Accidents - Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches - 26-50 years old - Year 2003 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,479
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Date: 12/28/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
DROPPED WRENCH ON HAND MALLET FINGER (TENDON TEAR)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
JAMMED THUMB USING WRENCH/ SLPRAIN LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
LACERATION FINGER - 45 YOF LACERATED HER LEFT RING FINGER WITH A PAIR O F PLIERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
327 YOM WAS USING A WRENCH TO TIE DOWN TREE LIMBS IN TRUCK; WRENCH SLIP PED AND CUT HIS FINGER. LACERATION, RIGHT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
WRENCH FELL AND PT CUT HAND ON FAN BLADE WHILE TIGHTENING BOLT. DX: L INDEX LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
CAUGHT FINGER WITH PLIERS DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
DX:FX 4TH FINGER, L HANDLAC. CUT BY 8 INCH PLIERS DROPPED ONTO MOVING F AN OF CAR ENGINE AND FLUNG OUT OF CAR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/03/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
LEFT THUMB INJ. PT JAMMED THUMB WHEN USING A WRENCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
LACERATION FINGER - 39 YOM CAUGHT HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN HIS W RENCH AND A METAL PIECE OF HIS CAR'S ENGINE SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2003	Age: 32 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
LT INDEX FINGER LAC-CUT ON WIRE CUTTERS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
WORKING ON WIFE'S CAR 2 DAYS AGO AT HOME AND CRUSHED HIS LEFT THUMB WITH A WRENCH. DX CRUSH INJURY LEFT THUMB.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/25/2003	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: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
DX LACERATION LEFT 5TH DIGIT: TURNING WRENCH, IT SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO FINGER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2003	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: Other
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT DX TRAUMA TO RT MIDDLE 3RD FINGER - USING WRENCH AND FELT FINGER SNAPPED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT HAD WRENCH SLIP; LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2003	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: Hematoma
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
HEMATOMA L THUMB - PINCHED THUMB BETWEEN WRENCH AND BRAKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
CONT R 3RD FING/32YOM HIT FINGER WITH A WRENCH AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT POKED FINGER W/NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS. DX: PW L INDEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2003	Age: 26 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
26 Y.O. B MALE W/FINGER LAC. PT WAS WORKING ON A CAR & WRENCH SLIPPED & PT CUT SELF. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
35 YOWM INJURED THUMB WHEN HIS SLIPPED OFF A WRENCH. DX. STRAIN R THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2003	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: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
FX AND LAC FINGER ON PLIERS WHEN THEY SLIPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
30 Y/O M C/O LFT PINKY LAC. A WRENCH FELL ON PT'S HAND. DX LAC TO LFT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT.INJ.RT.THUMB AT HOME WHEN WORKING ON HIS AUTO SEAT,USING A WRENCH & SLIPPED HITTING THUMB. DX; LAC.RT.THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
BILAT HAND INJURY W/ WRENCH ON HAY TRAILER. DX; CONT OF BOTH HANDS/ LAC LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 36 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Lawn mowers
DX RIGHT RING FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED WHILE WORKING ON LAWN MOWER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
FRACTURE FINGER - 48 YOM SMASHED HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER WITH A WRENCH A FEW HOURS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
WAS WORKING WITH WRENCH AT HOME. DX. LAC/CONT L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PINCHED THUMB ON A WRENCH WORKING ON CAR RIGHT THUMB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PW LEFT 3RD FINGER.PT WAS UISNG A WRENCH ON THE CAR AND WRENCH SLIPPED AND INJURED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2003	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: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
30 YOM CUT FINGER ON WIRE CUTTERS LACERATION L MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT.INJ.L.4TH.FINGER AT HOME WHEN USING A WRENCH & SLIPPED HITTING FINGE R. DX; L.4TH.FINGER SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
37 YOM GOT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN A CAR MOTOR & A WRENCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT WAS USING WRENCH AND SLIPPED. DX: AVULSION R FIFTH DIGIT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT HAD HAND SLIP ON WRENCH SLAMMED INOT CARPORT, ACUTE L 5TH DIGIT CONT USION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT WAS CUT ON WIRE CUTTER. DX: R THUMB LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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