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Accidents - Pins and needles - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 242
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Date: 09/04/2002Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles, Other containers
REACHED INTO SEWING BASKET SEWING NEEDLE STUCK FINGER RIGHT INDEX FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2002Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
PT CLEANING STRAIGHT PIN STUCK IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2002Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
PT C/O PAINFUL SWOLLEN LT INDEX FINGER S/P GOT STUCK W/A SEWING NEEDLE LAST FRIDAY WHILE ON VACATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
PT DX INFECTED RT INDEX FINGER - C/O BROKE A SEWING NEEDLE INSIDE RTIND EX FINGER LAST WEEK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PT SEWING ON MACHINE NEEDLE WENT THROUGH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2002Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pins and needles, Sewing basket articles
LEFT 2ND DIGIT LAC. PT WAS SEWING A BUTTON WITH A NEEDLE AND INJURED FI NGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2002Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles, Sewing machines or accessories
PUNCTURE FINGER - LEFT INDEX FINGER PUNCTURED BY A SEWING MACHINE NEEDL E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/27/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pins and needles
PT SUST. LAC. TO FINGER ON SEWING NEEDLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2002Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
USED NEEDLE TO GET SPLINTER OUT OF THUMB CELLULITIS THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/11/2002Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PT C/O WHILE SEWING UPHOLSTERY W/NEEDLE GOT STUCK ON RT RING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2002Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pins and needles
PT WAS CUT W/SEWING NEEDLE. DX: L INDEX LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2002Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER FROM A RUSTY PIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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