Accidents - Containers - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,804
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Date: 12/25/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Containers, Knives with replaceable blades
55 Y/O MALE WAS CUTTING BOXES WITH UTILITY KNIFE & KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HAND AT HOME DX: SKIN AVULSION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2010	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Containers
81YOF WITH CRUSH INJ TO FINGER FROM A FALLING "***" NO MENTION OF BOTTL E, CAN, CONTAINER, GLASS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2010	Age: 52 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
52YOM STUCK HAND IN A BOX AND THERE WAS A PIECE OF GLASS IN THE BOX SUU STAINED A FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2010	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: Containers
51 YOM LACERATIONTO RIGHT 4TH FINGER S/P FINGER WAS CUT WHEN A BOX DROP PED ON IT$
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
60 YOF, CUT FINGER ON BOX, FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2010	Age: 82 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, Knives with replaceable blades
82YOM OPENING A BOX WITH A BOX CUTTER AND SUSTAINED A FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers, Weight lifting
A 66 YOM HAS BEEN MOVING BOXES AND WEIGHT GYM PLATES, TO ER WITH CONTUS ION TO FINGER AND HAND PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
61YOWF REDNESS, SWELLING TO R 3RD FINGER, FIRST NOTICED THIS EVENING, WAS MOVING A BOX, THINKS SOMETHING STUNG HER. DX. REDNESS, SWELL R FIN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/30/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
TRIPPED ON BOARD IN ATTIC AND CAUGHT FINGER ON BOX AND CUT FINGER. LACE RATION 5TH FINGER, RIGHT. 64 YOF*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2010	Age: 53 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
53YOF, ACC CUT FINGER OPENING A PACKAGE WITH *** KNIFE >>LAC >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
60 YOM DX CONTUSION OF FINGER - PT WAS CUT W/OLD RUSTY OBJECT WHILE CUTTING BOXES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives
79 YOM LACERATED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH BIG KNIFE WHILE TRYING TO OPEN A BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
52 YOF DX LT THUMB SPRAIN - WHILELPING WITH BOXES LT THUMB BENT BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Containers, Doors
60YOF WITH CRUSH INJ TO FINGERS, CAUGHT BETWEEN BOX AND A DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives
63 YOM WAS CUT OPENING A BOX W/KNIFE. DX: R THUMB LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
68YOF INJ 5TH DIGIT AFTER LIFTING HEAVY BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
60 YOM TRIPPED OVER BOXES. DX: L FOURTH PHALANX FX/DISLOCATION/1.5 CM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2010	Age: 66 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, Knives
66YOM WAS OPENING A BOX WITH A KNIFE AND CUT LEFT THUMB, LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Containers
68 Y/O W/FM PUNCTURED THUMB PICKED UP BASKET OF FLOWERS AT FUNERAL HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers, Laundry soaps or detergents
69 YOF-@ HOME LIFTING HEAVY BOXES W/LAUNDRY DETERGENT IN THEM-BOX SLIPP ED & HYPEREXTENDED 4TH DIGIT DX FX FINGER # 4
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2010	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, Knives with replaceable blades
1.2 CM LAC L THUMB W/ REPAIR: 59YOM CUT THUMB EARLIER TONIGHT OPENING A BOX WITH RUG CUTTER, 1.2 CM LAC, @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2010	Age: 53 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
53YOM CUT (L) THUMB ON A RUSTY BARREL DX;* ABRASION (L) THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2010	Age: 83 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
DX THUMB PN-INJ NO FX: 83YOM TRIP' OVER BOX YTDY & FELL ONTO R HAND. PN & SWELL' @ BASE OF MCP & DORSAL ASPECT OF PHALANYX W/ FLEXION OF THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2010	Age: 62 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, Ceilings and walls
62 YOM MOVING BOXES,RAN INTO WALL HITTING RT RING/MIDDLE FINGERS DX##: CONTUSION RT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2010	Age: 52 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: Containers
52 YOM INJURED THUMB YESTERDAY PICKING UP BOX. DX-ACUTE RIGHT THUMB STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives
59YOM WAS OPENING A PACKAGE WITH A KNIFE AND CUT L INDEX FINGER ON A KN IFE DX- FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Containers, Handrails, railings or banisters
SPLINTER REMOVAL BENEATH FINGERNAIL: 58YOM WENT TO SCOOT SMALL BOX ALONG HANDRAILING, CATCHING SMALL SPLINTER RMF NAILBED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Buckets or pails
FINGER LAC, 52 YOM HAD A BOX FALL ONTO HAND WHEN FALLING OFF A BUCKET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Asian
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
CUT FINGER ON BARREL LACERATION L 4TH FINGER 65 YO M#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
60 Y/O FEMALE CAUGHT HAND IN HEAVY OBJECT AND BOX AT HOME DX: FRACTURED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
67 YOM, CUT FINGER ON BOX , FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Drinking glasses
62YOF PUTTING DRINKING GLASS AWAY IN A BOX CUT RT 5TH FINGER; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
63 YR OLD BLACK FEMALE DX FINGER LACERATION - S/P PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT HER FINGER WHILE OPENING A BOX AT HOME PTA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2010	Age: 77 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: Containers, Knives with replaceable blades
77YOM USING A BOX CUTTER TO OPEN A BOX AND SUSTAINED A FINGER LACERATI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives
56YOF WAS TRYING TO OPEN A PACKAGE WITH A KNIFE AND CUT L INDEX FINGER DX- FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Doorsills or frames
RT INDEX FINGER LAC.71YOM WAS CARRYING A BOX AND HIT A DOOR JAMB .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2010	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: Other
Product: Containers
R 3RD FING INFECTION/63YOM SLID FINGER ALONG PASTEBOARD BOX AND CUT FIN GER UNDER NAIL 2-4 DAYS AGO. BECAME RED&EDEMATOUS YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Containers
59 YOF, HIT FINGER ON BASKET, GOT A SPLINTER, FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives
53 YOM CUTTING OPEN PACKAGE WITH A KNIFE AND CUT THUMB LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2010	Age: 76 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, Knives
76YOM OPENING A CONTAINER OF MARGARINE WITH A PARING KNIFE AND SUSTAINE D A FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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