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Accidents - Book bags or back carriers - Year 2002 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 319
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Date: 11/01/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PATIENT TRIPPED ON BOOK BAG AND FELL AT SCHOOL; FINGER FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/29/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Book bags or back carriers
DX RIGHT HAND RING FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS WHILE REACHING INTO BACKPACK AT SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Book bags or back carriers
12 YOF GOT CLIP FROM BOOK BAG INBEDDED IN HAND FB R INDEX FINGER REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2002Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT WAS PICKING UP BACK PACK WHEN RT THUMB BENT BACKWARDS. ACUTE RT THUM B SPRAIN@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2002Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Book bags or back carriers
CAUGHT PROSTHETIC NAIL ON BACKPACKNAIL AVULSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2002Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks
CAUGHT FINGER IN BOOKBAG FULL OF BOOKS; LT PINKY FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Lockers
PATIENT HIT FINGER AND HAND WHEN PULLING BOOK BAG OUT OF METAL LOC KER AT SCHOOL 3 DAYS AGO, STILL HAVING PAIN; FINGER CONTUISON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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