Accidents - Foods - 16-25 years old - Year 2008 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,673
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Date: 12/21/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT WAS SLICING A BAGEL AND CUT FINGER WITH THE KNIFE DX: LACERATION RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
17YO HISP MALE CUTTING FOOD WITH A KNIFE, CUT L HAND 2ND FINGER DX L INDEX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2008	Age: 18 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: Foods, Knives
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON A KNIFE WHILE SLICING A PIECE OF BREAD >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Foods, Knives
PT STATES WAS CUTTING SEAFOOD WITH KNIFE AND CUT PART OF FINGER OFF DX RT FINGER AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER CUTTING CHEESE WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
THUMB LAC-KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE PEELING POTATOES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
21YO WHITE MALE AT HOME IN KITCHEN CUT L THUMB WITH KNIFE WHEN CUTTING SQUASH, DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Metal containers
PT INJURED @ HOME CUT FINGER ON CAN OF TUNA FISH DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
CARETAKER REPORTS PT SUSTAINING LACERATION OF THE LEFT FINGER WHEN CUTTING ONIONS WITH A KNIFE.@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
FINGER LAC-CUTTING CHICKEN-SERRATED KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT FINGER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Slicers and choppers
PT LAC LT THUMB ON CHEESE GRATER WHILE GRATING CHEESE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT WITHI LAC TO FINGER FROM CUTTING MEAT WITH A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2008	Age: 19 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: Foods, Knives
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON A STEAK KNIFE WHILE SLICING HOT DOG >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2008	Age: 18 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: Foods, Knives
PATIENT CUT 3RD FINGER WITH KNIFE WHILE SLICING H AMBURGER; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Foods, Cookware
BURN FINGER - 20 YO MALE WAS FRYING FRENCH FRIES AND PAN CAUGHT ON FIRE - HAS 2ND DEG BURNS TO RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT LAC FINGER WHILE CUTTING VEGTABLES WITH A KNIVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM KNIFE WHILE CHOPPING CARROTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2008	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: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE SLICING LEMONS >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT WAS CUTTING ONIONS & CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2008	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: Foods, Knives
PT CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE CUTTING CHICKEN DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2008	Age: 18 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: Foods, Knives
ACCIDENTALLY WHIEL CUTTING BREAD WITH KNIFE THAT SLIPPED CUTTING FINGER >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT USING A KNIFE CUTTING SAUSAGES AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT WAS PEELING POTATOES AND CUT FINGER WITH A KNIFE D: LACERATION RIGHT 2ND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Metal containers
CUT THUMB OPENING CAN OF FOOD. DX THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT CUTTING AVOCADOS WITH SERATED KNIFE WHEN LACERATED FINGER. D: FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
COOKING DINNER, CUTTING BREAD WITH KNIFE CUT FINGER. DX FINGER LACERATI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2008	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: Foods, Knives
TRYING TO SEPARATE FROZEN BURGERS WITH A KNIFE. DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
L THUMB LAC. W KNIFE WHILE CUTTING FOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2008	Age: 16 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: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT TRYING TO CUT A PIECE OF MEAT WITH A KNIFE SUSTAINED A LACERATION T O LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE WHILE CUTTING FRUIT. DX; FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2008	Age: 17 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: Foods, Knives
LACERATED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WHILE CUTTING MEAT WITH A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT LAC LT THUMB WHILE CUTTING LETTUCE WITH KNIVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
24 YOF WAS CUTTING UP LETTUCE WITH A KNIFE AND LACERATED HER LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Metal containers
PT OPENING A FLIP TOP CAN OF FOOD AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Metal containers
R 2ND FINGER LAC AFTER OPENING A CAN OF FOOD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
CUTTING POTATOES WITH KNIFE AND CUT THUMB LACERATION THUMB #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2008	Age: 25 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: Foods, Knives
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON A ?KINFE SLICING A BAGEL >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT CUT HER FINGER WITH A KNIFE WHILE CUTTING A BAGEL. DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT CUT FINGER WITH A KNIFE WHILE CUTTING MEAL DX// LAC LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Foods, Slow cookers
SLICED FINGER ON A ROAST SHE WAS PUTTING INTO A ***. DX SUPERFIFICIAL S KIN AVULSION R MIDDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT CUT THUMB ON WITH KNIFE CUTTING TURKEY SAUSAGE DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT WAS TRYING TO SEPARATE FROZEN HAMBURGER PATTIES & KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT FINGER DX: LACERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PY WAS CUTTING A BAGEL WITH A KNIFE AND CUT FINGER AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO LEFT LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
LAC TO FINGER, CUTTING MEAT WITH KNIFE AND IT SLIPPED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2008	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: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
L THUMB LAC/21YOM AT HOME WAS CUTTING MEATBALLS WITH KNIFE WHEN CUT L T HUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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