Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Finger

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Date: 12/12/2009	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: Pruning or trimming equipment
51YOM TRIMMING HEDGES AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO TIP OF LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LAC-55 Y/O M-CUT ON PRUNING SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2009	Age: 55 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LAC-55 Y/O F-CUT ON PRUNING SHEARS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RT MIDDLE FINGER LAC.PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
63YOM CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A HEDGETRIMMER C/O LAC. DX: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT LAC FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2009	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: Pruning or trimming equipment
52 YOM L 5TH FINGER LAC, CUT IT W/ A PAIR OF PRUINING SHEARS AT HOME.2 CM X1CM 4 SUTURES, AND DRESSING APPLIED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2009	Age: 78 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: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
ACUTE OPEN FX R 3RD FINGER: CUT R 3RD FINGER W/ HEDGE TRIMMERS, 4 SM. LAC'S END OF DIGIT, OPEN TUFT FX R MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
51YOM TRIMMING TREES AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX F INGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
57 YR OLD CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX/ LEFT RING FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER USING HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT LAC FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
63YO F LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMERS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2009	Age: 68 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT CUT LT 2ND & 3RD FINGER WITH A HEDGE CLIPPER. DX-2ND & 3RD FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT LAC LT 4TH DIGIT ON HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
65YO HISP MALE STS FINGER GOT CAUGHT ON A HEDGER DX L 3RD FINGER LACERAITON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LAC TO L 5TH FINGER, PT WAS USING GARDEN CLIPPERS AT HOME AND CUT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LAC-CUT ON PRUNING SHEARS WHILE PRUNING BUSHES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RT 5TH FINGER LAC.PT WAS USING A HEDGE TRIMMER AND LACERATED FINGER ON IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
60 YR OLD INJURED FINGER TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME DX// LEFT 5TH FINGER FX AND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
57 YOM WAS PRUNING HEDGES AND LACERATED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
65 YR OLD CUT FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX// LEFT 5TH FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX: DEEP LACERATION RIGHT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LEFT THUMB TIP AMPUTATION. PT INJURED THUMB ON HEDGE CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2009	Age: 56 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
ACC CUT LT INDEX FINGER ON A LAWN CLIPPER, +BLD CTR'D >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
55 YOF WAS CUTTING FLOWERS WITH SHEARS AND LACERATED HER LEFT PINKY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 55 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT PRESENT TO ER AFTER TRIMMING A TREE TODAY STATES INJURED LT FINGER- DX- LT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2009	Age: 69 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING BUSHES WITH A TRIMMER AND CLIPPED THE TIP OF FINGER LACERAT ION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2009	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: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX LAC HAND-COMPLICAT/FX FINGER 5TH DISTAL PHALANX PROX END: US'G HEDGECUTTER OVER HIS HEAD, SLIP'D & CUT VOLAR SURFACE R 2-3-4-5 FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER WITH A HEDGE TRIMMER. DX. FINGER LACERATION,NAILBED LACERATI ON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT (R) INDEX FINGER W/ HEDGE TRIMMERS DX;# LAC (R) INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT LAC LT 4TH FINGER ON GRASS TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
5TH DIGIT LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN USING HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2009	Age: 58 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
ACC CUT FINGER ONTO A GARDEN TRIMMER, TRIMMING THE HEDGES >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2009	Age: 56 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
ACC CUT FINGER ONTO HEDGE CLIPPER WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2009	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
74 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER CUT WITH PRUNING SHEARS *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2009	Age: 66 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX SUPERFICIAL LAC, R PINKY FINGER: LAC TO R PINKY FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER THIS A.M.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FINGER ON HEDGE CLIPPER AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RT INDEX FINGER LAC.PT LACERATED FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS CUT W/PRUNING SHEARS. DX: L THIRD FINGER LAC 1.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER INJURY FROM CUTTING WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX-LEFT 2ND FINGER LACERATION 3 CM, LEFT 3RD FINGER LACERATION 4 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LAC-CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM HEDGE CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC.PT LACERATED FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RT RING FINGER CAUGHT IN HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LAC-CUT ON CLIPPERS WHILE TRIMMING PLANTS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT INDEX FINGER WITH A HEDGE TRIMMER DX;* (L) INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER PW-INJURED ON PRUNING SHEARS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
72YOM ACCIDENTLY USING A HEDGE CLIPPER STRUCK LT THUMB,COULD NOT STOP BLEEDING AT HOME;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS DX; 2 CM LACERATION TO LEFT IN DEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT LAC FINGER ON GARDENING SHEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2009	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: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
L IND FING LAC/63YOF CUT L IND FING WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME YESTERD AY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2009	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: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT LT INDEX FINGER ACC ON A HEDGE TRIMMER, +BLD CTR'D >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
54YOF AT HOME USING A HEDGE CLIPPER AT HOME STRUCK FINGER; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER WHILE PRUNING SHRUBS DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER SKIN AVULSION-INJURED ON HEDGE CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
ACUT LEFT 5TH FINGER ACCIDENTALLY WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX-LAC LEFT 5TH FINGER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2009	Age: 84 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
