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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,698
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT HIT THUMB ON A WHEELCHAIR DX: RT THUMB INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE MOVING WIFE IN WHEELCHAIR AT HOME INJURING THUMB. DX: THUMB SPRIAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER IN WHEEL CHAIR , WHEEL X: CONTUSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2003 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT CUT FINGER ON SHARP OBJECT ON WHEELCHAIR DX LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT WAS IN A WHEELCHAIR CROSSING THE STREET WHEN A CAR RAN INTO HIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2003 | Age: 60 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: Wheelchairs, Doors |
| LOST BALANCE GETTING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AND CAUGHT FINGER IN DOOR. DX- 4 TH L FINGER CONTUSION WITH LACERATION, L 5TH FINGER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT C/O HAND INJURY. PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR. DX DISLOCATED FINGER, CO NT TO FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2003 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Doors |
| FINGER FX-CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN WHEELCHAIR & A DOOR-@ NURSING HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON A WHEELCHAIR AT THE HOSPITAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2003 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT CUT FINGER ON SPOKE OF WHEELCHAIR DX: LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT C/O FINGER INJURY. PT C/O SMASHED FINGER ON WHEELCHAIR. DX CONT TO L FT SMALL FINGER. . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| LEFT THUMB CONTUSION.PT HAD A WHEELCHAIR FALL ON PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FINGER CT-FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR-@ LOCAL RESTAURANT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| LEFT 2ND AND 3RD FINGER FRACTURE.PT FELL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR AND INJURE D FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| LEFT 3RD FINGER LACERATION-PT GOT FINGER STUCK IN HER WHEELCHAIR. SUS A FLAP LACERATION. BLEEDING CONTROLLED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT CUT FINGER DEEPLY ON WHEELCHAIR C/O BLEEDING DX LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PATIENT INJURED HER HAND ON A WHEELCHAIR AT THE NURSING HOME. DX-RIGHT SMALL FINGER NAILBED LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 51 YO FEMALE SMASHED FINGER IN SISTER'S WHEELCHAIR PARTIAL AMPUTATION LEFT 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FINGER CUT ON WHEELCHAIR THIS AM. DX OPEN FRACTURE L RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| WAS SITTING IN A WHEELCHAIR UP ON 2ND FLOOR OF THE HOSPITAL AND CUT HER RT INDEX FINGER. MINOR RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR TO FLOOR AT NH DX. THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR WHILE TRYING TO PIVOT TO WALKER. DX. STRAIN DORSA L, NON-DISPLACED FX R THUMB. OCCURRED AT NH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| RIGHT 2ND FINGER FX. PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR INJURING FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| GRABBED HAND OF WHEELCHAIR THAT SON WAS PLAYING WITH AND INJ FINGER;SWO LLEN NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2003 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FINGER STUCK IN WHEELCHAIR C/O CUTTING DX LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PATIENT FELL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR AT HOME. DX-FRACTURE LEFT PROXIMAL 2ND DIGIT PHALANX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2003 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 25YOM-SPRAIN RIGHT THUMB-FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR PRIOT TO ARRIVAL-INJURE D THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| RT THUMB LACERATION.PT CUT THUMB ON WHEEL OF A WHEELCHAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes |
| 66 YO FEMALE MOVED FROM WHEELCHAIR TO BED CONTUSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| L MIDDLE FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN WHEELCHAIR DX: L 3RD FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FINGER AVULSION - 70 YOM FELL FROM SITTING IN WHEELCHAIR ONTO BUTTOCKS, HAS AVULSION INJURY TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT WAS IN LOBBY OF HOSPITAL WITH DAUGHTER, PT WAS GETTING INTO WHEEL CHAIR & FELL , INJURING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| RIGHT 3RD FINGER SPR. PT BENT FINGER BACK WHEN FALLING OUT OF A WHEELCH AIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2003 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FINGER FX-CAUGHT FINGER IN SPOKES OF WHEELCHAIR-AT NURSING HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2003 | Age: 26 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: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| RT THUMB FX-INJURRED ON WHEELCHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR DX. FINGER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FRACTURE FINGER - PATIENT REPORTS FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN WHEELCHAIR WHEN AT HOSPITAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL WHILE MOVING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO COUCH DISLOCATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Ramps or landings |
| FINGER GOT STUCK IN WHEELCHAIR - RAMP DX: LEFT AVULSION FINGER IN JURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT CUT FINGER ON SHARP METAL PIECE OF WHEELCHAIR DX LCA FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT HOME WHEEL BROKE OFF DX DISLOCATION THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER IN WHEELCHAIR TIRE C/O PAIN AND SOME SWELLING DX: CONTUSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 86 Y.O. W FEMALE W/AVULSION TO FINGER. PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN SPOKES O F WHEELCHAIR @ NURSING HOME. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PATIENT CAUGHT RIGHT HAND IN WHEELCHAIR ON BACK OF VAN LIFTING MECHANISM AT HOME. DX-LACERATION FINGERS X3. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER INJ. PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR INJURING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| 81 YOWF FELL FROM HER WHEELCHAIR TO THE FLOOR AND INJURED HER FINGER. D X. FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 53-YOM SPRAINED HIS FINGER IN A WHEEL CHAIR AT HIS GROUP HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes |
| LEFT 4TH FINGER DISLOCATION.PT WAS GOING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO BED AND FIN GER CAUGHT IN WHEELCHAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| CRUSH FINGER IN WHEELCHAIR CONTUSION / LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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