Accidents - Dry ice - Year 2008 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 22
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	6
26-50 years old:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Dry ice
PATIENT C/O LEFT THUMB INJURY POST A DRY ICE EXPLOSION INTO HIS LEFT HAND. DX-LT THUMB OPEN METACARPOPHALANGEAL DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/23/2008	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: Other
Product: Dry ice
PT PICKED UP PIECE OF DRY ICE YEST, NOW W/PAIN TO 2ND, 3RD AND 4TH FING ERS; FINGER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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