L 3RD FING LAC/84YOM AT HOME WAS TRIMMING HEDGES WHEN FINGER GOT IN THE WAY CAUSING LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2009	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: Pruning or trimming equipment
ACC CUT RT MIDDLE FINGER ON A HEDGER TRIMMER, +BLD CTR'D >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT LAC FINGER WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
51YOF, CUT FINGER ON HEDGE CLIPPERS, FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
WAS USING A WEEK CUTTER AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER. LACERATION, LEFT I NDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 07/03/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
54 YOM LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT ON HEDGE CLIPPER. DX-LACERATION R 3 AND 4 FINGERS #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
61YOM WAS USING HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME INJURED FINGER; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2009	Age: 77 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT AT HOME TRIMMING BUSHES CUT L INDEX FINGER/ DX 1CM DEEP LAC L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUTTING SHRUBS, CUT FINGER DX: THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2009	Age: 68 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
ACC CUT FINGER GARDEN SHEARS +BLEEDING CONTROLLED >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2009	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING PALM TREE STRUCK IN THE RIGH THUMB WITH THE PALM FROM GOT I NFECTED CELLULITIS THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING BUSH WITH AN ELECTRIC CUTTER AND LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT L 5TH FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS DX- FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2009	Age: 81 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
ACC CUT LT MIDDLE FINGER WHILE TRIMMING SHRUBS TODAY >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2009	Age: 60 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
ACC CUT FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMER, +BLEEDING CONTROLLED >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
HURT HAND USING HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX FINGER FRACTURES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2009	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: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING BUSH AND LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LEFT 4TH FINGER LAC.PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE CUTTING BUSH WITH SHEARS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN USING TRIMMERS ON PLANTS IN GARDEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
56YOM WAS HOME TRIMMING BUSHES ACCIDENTLY LACERATED LT 4TH FINGER; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2009	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: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT C/O CUT TO LT 4TH FINGER SUSTAINED WHILE TRIMMING TREES AT HOME TODAY. DX - LT 4TH FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
65 Y/O CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER. DX-LAC FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FINGER ON HEDGE CLIPPER WHILE CUTTING HEDGES AT HOME DX// LEFT RING FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
TRIMMING BUSHES AND CUT FINGER WITH A HEGE TRIMMER ..LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LAC-CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
62 YO M LACERTION TO FINGER CUTN ON HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2009	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER ON PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LEFT RING FINGER LAC.PT LACERATED FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2009	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: Amputation
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT SUSTAINED MULTIPLE AMPUTATIONS FROM A HEDGE TRIMMER WITH CONSIDERABLE BLEEDING. DX-MULTIPLE COMPLEX LACERATIONS-FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
52YOM, USING HEDGE CLIPPERS , FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER INJURY FROM HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX-LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION 3 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
69YMC USING HEDGETRIMMER AND CUT FINGER/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A HEDGE CLIPPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT L INDEX FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS YESTERDAY DX- LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM PRUNING SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2009	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: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS USING A HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME TODAY INJURING LT 2ND FINGER. DX - LT 2ND FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LAC-CUT ON PRUNING SHEARS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING PLANTS AND CUT FINGER WITH SHEARS AT HOME DX: DEEP LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS CUT W/PRUNING SHEARS. DX: L MIDDLE FINGER AVULSION LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
67YOM YESTERDAY ACCIDENTLY CUT LT INDEX FINGER ON A HEDGE CLIPPER; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LAC-CUT ON HEDGETRIMMERS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FINGERS WITH SHEARS WHILE TRIMMING SHRUBS DX// LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER INJURY FROM CUTTING WITH HEDGE TRIMMER. DX-ACUTE 3 CM LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LACERATED L INDEX FINGER FROM PRUNING SHEARS DX LACERATION L INDEX FINGER *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2009	Age: 70 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
LAC FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LACERATION TO THUMB CUT THUMB WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
65 YOM WAS TRIMMING SHRUB WITH PRUNING SHEARS AND LACERATED HIS RIGHT M IDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2009	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: Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT WAS HELPING NEIGHBOR WITH YARD WORK, FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN TRIMMERS, BEGAN TO FEEL PRESSURE IN LT HAND. DX-LT INDEX FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/23/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WITH LACS TO FINGERS FROM A "LAWN CUTTER"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Clothing accessories
PT CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER THROUGH GLOVE AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT SMALL FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
75 YOM WAS TRIMMING BUSHES AND LACERATED HIS RIGHT PINKY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER USING AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER. DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER INJURY FROM CUTTING WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX-ACUTE 2 CM FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
55 Y/O CUT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME. DX-LAC FINGER TIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2009	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
74 YOF CUT PINKY FINGER ON LEFT HAND WITH PLANT TRIMMER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FINGER W/GARDEN SHEARS. DX: L 2ND FINGER TIP AVULSION 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A TREE AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A PW TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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