Accidents - Snow throwers/blowers - 26-50 years old - Year 2008 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,451
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Date: 12/24/2008	Age: 40 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, PUT IN HAND TO REMOVE BLOCKAGE CAUSING AN OPEN LT MIDDLE FINGER FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2008	Age: 43 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 WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNCLOG SNOW BLOWER AND PARTIALLY AMPUTATED 3,4 DIGITS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/22/2008	Age: 26 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
PARTIALLY AMPUTATED AND AVULSED THREE FINGERS ON SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/21/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
INJURED FINGER ON A SNOW BLOWER BLADE. DX. FINGER CRUSH INJURY, SUBUNGU AL HEMATOMA AND LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2008	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
BROUGHTIN BY AMBULANCE FOR EVALUATION AFTER GETTING HAND STUCK INTO A S NOWBLOWER SUSTAINEING AMPUTATION TO THE TIPS OF 2 FINGERS>>AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2008	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: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
C/O FINGER PAIN, SWELLING&BLEEDING AFTER ACCIDENTALLY GOT CAUGHTINTO A SNOW BLOWER>> FX/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2008	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: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER WHEN STUCK HAND INTO SNOW BLOWER TO DISLODGE SN OW/ICE>>PARTIAL AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2008	Age: 46 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
ACCIDENTALLY GOT FINGER STUCK INTO A SNOW BLOWER, ?MECH, +BLEEDING >>DISTAL PHALYNX AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2008	Age: 30 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
CAUGHT TWO FINGERS IN SNOW THROWER FX AND LAC THEM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2008	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: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
R MID FING FX/32YOM USING A SNOWBLOWER AND STOPPED TO CLEAN IT AND HAND GOT CAUGHT BY THE PROPELLER. FINGER IS SWOLLEN AND BRUISED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2008	Age: 46 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 SUSTAINED AN OPEN FRACTURE OF A FINGER FROM A SNOW BLOWER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2008	Age: 30 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, Clothing accessories
PT OUT THROWING SNOW, GOT GLOVED FINGER CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER, SUFFERED DX: BURST FRACTURE OF THE DISTAL PHALANX OF THE THIRD DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/01/2008	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
PLACED HAND INTO SNOW BLOWER TO CLEAN IT OUT AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT THE T IPS OF 3 FINGERS OFF >> FINGER AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2008	Age: 42 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
STUCK HAND INTO A ?RUNNING SNOW BLOWER, SUSTAIND INJUREY TO A FINGER >> PARTIAL AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2008	Age: 46 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
PLACED HANDIN A SNOW BLOWER WHILE RUNNING >> MULTI FINGER AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	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 INJ FINGER USING SNOW BLOWER FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2008	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
GOT HAND CAUGHT IN A SNOW BLOWER. DX. FINGER LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2008	Age: 43 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 CAUGHT FINGER IN SNOW BLOWER AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2008	Age: 30 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
30YOM WAS HOME USING SNOWBLOWER,CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN WALL AND SNOWBLOWER;FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2008	Age: 46 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
HAND STUCK IN A SNOW BLOWER INJURING FINGER >> FX/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2008	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: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
CUT FINGER ACCIDENTALLY WHILE REACHINGINTO A SNOW BLOWER >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2008	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
FRACTURE FINGERS - 26 YO MALE STATES HE STUCK HIS HAND IN SHUTE OF PLUG GED SNOW THROWER AND WAS STRUCK BY BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2008	Age: 38 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 STUCK HAND IN SNOWBLOWER, SUSTAINED AMPUTATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2008	Age: 49 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
LACERATION FINGER - 49 YO MALE REACHED INTO RUNNING SNOWBLOWER AND SUFF ERED SIGNIFICANT LACERATIONS TO BOTH RIGHT MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2008	Age: 36 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, FX RT 2ND FINGER WITH AN OPEN FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2008	Age: 38 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
38YMC SNOWBLOWING DRIVEWAY BECAME CLOGGED WITHOUT THINKING STUCK HAND INTO CLEAR OUT SNOW CATCHING FINGERTIPS/AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/01/2008	Age: 43 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, STUCK HAND IN A SNOW BLOWER THAT WAS STILL TURNED ON CAUSING FX TO RT INDEX, 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2008	Age: 45 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: Snow throwers/blowers
PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN SNOW BLOWER. DX: RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION, 2.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2008	Age: 26 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
INJURED FINGER WHEN REACHED INTO SNOWBLOWER/ MULT LAC,FX LMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2008	Age: 42 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
PARTIALLY AMPUTATED FINGER IN SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2008	Age: 27 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
SUST LAC TO L 2ND 3RD FINGERS WHEN CAUGHT THEM IN SNOW BLOWER AT HOME DX 2ND 3RD FINGER LACERATIONS W OPEN FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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