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Accidents - Scales - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 408
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 08/25/2010Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
81YOM STEPPED OFF SCALE IN DR'S OFFICE & FELL, INJURED RT ARM, RT 2ND & 4TH DIGITS. DX - FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2010Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
FINGER LAC, 20 YOM DROPPED A SCALE INJURING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/28/2008Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
PT JAMMED FINGER ON A SCALE. D : LACERATION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2008Age: 7 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
PATIENT PLAYING IN BATHROOM, PLACED HAND UNDER BATHROOM SCALE WHEN SOMT HING PINCHED 3RD FINGER; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2008Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scales
PT FELL ON SIDE WHILE BEING WEIGHED WHILE IN HOSPITAL, SPRAINED FINGER, CONTUSION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scales
INJURED FINGER IN SCALE AT PRESCHOOL, NAIL LOOKS BROKEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2006Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
TRIPPED OVER BATHROOM SCALE/FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2005Age: 19 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Scales
FINGER CAUGHT UNDER BR SCALE . " FINGER NAIL AVULSION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
PATIENT CUT FINGER ON BATHROOM SCALES; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/09/2004Age: 20 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
20 MO LIFTING SCALE CAUSE IT TO FALL ON FINGER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2004Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Scales
PT VISITING A HOSPITAL FINGERS CAUGHT IN SCALE HEMATOMA 3RD & 4TH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/13/2003Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO RT MIDDLE FINGER AFTER BANGING FINGER AGAINST TABLE SCALE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2003Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
CUT FINGER ON METAL SCALE - LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/25/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
CUT THUMB ON SCALE DX: THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2001Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scales, Doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/1997Age: 23 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/1997Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Scales
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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