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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 708
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PW LEFT 5TH FINGER.PT WAS USING A STAPLER AND INJURED FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT ACCID STAPLED FINGER. DX: STAPLE R INDEX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT C/O FINGER STUCK W/A STAPLE - MINOR PUNCTURE WOUND LT 5TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2002 | Age: 37 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PUT A STAPLE THROUGH FINGER;HAS TO BE REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 27 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: Desk supplies |
| DX RIGHT INDEX FINGER LACERATION: STAPLE TO FINGER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies, Furniture |
| HOOKED ON STAPLE STICKING OUT OF FURNITURE LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| LT THUMB PUNCURE WOUND-WAS CLOSING A STAPLER-SHOT STAPLE INTO THUMB- AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies, Floors or flooring materials |
| STAPLED LT. THUMB, PASSED OUT ONTO FLOOR DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LT THUMB, SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON STAPLER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT C/O STAPLE TO FINGER C/O REDNESS AND PAIN DX: FOREIGN BODY TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| STAPLED LT PINKIE FINGER W/ STAPLE GUN. DX; METAL FB (STAPLE) LT 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| LAC RT THUMB - CUT THUMB ON A METAL BINDER @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies, Containers |
| RIPPED THUMB ON STAPLE WHILE OPENING BOX 1 HR PTA-DX-ACUTE LACERATION L THUMB REPAIRED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT CO PAIN TO RT MIDDLE FINGER X2 WEEKS S/P GOT STUCK W/A STAPLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT STAPLED HIS RIGHT THUMB WITH A ELECTRONIC STAPLER COULD NOT GETSTAPL E OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER - GOT A STAPLE IN LEFT PINKY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT GOT STAPLE IN FINGER. DX: STAPLE STICK R INDEX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| CUT FINGER WITH A STAPLE DX: R MIDDLE FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STAPLED INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER OF L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE FINGER- PT. ACCIDENTLY STABBED HERSELF WITH A LETTER OPENER, RESULTING IN A PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PATIENT CUT HER THUMB ON A LETTER OPENER. DX-LACERATION RIGHT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 42 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| RUSTY STAPLE STUCK IN FINGER ON SUNDAY P.W. R INDEX FINGER SL INFE CTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2002 | Age: 40 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: Desk supplies |
| RT THUMB AB-SCRATCHED ON A STAPLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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