Accidents - Fire extinguishers - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,547
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	22
Year 1998:	141
Year 1999:	179
Year 2000:	220
Year 2001:	79
Year 2002:	157
Year 2003:	6
Year 2004:	106
Year 2005:	150
Year 2006:	102
Year 2007:	6
Year 2008:	52
Year 2009:	162
Year 2010:	160

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	112
6-15 years old:	247
16-25 years old:	543
26-50 years old:	475
50+ years old:	167

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/14/2010	Age: 10 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: Fire extinguishers
10 YO MALE - FULL FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON PTS FINGER. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2010	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: Avulsion
Product: Fire extinguishers
13 YO M FINGER INJURY WHEN HE RAN INTO A FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
33 YOM PRESENT TO ER WITH INJURY TO RT FINGER GLASS CUT RT FINGER FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER- DX- RT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
20YOM CUT LEFT THUMB ON FORE EXTINGUISHER C/O LACERATION.DX: LPTMS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/01/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
19YOF LAC FINGERS AFTER BREAKING GLASS FOR FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2010	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
14YOM CAME AROUND A CORNER, IN MOVIE THEATRE, & HIT HIS HAND AGAINST GLASS FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOX- GLASS SHATTERED. DX; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2009	Age: 20 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: Fire extinguishers
HIT HAND ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. DX.FOREIGN BODY R 5TH FINGER.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT ANGRY AT SCHOOL AND PUNCHED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fire extinguishers
54YOM IS AN INVENTOR WAS WORKING ON AN AEROSOL FIRE EXTENGUISHER PROTOTYPE WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE;3RD DEGREE BURN RT INDEX FINGER;FD?
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/25/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN FIRE EXTINGUISHER SUST LAC TO FINGER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2008	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT DX FX LT 4TH FINGER - FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON RT HAND AND FINGERS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2008	Age: 31 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: Fire extinguishers
PATIENT PUNCHED GLASS FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER, SUSTAINED INJURY TO RT THUMB. DX-RT THUMB ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2008	Age: 15 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: Fire extinguishers
15 Y/O CUT FROM SOMEONE CLOSING FIRE EXTINGUISHER DOOR ON FINGER. DX-LAC FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Fire extinguishers
DROPPED FIRE EXTINGUISHER;DX CRUSHED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT WAS LAUNDRY MAT WITH MOM PULLED FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WHICH FELL ONTO RIGHT HAND SMASHING 4-5 FINGER. DX RIGHT FITH FINGER FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
HIT GLASS COVERING FIRE EXTINGUISHER @ SCHOOL, LACERATION FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2006	Age: 15 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: Fire extinguishers
RAN INTO METAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER HOLDER & LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2006	Age: 15 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: Fire extinguishers
PUNCHED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER CUTTING FINGER " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT PUNCHED FIRE EXTINGUISHER CASE AT FRIEND'S APT COMPLEX. DX: L THIRD FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2006	Age: 19 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: Crushing
Product: Fire extinguishers, Alcohol
PT WAS AT PARTY WHEN A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL OFF THE WALL AND LANDED O N PT'S FINGER, PT HAD BEEN DRINKING ALCOHOL. DX: CRUSH INJURY - FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON FINGER (NO INFO IN CHART PERTAINING TO A FIRE LACERATION LEFT 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fire extinguishers
FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON FINGER FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT PUNCHED FIRE EXTINGUISHER CASE AT SCHOOL. DX: 2 CM R THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT SUST LACERATION TO FINGER TRIED TO CATCH A FALLING FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT, WHO HAD BEEN DRINKING ETOH, FELL ON CURB AT DORM AND HIT GLASS FIRE EXTINGUISHER CASE. D: FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
PATIENT PUNCHED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER YESTER DAY, FINGER PAIN; FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
FINGER LACERATION- SUSTAINED ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/10/2002	Age: 41 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: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
BROKE A GLASS WINDOW ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER CASE LAC R 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
LAC (R) 4TH FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT HOME, C/O PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fire extinguishers
FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON PATIENT'S FINGER AT CENTER OF SCIENCE AND IND USTRY; FINGER FX., FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2002	Age: 27 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: Fire extinguishers
INDEX FINGER CT-AT HOME-HIT A FIRE EXTINGUSHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
LEFT 5TH FINGER LAC - CUT FINGER ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
PATIENT PUNCHED FIRE EXTINGUISHER GLASS AT SCHOOL, BROKE GLASS WITH HAN D; THUMB CONTUSION, HAND INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fire extinguishers
50 Y.O. W MALE W/PW TO FINGER. PT INJ SELF ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. E920 8
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2001	Age: 12 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: Fire extinguishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2001	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fire extinguishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2000	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fire extinguishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2000	Age: 10 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: Fire extinguishers, Fire or smoke alarms
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2000	Age: 23 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: Fracture
Product: Fire extinguishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2000	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2000	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/1999	Age: 7 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/1999	Age: 28 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: Fire extinguishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/1999	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/1999	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/1998	Age: 19 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: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/1998	Age: 41 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: Fire extinguishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/1998	Age: 38 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: Fire extinguishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/1998	Age: 32 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: Avulsion
Product: Fire extinguishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/1997	Age: 51 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: Fire extinguishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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