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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 129
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/25/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Illegal drugs, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PATIENT WAS USING METHAMPHETAMINE TONIGHT, BECAME PARANOID, BROKE A WINDOW, PUT HIS HAND THROUGH IT. DX-DRUG ABUSE, RT MID. FINGER ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2007 | Age: 69 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: Illegal drugs, Mirrors or mirror glass |
| PT USED BROKEN GLASS OR MIRROR TO LACERATE THUMB. UNSURE WHY HE DID IT . +COCAINE, METHAMPHETAMINE, MJ. D:RENAL FAILURE, LAC, POLYSUB ABUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/25/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Illegal drugs, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PATIENT SMOKED CRACK COCAINE TONIGHT, BECAME PARANOID & PUT HIS HAND THROUGH WINDOW SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO LT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2007 | Age: 32 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Illegal drugs, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT HIT FINGER ON NAIL, CONTUSION TO FINGER, HEROIN AND COCINE USE TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Illegal drugs, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations |
| PT CUT FINGER ON BROKEN PICTURE FRAME AND TRIED TO DIG GLASS OUT W NEED LE PT ALSO USING COCAINE AT TIME OF INCIDENT DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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