Accidents - Snow throwers/blowers - 26-50 years old - Year 2005 - Finger

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Date: 12/31/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
SNOW BLOWING, TRIED TO UNPLUG BLOWER BY PULLING SNOW OUT WITH HAND/ OPEN FX RT 3RD DIGIT W/FLEXOR TENDON DYSFUNCTION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/30/2005	Age: 26 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: Snow throwers/blowers
ATTEMPTED TO UNPLUG SNOWBLOWER AND FINGER CAUGHT OPEN FX TO FINGER TO O R
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/30/2005	Age: 50 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: Snow throwers/blowers
STUCK FINGER IN SNOWBLOWER OPEN FX TO LONG FINGER TO OR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/16/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER LAC, PT STUCK HAND IN A SNOW BLOWER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2005	Age: 45 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: Snow throwers/blowers
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A SNOW BLOWER.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/09/2005	Age: 38 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: Snow throwers/blowers
FX AND LAC THREE FINGERS ON A SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2005	Age: 38 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: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
SNOW BLOWER ACCIDENT PARTIALLY AMPUTATION OF FINGER PUTTING HAND IN TO RELEASE OBSTRUCTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2005	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
RIGHT HAND INDEX FINGER LAC, PT STUCK FINGER INSIDE A SNOW BLOWER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2005	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
LEFT OPEN FINGER LAC, PT PUT HAND IN SNOW BLOWER AND CUT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2005	Age: 48 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: Snow throwers/blowers
PT WAS AT HOME USING A SNOWBLOWER WHEN HE PUT HIS HAND IN IT CAUSING A FX WITH LACERATION AND NERVE INVOLVEMENT TO HIS LT 2ND,3RD,AND 4TH FING
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/24/2005	Age: 36 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: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
HAND STUCK IN SNOW BLOWER MACHINE " FINGER AMPUTATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Clothing accessories
USING SNOWBLOWER, GLOVE CAUGHT BY BLADE AND PULLED IN/ PARTIAL AMPUTATI ON RIF AND RMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT SUSTAINED A CRUSHING INJURY TO FINGER FROM A SNOW BLOWER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2005	Age: 32 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: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
AMPUTATED TWO FINGERS ON A SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
CAUGHT GLOVED HAND IN SNOWBLOWER AND PARTIALLY AMPUTATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT HAD 2 FINGERS OR RT HAND INJURED IN SNOW BLOWER RT MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGER FRACTURES WITH PARTIAL AVULSION OF NAIL BED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT GOT R FINGER STUCK IN SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/01/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
AMPUTATION FINGERS - PATIENT STUCK LEFT HAND IN RUNNING SNOWBLOWER - PA RTIAL AMPUTATION OF 3 FINGERS - TRANSFERRED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/01/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT INJURED WHEN TRYING TO REMOVE SNOW FROM A RUNNING SNOW BLOWER DX: AMPUTATION OF LR RING FINGER AND R MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/25/2005	Age: 46 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: Snow throwers/blowers
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FINGER FROM SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
AVULSION,LACERATION TO TWO FINGERS CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2005	Age: 28 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: Snow throwers/blowers
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE PUT HIS HAND IN A SNOWBLOWER TO UNPLUG IT WHEN H E LACERATED HIS LT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2005	Age: 39 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: Snow throwers/blowers
PT FRACTURED A FINGER WHILE USING THE SNOW BLOWER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2005	Age: 29 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: Snow throwers/blowers
FX FINGER CATCHING HAND IN A SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2005	Age: 28 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: Snow throwers/blowers
FX OF R 3RD, 4TH, 5TH FING/28YOM INJURED FINGERS AT HOME WHEN HE PUT HI S HAND INSIDE SNOWBLOWER TO CLEAR IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
TUFT FX L 2ND & 3RD FINGERS WITH HEMATOMA ON 3RD; REACHING INTO PLUGGED SNOWBLOWER CHUTE & GOT CAUGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT CUT L FINGER ON SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
45YMC CAUGHT FINGER IN SNOWBLOWER/FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2005	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT WAS TRYING TO FIX A SNOWBLOWER WHILE IT WAS RUNNING AND LACERATED FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
CAUGHT TWO FINGER IN SNOWBLOWER AND PARTIALLY AMPUTATED THEM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2005	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
LACERATION FINGER - 39 YOM GOT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT IN A SNOWB LOWER SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT SUST AMPUTATION TO FINGER USING SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PUT HAND IN SNOW BLOWER THAT WAS TURNED OFF DX: L INDEX FINGER LAC. / HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN SNOW BLOWER , AMPUTATED TIP OF TWO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2005	Age: 35 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: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
HAND CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER AND AMPUTATED TWO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
WORKING ON SNOWBLOWER & INJURED FINGER. SUBACUTE HEMATOMA LMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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