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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,235
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| PUCNTURED R HAND W/PIECE OF WIRE DX: PW R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wire |
| 67YOM-MUSCLE SPASM RIGHT HAND-CUTTING WIRE TODAY-DEVELOPED CRAMPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Wire |
| PT TOUCHED ELECTRICAL WIRES DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| CUT SELF WITH RAZOR BLADE TRIMMING A WIRE DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| CONTUSION HAND - 43 YOF TRIPPED OVER CABLE WIRES AND FELL ONTO OUTSTRET CHED LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| PT C/O PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT PALM OF HAND BY AN OLD PIECE OF WIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| CUTTING COPPER WIRE CUT HAND DX LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO HAND FROM WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2003 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| RT.HAND LACERATION .PT.REFERS GOT CUT WITH WIRE CUTTING IMPLEMENT.WHEN HE TRIPPIED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| PT C/O CUT RT PALM ON A PIECE OF WIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND ON A PIECE OF WIRE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| PT WAS CUT ON SHARP WIRE YESTERDAY. DX: INFECTED ABR R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire, Cabinet or door hardware |
| ABRASIONS HANDS - 42 YOF INJURED HER LEFT HAND ON A WIRE WHEEL WHILE FI XING A RUSTY HINGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| SCRAPED RT HAND WITH PIECE OF RUSTY WIRE CAUSING PUNCTURE WOUND WITH ABRASION AND BRUISING; PUNCTURE RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| 51 YO F METAL WIRE PENETRATED HAND TUESDAY, NOW PAINFUL. DX R HAND PUNC TURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wire |
| 55 YOM TRIPPED OVER A WIRE IN HIS YARD AND FELL-DX RT HAND TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| HIT HAND WITH WIRE DX: LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| LT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND-INJURED ON RUSTY WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT 2ND KNUCKLE FROM WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire, Fences or fence posts |
| LEFT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND - RAN WIRE INTO HAND WHEN FIXING FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| 2 CM SKIN TEAR LEFT HAND, WORKING IN HIS GARDEN, LACERATED HAND ON WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wire |
| PUNC TO HAND WITH WIRE DX: CELLULITUS TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/06/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| PT PLAYING WITH HIS DOG, TRIPPED AND FELL CUTTING HAND ON WIRE. D: PALM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| CUT HAND ON WIRE LACERATION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wire |
| TRIPPED OVER WIRE DX. HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| CUT HAND ON WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| PT LACERATED HAND ON STEEL CABLE. D: HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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