Accidents - Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches - 26-50 years old - Year 2008 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,141
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Date: 12/02/2008	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: Avulsion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
SQUEEZED AND PINCED L MIDDLE FINGER WITH PLIERS 4 HRS PTA. WOUND CONTI NUED TO BLEED SO CAME TO ER. AVULSION L LONG DIGIT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2008	Age: 39 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, All-terrain vehicles
PT WAS STRAINING VERY HARD WITH A PAIR OF PLIERS WHILE WORKING ON A FOU R WHEELED ATV AND STRAINED THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2008	Age: 28 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
PT WAS WORKING ON HIS CAR AND RATCHET HIT FINGER. DX: R INDEX CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2008	Age: 31 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
31Y/O,M,WRENCH SLIPPED AT HOME, 3.4CM. LAC. L MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2008	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: Crushing
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
CRUSH INJ L 5TH FING/33YOM WAS AT HOME USING WRENCH AND HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND A PIECE OF STEEL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2008	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: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT INJURED FINGER WITH A WRENCH. DX: LEFT SMALL FINGER DISTAL PHALYNX FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2008	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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
44 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON PLIERS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 46 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 C/O LAC TO L INDEX FINGER W/WIRE CUTTERS AT HOME 2 INCHES LONG. DX. LAC L INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
30YMC SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN PIPE WRENCH AND PIPE/HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2008	Age: 40 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
DX R THUMB CONTU: PT STATES WAS ON HIS BOAT TURNING A WRENCH WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OF WRENCH AND R THUMB STRUCK STATIONARY METAL ON BOAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2008	Age: 29 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
PT CUT FINGER ON METAL CUTTER AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2008	Age: 32 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
PT CRUSHED FINGER IN A WRENCH AT HOME DX// FX AND LAC RIGHT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2008	Age: 31 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
HIT BY WRENCH. DX- SPRAIN L INDEX FINGER #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2008	Age: 26 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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LEFT THUMBNAIL AVULSION.PT WAS USING A WRENCH TO LOOSEN A LUGNUT AND WR ENCH SLIPPED AND INJURED THUMBNAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Medical equipment, general
FX TO 5TH DIGIT, HELPING TO ADJUST FRIENDS OXYGEN TANK, WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2008	Age: 45 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
FINGER FX-HIT FINGER W/A WRENCH-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2008	Age: 44 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
RT THUMB LACERATION.PT WAS USING A RATCHET ON A CAR AND IT SLIPPED AND LACERATED THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2008	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: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
WOODWORKING AND LAC THUMB ON WIRE CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2008	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: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
DX LWBS: R THUMB INFC: HAD LAC TO THUMB WORK'G WITH WRENCH 2 WEEKS AGO, 4 DAYS AGE ARA BECAME RED AND PUS-FILLED
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/08/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Motor vehicles or parts
FINGER LAC-CUT ON LUG WRENCH WHILE CHANGING CAR TIRE-3 DAYS PTA-IN THE STREET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2008	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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
DX RIF SPRAIN: SUBLUXED/REDUCED AT FIRST KNUCLE WHILE TURNING WRENCHES TO TIGHTING BOLTS WHILE WORKING ON CAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2008	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: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT CUT FINGER WITH BOLT CUTTERS LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A WIRE CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2008	Age: 42 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
LUG WRENCH SLIPPED CUTTING BACK OF MIDDLE FINGER LAC MID FINGER *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2008	Age: 40 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
CUT FINGER ON WIRE CUTTERS AT HOME. DX; LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT WAS WORKING W/A WRENCH AT HOME. DX: R SECOND DIGIT PW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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