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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 365
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Christmas decorations |
| PATIENT WAS MAKING WREATHS, ACCIDENTALLY STUCK LT 3RD FINGER WITH A WIRE AND IT STUCK IN FINGER. DX - PUNCTURE WOUND, FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 29 YOM CUTTING ELECTRICAL WIRE WITH RAZOR KNIFE AND LACERATED LEFT THUM B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| ACCIDENTLY CUT FINGER ON A VCR WIRE LACERATION LEFT THIRD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 48YOF CHANGING BLADE IN HER RAZOR,SHE WAS USING TO CUT ELECTRIC WIRE ACCIDENTLY CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER;FINGER LACERATION2-CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 34 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: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| WHILE PLUGGING IN SURGE PROTECTOR, PT SUSTAINED ELECTRICAL BURN TO FING ER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| F'BODY FINGER- WIRE WRAPPED |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT GOT A KMETAL SLIVER FROM A CABLE WIRE;STUCK IN LEFT RING FINGER. DX : FOREIGN BODY,LT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT HAS H\O FINGER FX. PRESENTED TO ED STATING THAT HE REINJURIED IT TON IGHT WHILE STRIPPING PLASTIC COATING OF COPPER WIRE. DX. FINGER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT CUT THUMB ON SOME ELECTRIC WIRES HE WAS HOOKING UP TO HIS STEREO/ LA C TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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