Accidents - Containers - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Finger

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Date: 12/19/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
OPENING JUICE CONTAINER AT MALL THUMB & INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
53 YO MALE CUT RIGHT THUMB ON BOX LACERATION RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
CONTUSION FINGER - 52 YOF INJURED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WHILE MOVING BOXES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	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: Containers, Grocery or shopping carts
RT 4TH FINGER FX-AT STORE-CRUSHED FINGER W/A BOX AGAINST A SHOPPING CART
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
HIT HAND AGAINST WATER TANK FX THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Containers
BOUGHT A SNAKE FOR SON, PUT IT IN BOX;WHEN OPENING BOX SNAKE BIT HIM IN THE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 51 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: Containers
DX LEFT THUMB LACERATION: BOX FELL, METAL FIXTURE FROM BOX CUT THUMB AT HOME - 3 CM FLAP CUT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
PARONYCHIA FINGER - 63 YOM PACKING BOXES NOW RIGHT INDEX FINGER TIP PAI NFUL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives
PATIENT STABBING A CONTAINER FULL OF FOOD WHEN KNIFE CUT FINGER. D: FINGER LACERATION AND TENDON SHEATH LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Containers
LEFT 4TH FINGER CRUSHING. A BOX DROPPED ONTO PT FINGER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	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: Containers
FINGER CONTUSIONS - SMASHED FINGERS ON OXYGEN TANK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2002	Age: 65 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: Containers, Toilets
65-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER WHILE REMOVING A NEW TOILET FROM A BOX AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
DX SPRAIN RIGHT THUMB: TRIPPED OVER BOX AT HOME, BENT THUMB BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
PT SUS LAC TO FINGER FROM A BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Nonelectric razors or shavers
PT STATES SHE WAS OPENING BOXES WITH A RAZOR BLADE AT HOME AND CUT HER THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
FINGER SPRAIN - 76 YOF STATES SHE FELL WHILE CARRYING A HEAVY PACKAGE I NJURING LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
PT C/O PAIN AND SWELLING TO LT IDEX FINGER S/P DROPPED A BOX OVER HER HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
GRABBED A BOX SPRAIN RIGHT 5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
PT SUST LAC TO FINGER FROM CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives with replaceable blades
PT OPENING A BOX WITH A BOX CUTTER WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED SUSTAINED A L ACERATION TO LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Containers
PATIENT WAS AT A STORE PACKING A BOX AND GOT WEAK AND FELL. DX-OPEN DISLOCATED LEFT LONG FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives with replaceable blades
PT PACKING SOME BOXES SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB WITH A RAZOR KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT IN A STORE PULLED A BOX DOWN OFF A SHELF LANDED ONTO RIGHT THUMB FRA CTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2002	Age: 55 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: Containers
WAS CUTTING OPEN A BOX, RESULTING IN A FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
HEAVY BOX FELL ON PT'S HAND AT HOME CAUSING FINGER INJURYDX:THUMB SPRAI N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Containers
HURT FINGER WHILE PACKING BOXESSKIN AVULSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
PT. STATES SEVERAL BOXES AND OBJECTS FELL OUT OF CAR DOOR YEST HITTING L MIDDLE FINGER. DX. SPRAIN L 3 PIP FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
55 YOF CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN TWO BOXES. CONTUSION OF RT. INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER ON A CARDBOARD BOX AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
WHILE WORKING AT HOME PT HIT HIS R 3RD FINGER AGAINST A BARREL DX R 3RD FINGER SOFT TISSUE TRUAME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
SPR R 4TH FING/61YOHF INJURED L 4TH DIGIT ON A BOX. JAMMED IT ABOUT 1/2 HR AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Containers, Knives
PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE FINGER- PT. WAS TRYING TO OPEN A BOX WITH A KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
LAC RIGHT 5TH FINGER. PT SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN 2 BARRELS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Containers
55 YOM C/O RT THUMB PAIN WHILE CARRYING HEAVY BARRELS. DX: R. THUMB AVU LSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
LT THUMB LAC-CUT ON BROKEN GLASS WHILE SHOVING SOMETHING INTO BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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