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Accidents - Can openers - Year 2005 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 519
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Date: 11/20/2005Age: 22 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION OF FINGER WHILE USING CAN OPENER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/06/2005Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers, Metal containers
PT USED CAN OPENER TO OPEN CAN OF TUNA FISH, CUT FINGER ON EDGE OF CAN, LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/25/2005Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
PATIENT CUT THUMB ON CAN OPENER AT HOME; THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/22/2005Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers, Metal containers
USING CAN OPENER TO OPEN CAN CUT FINGER ON LID..LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/14/2005Age: 14 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers, Metal containers
GRABBED METAL CAN MOM JUST OPENED WITH CAN OPENER DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2005Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
CUT WITH CAN OPENER LAC. FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
CUT THUMB WITH CAN OPENER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2005Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A CAN OPENER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2005Age: 30 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
LACERATED FINGER OPENING CAN OF BEANS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2005Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
PT. C/O LAC TO L THUMB, CUT ON CAN OPENER. DX. LAC L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2005Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
MESSING WITH A CAN OPENER & CUT FINGER. DX: LAC FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2005Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
RT 1ST AND 2ND FINGER LACERATIONS.PT CUT FINGERS WHILE USING A CAN OPEN ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2005Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Can openers, Other glass bottles or jars
USING A CAN OPENER TO OPEN A GLASS BOTTLE LEFT INDEX FINGER ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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