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Accidents - Electrical wire or wiring systems - Year 2007 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 430
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 12/30/2007Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT SUST LAC TO FINGER ON LIGHTSWITCH#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/07/2007Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT CUT FINGERS ON A METAL SWITCH PLATE AT SCHOOL DX: LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/01/2007Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT HIT LIGHT SWITCH WITH HAND LACERATING FINGER. D: LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/27/2007Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
TRIPPED OVER SPEAKER WIRE AND CAUGHT SELF ON HAND, C/O PAIN AT 7, INJUR Y THUMB SPLINTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2007Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
17 YO MALE TOUCHED LIGHT SWITCH AT SCHOOL AND IT SPARKED ELECTRICAL BURN RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2007Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
CUT FINGER ON LIGHT SWITCH/FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2007Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
FELL OFF ELECTRICAL BOX WHILE PLAYING. DX THUMB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2007Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
GOT A PIECE OF ELECTRICAL WIRE STUCK IN FINGER. FOREIGN BODY, LEFT INDE X FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/18/2007Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Nonelectric razors or shavers
PT WAS USING A RAZOR BLADE TO STRIP THE PLASTIC COATING OFF WIRE AND CU T THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2007Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Knives
CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE WHILE CUTTING COATING OFF ELECTRIC WIRE AT HOME. DX: LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/07/2007Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PATIENT CUT FINGER ON LIGHT SWITCH AT HOME LAST NIGHT, CONTINUES TO BLE ED; FINGERTIP AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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