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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,859
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions |
| COUSIN PUSHED TV ONTO PT'S HAND. NOW WITH SWELLING/BRUISING OF FINGER. D: 5TH DISTAL MIDDLE PHALANX FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions |
| TV FELL ON FINGER. DX- DISTAL TUFT FRACTURE L 3RD FINGER, NAIL ERMOVAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FINGER WHILE CARRYING A TV CUT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT DX CONTUSION TO RT THUMB - S/P PT WAS HIT W/A TV REMOTE CONTROL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions, Stairs or steps |
| 26 YO BM - RT, 3RD METACARPAL FRACTURE - WAS CARRYNG TV UP STAIRS 7 FEL L & TV FELL ON HIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| CUT L 3RD FINGER ON TV REMOTE CONTROL WHILE CLIMBING UP IN CLOSET. DX. LAC L MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions, Floors or flooring materials |
| HORSING AROUND AT HOME AND MOM STEPPED ON FINGER WHILE LOOKING FOR REMOTE ON FLOOR. DX RIGHT LONG FINGER CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT PRESENTS WITH PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF RT 4TH DIGIT BY TV THAT FELL ONT O RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| 72 YOM HAD TV FALL ON FINGER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions |
| 51 YOF HAD TV FALL ON FINGER FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT CUT FINGER ON BROKEN TV IN GARBAGE. DX: PT LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/04/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions |
| DX LEFT THUMB SPRAIN: BENT THUMB BACK WHILE LIFTING TELEVISION AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions |
| RIGHT 4TH DIGIT COMMINUTED # MIDDLE PHALANX. PT HOLDING TV AND TRIPPED OVER A CURB. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/04/2003 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT GOT A PIECE OF THE CABLE FROM THE TV STUCK UNDER HIS THUMBNAIL DX: INFECTED RIGHT THUMBNAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2003 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions |
| TRIPPED OVER TELEVISION CORD DX: FRACTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions |
| DX LEFT RING FINGER SPRAIN: BENT FINGER BACK ON REMOTE FOR TELEVISION AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT PLAYING WITH BROTHER AND SOMEHOW HIT TV DX FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| LAC TO FINGER ON A TV |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| 42 YO M INJURED FINGER ON TV LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| SMASHED FINGER OF L HAND W/TV YESTERDAY (2ND FINGER & THUMB) DX: LIGAMENT INJURY L THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| TV FELL ONTO FINGER CONTUSING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| LT 3RD FINGER CT-TV FELL ON CHILD'S HAND-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| DX CONTUSION LEFT 3RD AND 4TH DIGITS: DROPPED TELEVISION SET ONTO FINGERS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| HIT FINGER WITH T.V. REMOTE CONTROL DX: L THUMB CONTUSION / SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions |
| PATIENT WAS MOVING A TV AND SUSTAIN A LEFT THUMB STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Televisions |
| SLAMMED FINGER ON TV SUBGUNAL HEMATOMA LEFT 2ND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| 4 YO M CUT FINGER ON TV LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2003 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| RT INDEX FINGER LAC-HIT FINGER ON TV-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Televisions |
| TV FELL ON PATIENT'S THUMB AT HOME; AVULSION/CRUSH INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| 55 YOM CARRING T.V SAT IT DOWN ON FINGER LACERATION L MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT WENT TO HIT A FLY ON TV SCREEN WITH TOWEL WRAPPED AROUND FINGER, FEL T STING TO FINGER, DX CONTUSION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2003 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions |
| PINCHED FINGER ON OBJECT ON T.V. DX SPRAIN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions, Computers |
| PT PLAYING ELECTRONIC VIDEO GAMES WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT THUMB AGAINS T THE TELEVISION SET STRAINED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| LAC LT THUMB ON TV ANTENNA TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions |
| A TV FELL ON PATIENT'S HAND AT HOME; FINGER FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| PATIENT CUT FINGER WHEN CARRYING TV SET WITH BROKEN GLASS; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Televisions, Television tables or stands |
| TRIPPED, FELL INTO THE TV WHICH WAS ON A SWIVEL BASE TV STAND/ CAUGHT FINGER DX: R 5TH FINGER DISTAL AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions |
| DX. SPRAIN L THUMB. PUNCHED A TV WHILE ANGRY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions |
| PUNCHED A TELELVISION DX: R 5TH FINGER FX / HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| 30 Y.O. B MALE W/FINGER LAC. PT CUT SELF ON TELEVISION WIRE @ HOME. 920 8 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Televisions |
| LT 3RD FINGERNAIL AVULSION-AT HOME-DROPPED 27" TV ON FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions |
| FRACTURED FINGER WHEN TELEVISION FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| CAUGHT RT 5TH FINGER BETWEEN PIECE OF TV. DX; 5TH FINGER SOFT TISSUE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions |
| T.V. FELL ON FINGERS DX: L 3RD FINGER FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| PATIENT SLAMMED HAND DOWN ON BROKEN TV ANTENNA AT HOME; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| RIGHT THUMB CONT. PT WAS MOVING A TELEVISION AND INJURED THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| LEFT THUMB CONTUSION AFTER MOVING TELEVISION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Televisions |
| LEFT 3RD FINGER CRUSHING. PT DROPPED A TELEVISION ONTO FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions, Basketball |
| STATES HIT R THUMB ON A TV SET YEST, AND THEN HIT THE SAME THUMB AGAIN TONIGHT DURING BASKETBALL. DX. FX R THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| LT 3RD FINGER LAC-CUT ON A TV WHILE @ THE HOSPITAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| DROPPED T.V. ON FINGERS DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT CUT FINGER ON TV GLASS SCREEN. D: FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| PATIENT HIT FINGER ON TV WHEN RUNNING AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO, INCREASING PA IN; FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| MALLET FINGER R 4TH FINGER/56YOM JAMMED HIS R 4TH FINGER UNDER A 32" TV SET AT HOME. NOW HE CAN'T EXTEND THE DIP JOINT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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