Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 6-15 years old - Year 2009 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,040
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Date: 12/10/2009	Age: 10 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, Stairs or steps
10 YOM CUT LITTLE FINGER ON A NAIL WHILE WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS AT HOME. DX-LAC FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
9 YOM CUT FINGER WITH A NAIL THAT WAS ON A BOARD. DX-AVULSION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	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
9 YO M BOLT NUT STUCK ON R 3RD FINGER DX: FINGER CONTUSION, FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Amusement attractions
PT WAS AT A HAUNTED HOUSE AND ACCID HIT HIS L MIDDLE FINGER AGAINST A N AIL. HAS SMALL PUNCT WOUND. DX PUNCT L MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2009	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
PT TRIPPED WHILE HOLDING A HANDFUL OF NAILS AND A NAIL WENT THRU FINGER DX: DEEP PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2009	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
FINGER PW-12 Y/O M-INJURED ON A NAIL IN WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2009	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT HAD THUMB STUCK IN METAL NUT, PULLED OUT STRIPPING OFF SKIN; TH UMB ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	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
PUNCUTURE TO THUMB, PT WAS RUNNING AROUND PLAYING WITH BROTHER WHEN FELL AND LANDED ON "RUSTY NAIL"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	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, Knives
7YOF WAS HOME TRYING TO CUT A NUT FROM A BOLT WITH KNIFE INJURED RT INDEX FINGER;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
FB L IND FING;P.W.;FINGER INJ/8YOM AT HOME PLAYING WITH NAIL GUN AND SH OT NAIL THROUGH L IND FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2009	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
PT CUT THUMB ON NAIL AT HOME WHILE SWATTING AT A FLY LACERATION RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2009	Age: 13 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: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PICKING UP STICK TO THROW AT A BIRD. MSTICK HAD IMBEDDED NAIL IN IT. WE NT THRU RIGHT INDEX FINGER. DX: IMBEDDED NAIL RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2009	Age: 15 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
NAIL IN THUMB. DX PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2009	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: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
R 5TH FING INJ/14YOM STS AT HOME A RUSTY SCREW IN A BOARD INJURED FINGE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2009	Age: 8 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
PT WAS THROWING STICK THAT HAD A SCREW INT TO THE DOG AND CUT FINGER DX RT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2009	Age: 9 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 FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
AT THE PLAYGROUND PLAYING A NAIL WENT INTO THUMB PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2009	Age: 11 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, Furniture
DX SIMPLE FINGER LAC-R THUMB: LAC F FURNITURE TACK NAIL, R HAND/THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2009	Age: 7 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
7 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER JUMPING WITH FRIEND FELL HITTING FINGER ON A NAIL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT INJURED FINGER ON A NAIL LAST NIGHT, ALSO WITH LOW BACK PAIN D/ T SIBLING SITTING ON ABDOMEN; FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2009	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT DX ABRASION OF LT THUMB - SUSTAINED INJURY TO LT THUMB FROM A NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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 LAC LT 2ND DIGIT ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2009	Age: 13 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
TRYING TO GET INTO HIS HOUSE THRU THE WINDOW&ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON A NAIL>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2009	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, House repair or construction materials
PULLING BOARDS OFF OF HOUSE, STUCK WITH NAIL IN THE BOARD PUNCTURE OF FINER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
PT CUT FINGER ON A SCREW THAT WAS STICKING UP. D: CONTUSION LEFT 2ND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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