Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 6-15 years old - Year 2004 - Finger

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Date: 12/15/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SUST PUNCTURE TO FINGER WITH NAIL AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT FELL ON NAIL AT HOME, NAIL IMPAILED IN FINGER; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PRICKED IN FINGER BY A THUMB TACK 4 DAYS AGO. DX. INFECTED BLISTER R IN DEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FINGER ABS-GOT A METAL WASHER STUCK ON FINGER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hammers
PT WAS HAMMERING A NAIL INTO A BOARD & NAIL WENT INTO INDEX FINGER DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT CUT FINGER WHILE HIDING IN CLOSET AT GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE, POSSI BLY CUT ON NAIL; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
PT FELL @SCHOOL YEST HITTING LT HAND/5TH DIGIT AGAINST WALL WITH A NAIL IN LT 5TH DIGIT/ FB/REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Rugs or carpets
PT CUT RT INDEX FINGER ON A RUSTY NAIL IN CARPET, LACERATION/RT PALM AB RASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER FROM A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Chairs
HURT FINGER ON CHAIR, NAIL STICKING OUT OF CHAIR, CUT FINGER DX R LITTLE FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
PT USING NAIL GUN TO MAKE SOMETHING AND NOW HAS NAIL IN THUMB C/O PAIN PUNCTURE WOUND RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LACERATED FINGER ON A NAIL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
7 YOM PUNCTURE WOUND FROM NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT CUT FINGER ON A NAIL STICKING OUT FROM TELEPHONE POLE. D: 3CM LACERA TION, FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FINGER PUNCTURE, NAIL JABBED FINGER (2ND FINGER)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT ON A NAIL WHEN TRIPPED AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2004	Age: 7 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS PLAYING OUTSIDE AND FELL ON A NAIL, JAGGED 2 2/12 LAC TO MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT AT CAMP AND FELL ON GROUND LANDING ON A NAIL AND PUNCTURING FINGER R T INDEX FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2004	Age: 14 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FINGER LAC-CUT ON A SCREW ON A CAMPER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2004	Age: 14 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT LT INDEX FINGER WHICH WAS CAUGHT ON A NAIL, ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS POKED W/NAIL THROUGH WOOD MOLDING. DX: R FIFTH FINGER FB/PW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LAC L 4TH FINGER, MOTHER STS PT INVOLVED IN A FIGHT & SUST INJURY WITH A NAIL AT THE SCHOOL, C/O MILD PAIN, TENDERNESS, NO ACTIVE BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
11 YOM CUT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON NAIL. LACERATION, RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT PUNCTURED FINGERS W/NAIL. DX: PW L FOURTH/FIFTH DIGITS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUSHING NAIL THROUGH SOMETHING NAIL STUCK IN THUMB/ FB RT THUMB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND-INJURED ON A NAIL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LEFT 3RD FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER ON A NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT FINGER ON NAIL DX LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT FINGER ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2004	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LACERATION FROM NAIL TO THUMB..LAC REPAIRED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2004	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: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT. GOT THUMB TACK STUCK IN RT. INDEX FINGER YESTERDAY- TODAY, INCREASED SWELLING & REDNESS. DX: RT. INDEX FINGER SEPTIC / CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/18/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FIGHTING WITH ANOTHER STUDENT WITH A THUMB TACK POKED INTO RT THUMB/ WRIST,PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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