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Accidents - Telephones or telephone accessories - Year 2006 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 552
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Date: 12/22/2006Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Crushing
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PATIENT STUCK FINGER IN HOLE OF METAL PLATE ON BACK OF PHONE, FINGER ST UCK IN HOLE; CRUSH INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/17/2006Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PLAYING WITH FRIENDS AND HIT THUMB WITH CELL PHONE. DX THUMB INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2006Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT TRIPPED OVER CELL PHONE AND FELL. DX: R SMALL FINGER FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/15/2006Age: 41 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
SWOLLEN FINGER DUE TO HITTING LEFT MIDDLE FINGER AGAINST PHONE, SWOLLEN LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2006Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT WAS CUT TRYING TO PULL PHONE CORD OUT OF WALL AT JAIL. DX: L THIRD FINGER LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2006Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT BRUISED FINGER AFTER HIT IT ON THE TELEPHONE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2006Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Weight lifting
CONTUSION L INDEX FINGER: TALKING ON PHONE, PLAYING WITH 3-5# WEIGHTS, WEIGHTS DROPPED ON HIS HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2006Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
FRIEND THREW CORDLESS PHONE @ PT, STRUCK IN THUMB, FRACTURE THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2006Age: 91 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PATIENT NORMALLY WALKS WITH WALKER, DIDN'T USE WALKER AND TRIPPED ON TE LEPHONE CORD, DX; DISLOCATION TO RIGHT RING R=FINGER. DIZZY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/07/2006Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT WAS AT HOME HE LACERATED HIS LT THUMB ON A CELL PHONE BELT CLIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/07/2006Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PAIN RIGHT THUMB-SOMEONE PULLED A PHONE FROM HIM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/07/2006Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
FELL FROM STANDING AT HOME TRYING TO ANSWER PHONE DX: FINGER LAC, HIP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2006Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Lockers
PHONE STOLEN @ SCHOOL, MAD & HIT LOCKER WITH HAND, D FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2006Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
DX: NAIL BROKE OFF WHEN PULLING PHONE AWAY FROM BOYFRIEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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