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Accidents - Other fireplaces - Year 2002 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 163
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:27
26-50 years old:136

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/04/2002Age: 31 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other fireplaces
PATIENT CAUGHT FINGER ON METAL LID OF FIREPLACE. DX; CONTUSION TO RIG HT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other fireplaces
FELL INTO SIDE OF FIREPLACE, INJURING LT. THUMB. DX. THUMB SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/20/2002Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
44YOF AT HOME TROWING WOOD INTO FIREPLACE INJ LFINGER DX/ LAC L FINGER MID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2002Age: 10 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
PATIENT SCRAPED FINGER ON FIREPLACE AT HOME; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2002Age: 11 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
PT WITH METAL FIREPLACE FALLING ONTO RT 5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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