Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Finger

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Date: 12/24/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
TRIPPED AND FELL AND PUNCTURED FINGER ON NAIL - PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PW LEFT 2ND FINGER.PT INJURED FINGER ON A NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2003	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: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT C/O PAIN TO LT 4TH FINGER DUE TO BEING STUCK W/A NAIL X3 DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
NAIL IN LT. THUMB, 18G., 1 1/2" PNEUMATIC GUN DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LT. THUMB
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/28/2003	Age: 53 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
53 YEAR OLD FEMALE CUT LEFT THUMB ON NAIL LACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PW LEFT INDEX FINGER.PT PUNCTURED FINGER ON A NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SUST PUNCTURE TO FINGER WITH SCREW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LACERATION FINGER - LACERATION FINGER - 51 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER ON A NAIL STICKING OUT OF A PIECE OF WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HIT FINGER ON POINT OF NAIL DX: PUNC. TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2003	Age: 75 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: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
FINGER FB-NAIL GUN SHOT A NAIL THROUGH THUMB & 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/30/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LACERATED FINGER ON A RUSTY NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
S/P SUSTAINING WOOD FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT INDEX FINGER FROM SCREW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LAC TO L POINTER FINGER W/BOLT. DX. LAC L INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2003	Age: 53 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
RT THUMB PUNCTURE WOUND-NAILGUN SHOT NAIL INTO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS CUT BY NAIL. DX: 2 CM L SECOND FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
75 YO MALE CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON METAL FASTENER ONE WEEK AGO INFECTION LESION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CAUGHT LT. 5TH FINGER ON NAIL DX: LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN A NAIL PUNCTURED HER RT 4TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2003	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Doors
DX:R 4TH DIGIT LAC. CUT ON NAIL OR SCREW NEAR HANDLE ON ALUMINUM DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
FRACTURE FINGER - 51 YOM WAS BUILDING A BARN, NOT WORK RELATED, AND A N AIL FROM NAILGUN JUMPED OFF METAL STUB AND INTO LEFT THUMB, OPEN FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hammers
RT 2ND FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS HAMMERING A NAIL AND INJURED FINGER WIT H HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
PT. SHOT NAIL IN L THUMB W/NAIL GUN. DX. FB L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LACERATED FINGER ON A NAIL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PW TO FINGRE FROM A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT HAS PW FROM NAIL THAT STRUCK FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
NAIL FROM NAIL GUN STUCK IN FINGER DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED / PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
RT 5TH FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND-INJURED ON A RUSTY NAIL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT PRICKED FINGER WITH A SCREW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE THUMB WITH A NAIL TRYING TO OPEN A COCONUT DX: L THUMB PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
67 YOMC CUT HIS INDEX FINGER ON A SCREW/ LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT STUCK POTATO NAIL INTO FINGER, PUNCTURE WOUND TO R INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, House repair or construction materials
WORKING ON ROOF AT HOME LCERATED FINGER ON A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
69 Y.O. W FEMALE W/PW TO FINGER. PT INJ SELF W/NAIL. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT CUT L FINGER ON NAIL 3 DAYS AGO, L 2ND FINGER INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
57 Y.O. W MALE W/PW TO FINGER. PT STS A NAIL WENT THROUGH HIS FINGER. E 9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Rugs or carpets
PRICKED FINGER ON A NAIL WHILE PULLING UP A CARPET ;CELLULITIS NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2003	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DX RIGHT 5TH DIGIT LACERATION: CUT FINGER ON SCREW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2003	Age: 60 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
60YOM CUT HIS FINGER ON A SCREW LAC L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT LAC FINGER ON A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2003	Age: 59 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURED FINGE ON A RUSTY NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT PICKED UP A BOARD WITH A NAIL IN IT, AND PUNCTURED LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN DX. FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HIT IN FINGER WITH POINT OF NAIL DX: PUNC. TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2003	Age: 63 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
63YOM CUT ON SCREW BREAKING UP BOARDS DX: LAC L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT CUT BY RUSTY NAIL; LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SCREW WENT THROUGH LEFT SECOND DIGIT OF 57 YO MALE PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT STRUCK HIS RIGHT RING FINGER ON A RUSTY NAIL AT HOME PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
LT HAND PAIN AFTER SHOOTING NAIL THROUGH LT INDEX FINGER YEST AND PULLING IT OUT. DX; NAIL PUNCTURE TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
STUCK FINGER ON A NAIL PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
A NAIL WENT INTO PT'S RT MIDDLE FINGER DX: PUNCTURE WOUND RMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
FB L 3-4TH FINGER;P.W./55YOM PRESENTS WITH NAIL FROM NAILGUN IN FINGERS THAT WAS SUSTAINED AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
PT USING A NAIL GUN AT HOME SHOT A NAIL INTO LEFT INDEX AND SECOND FING ER PUNCTURE WOUND FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
SHOT NAIL THROUGH FINGER WITH NAIL GUN DX. FINGER AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION.PT CAUGHT FINGER ON A NAIL AND LACERATED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
PT ASSISTING HIS SON PICKED UP A NAIL GUN AND SHOT A NAIL INTO EHT BASE OF LEFT MIDDLE FINGER FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
NAIL FROM NAILGUN INTO DISTAL L THUMB. DX. FB L THUMB, REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Cookware
LT 3RD FINGER AC-@ HOME-CUT ON A SCREW ON A PAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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