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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 136
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/09/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WITH LAC TO FINGER WAS CUTTING CLOTH WITH A "ROTORCUTTER" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PATIENT TWISTED THUMB ON A TOWEL, C/O PAIN. DX-FRACTURE RIGHT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 3 YOF WAS STANDING BEHIND MOM WHEN SHE WAS SHAKING OUT A TOWEL, & HIT PT'S FINGER - BRUISED. DX; MINOR FINGER TRAUMA- HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| CLEANING BATH TUB WITH CLOTH,FINGER POPPED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2007 | Age: 52 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| SWINGING BATH TOWEL BEHIND HER BACK AND CAUGHT FINGER HYPEREXTENDING TH EM,SPRAINING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT JUST GOT OUT OF THE SHOWER AND DRYING OFF GOT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN THE TOWEL AND HYPEREXTENDED THE FINGER FRACTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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