Accidents - Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins - 16-25 years old - Year 2006 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 556
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Date: 12/18/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Metal containers
16 YOM, REACHED INTO THE GARBAGE CAN AND FORGOT THERE WAS A CAN THAT HAD BEEN THROWN AWAY, SHARP LID ATTACHED. DX: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2006	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: Fracture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
DUMPSTER LID FELL ON PT'S FINGER " FX/LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2006	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: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PUSHING GARBAGE DOWN IN THE TRASH CAN, CUT FINGER ON A SHARP ?OBJ 'LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
LAC X2 TO R HAND, CUT ON TRASH CAN DX: LAC TO 3RD & 4TH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2006	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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PAITENT SMASHED FINGER WITH A GARBAGE CAN. DX-FRACTURE, LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT LAC LT INDEX FINGER WHILE REAHING INTO GARBAGE CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2006	Age: 19 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Razors or shavers
REACHING IN A BIN CUT FINGER ON A RAZOR LACERATION RIGHT 3RD DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2006	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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
FINGERS LACS-CUT ON DUMPSTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2006	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: Fracture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN THE DUMPSTER DOOR CAUSI NG A FX TO HIS LT MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
SLAMMED FINGER IN DOOR OF DUMPSTER @ SCHOOL DX R INDEX FINGER CRUSH INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2006	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: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT LAC LT THUMB ON DUMPSTER LID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2006	Age: 23 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
DX: FINGER LAC WHILE TAKING OUT GARBAGE CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
ON THE GROUND A HEAVY METAL TRASH CAN WAS THROWN HIT HAND FRACTURE DISTAL LEFT 4TH AND 5TH FIGNERS W/ LACERATIONS CRUSH INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2006	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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
DX RIGHT THUMB LACERATION: PUSHING DOWN GARBAGE IN CAN, CUT THUMB ON UNKNOWN GLASS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
LEFT 5TH FINGER FRACTURE.PT HAD A DUMPSTER LID SMASH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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