKY FRACTURE/ DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| RT THUMB PUNCTURE WOUND- BITTEN BY A MOUSE WHEN PT TRIED TO GET IT OUT OF A BIRD FEEDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| DX LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER ON MAILBOX AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2002 | Age: 46 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: Decorative yard equipment |
| 46TOM-FRACTURE LEFT 3RD FINGER-MOVING A BIRD BATH AT HOME-FELL ON FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| BIRD FEEDER FELL ONTO LT 5TH FINGER & CRUSHED IT BETWEEN BIRD FEEDER & RAILING. OPEN FX 5TH FINGER DISTAL PHALANX@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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