Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 16-25 years old - Year 2002 - Finger

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Date: 12/11/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Doors
RT 3RD FINGER LAC-CUT ON A SCREW PROTUDING FROM LATCH ON A DOOR-IN THE JAIL-WHERE PT RESIDES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Doors
LEFT THUMB LACERATION.PT LACERATED THUMB ON A PROTRUDING SCREW ON A DOO R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
23 YOM CC:INJ R INDEX F.ON RUSTY NAIL@HOME-2CM SUPERFICIAL,FLAP LAC TO ANT R INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
18 YOM INJ L INDEX FINGER 11/27@HOME-CUT ON A RUSTY NAIL-2.0CM SUPERFIC IAL LAC, ANT ASPECT OF SUPERIOR L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE PUNCTURED HIS LT INDEX FINGER WITH A NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE PUNCTURED HIS RT INDEX FINGER WITH A NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2002	Age: 22 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE OF THE FINGER BY A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2002	Age: 25 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
STRUCK FINGER ON A RUSTY NAIL ABRADING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hammers
PT. WAS HAMMERING A NAIL / NAIL WENT INTO FINGER DX: PUNCTURE WOUND L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hammers
PT STRUCK HIS THUMB WITH A HAMMER WHILE TRYING TO HIT A NAIL.- RESULTIN G IN A THUMB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HIT FINGER WITH POINT OF SCREW DX: PUNCTURE TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
PATIENT WAS USING A NAIL GUN TO NAIL A 2X4, WENT THROUGHT HIS THUMB. DX -FOREIGN BODY LEFT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT STRUCK FINGER ON CARPET TACK, PUNCTURE WOUND L 2ND DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LEFT 5TH FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER ON A SCREW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
NAIL WENT THROUGH LEFT HAND AND 2ND FINGER PT WAS USING A NAIL GUN. DX PUNTURE WOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2002	Age: 23 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
23 YO M INJURED FINGER ON NAIL FOREIGN BODY-FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT. LACERATED TWO FINGERS ON A SCREW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
ACCIDENTAL DROVE NAIL THROUGH LT THUMB. DX; FB LT THUMB- REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
PATIENT SHOT A NAIL THROUGH LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A NAIL GUN DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT C/O OF TACK STUCK IN FINGER C/O BLEEDING AND SWELLING DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
25 YOM LAC THUMB ON A RUSTY NAIL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2002	Age: 25 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: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT POKED THUMB ON RUSTY SCREW. D: PUNCTURE WOUND, THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT FINGER ON RUSTY NAIL CAUSING 1/2 CM LACERATION ON RT. LITTLE FINGER .*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 18 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT FINGER ON NAIL DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
CAUGHT ON SCREW RIPPING SHEETROCK FROM WALL FINGERTIP AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Tables
16 YO F STRUCK ON FINGER BY A NAIL ON TABLE AVULSION FINGERNAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hammers
PT HAMMERED NAIL INTO FINGER. DX: PW/CONT/FX DISTAL L MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2002	Age: 24 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT HIT FINGER AGAINST A NAIL, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT BY NAIL; PW LT MID FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2002	Age: 24 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
24 Y.O. B MALE W/FINGER LAC. PT INJ SELF ON A NAIL. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE WOUNF LEFT INDEX FINGER - HIT FINGER ON AN OLD NAIL @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT STUCK NAIL INTO FINGER C/O PAINDX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2002	Age: 19 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: Dislocation
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT TRIPPED, HIT FINGER ON BOLT AND FELL. D: PIP DISLOCATION, SIMPL E LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
RT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER ON A NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK BY NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LEFT FINGER INJ. PT INJURED FINGER ON A NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER INJ. PT HIT HAND AGAINST A NAIL INJURING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
22 Y.O. B MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO FINGER. PT GOT A 16 PENNY NAIL SHOT THRO UGH HIS THUMB. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, House repair or construction materials
NAILED INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS TO BOARD DX IMPALED NAIL LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Floors or flooring materials
INJURY TO FINGER REMOVING A NAIL FROM FLOOR DX: FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2002	Age: 19 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWINGING ARMS AND HIT RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON A LARGE BOLT, ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2002	Age: 19 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LACERATION RT INDEX FINGER, WAS WORKING ON A CAR AT HOME AND CUT FINGER ON A RUSTY BOLT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT CAUGHT HIS FINGER ON A NAIL TRYING TO HANG SOMETHING AT HOME. DX-LACERATION 5TH DIGIT RIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
WORKING ON DOG HOUSE AT HOME, SHOT THUMB WITH NAIL GUN. DX: PUNCTURE W OUND THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT CUT RT 3RD DIGIT ON A NAIL DX: LAC 3RD RT DIGIT +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2002	Age: 17 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
LACERATION FINGER - VICTIM WAS HELPING HIS MON AT HOME AND CUT HIS RIGH T RING FINGER ON A SCREW STICKING OUT OF A PALLET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
PUTTING BOARD ON WALL WITH NAILGUN, NAIL MISSED GOING THOUGHT THUMB. PUNCTURE WOUND THUMB - 16 PENNY NAIL. NONWORK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT FINGER ON A NAIL DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Futons
CUT RT MIDDLE FINGER ON BOLT WHILE ASSEMBLING A FUTON. LAC RT MIDDLE FI NGER@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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