Accidents - Fences or fence posts - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Hand

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,193
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Date: 12/23/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT CAUGHT HAND IN GATE C/O PAIN AND SOME SWELLING DX: CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT C/O LFT HAND INJURY. PT CAUGHT HAND IN GATE. DX CONT TO LFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT C/O LAC TO LFT HAND. PT CUT HAND ON BARB WIRE. DX LAC TO RT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
71 YOWM CUT HAND ON A WOODEN GATE. DX. LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT FELL AND SUSTAINED LACERATION TO HAND ON RUSTY BARBED WIRE. D: HAND LACERATION, WRIST SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fences or fence posts
HANDS ON GATE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, KNOCKED BACK ABOUT 2 FT, -LOC, -BURN DX: ELECTRIC SHOCK FROM PROXIMITY TO LIGHTNING STRIKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PATIENT CAUGHT HAND IN GATE. DX: FRACTURE TO RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts
FELL IN THE GARDEN AT HOME AND RT HAND LANDED ON RUSTY FENCE CAUSING PUNCTURE WOUND; PUNCTURE TO RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT DX ABRASION TO RT 5TH MCP - S/P INJURY TO RT KNUCKLE YESTERDAY - PUNCHED A FENCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT DX ABRASION TO RT 5TH MCP - S/P INJURY RT KNUCKLE YESTERDAY. PT PUNCHED A FENCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
DX: LAC TO PALM L HAND. SCRATCHED HAND ON SOME BARBED WIRE HE WAS MOVIN G. NEEDS TETANUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
L HAND LAC/76YOM CUT HAND ON STEEL FENCE POST IN FALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
LIFTING BARBED WIRE FENCE AND LAC TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fences or fence posts
MVA, 81 Y/O REST. DRIVER WHO ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE GAS AND WENT THRU A F ENCE. DX/ HAND PAIN. DX. RT. HAND PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PATIENT WAS HOLDING GATE AND HAND WAS HIT BY A COW. DX: 4 CM LACERATI ON TO LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
FELL AND CAUGHT HIS HAND ON A FENCE CUTTING IT DX LT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
53 YO BM - 2-6 CM LACERATION L HAND - CUT ON PIECE OF STEEL ON FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2003	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
HAND ABS-FROM A RUSTY WIRE FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
LEFT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND ON A CHAIN LINK FENCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
HURT L HAND ON FENCE, WON'T QUIT BLEEDING, ON BLOOD THINNERS DX: LAC L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT CUT ON FENCE; LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
LEFT HAND CONT. PT INJURED HAND WHEN HITTING A FENCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
CONTUSION TO HAND WHEN STRUCK BY A GATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
LEFT HAND SWOLLEN, PINCHED HAND BETWEEN FENCE POST AND TREE STUMP YESTERDAY AT HOME. DX CONTUSION LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fences or fence posts
CELLULITIS RIGHT HAND--CUT HAND ON BARBED WIRE FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fences or fence posts
CAUGHT HAND IN FENCE GATE CHAIN DX: SPRAIN LT. HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
INJURED RT HAND. SMASHED BETWEEN GATE & FENCE. DX; RT HAND CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST WIRE FENCE, LACERATION R PALM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts, Tools
DRIVING POST FOR FENCE IN HIS YARD AND CRUSHED HAND BETWEEN POST AND DR IVER MULTI FRACTURE OF MIDDLE FINGER AND ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
DX RIGHT PALM LACERATION: CUT HAND ON RUSTY WIRE FENCE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT STRUCK HAND ON FENCE. D: HAND HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
HIT HAND ON THE GATE DX: HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
RT PALM LACERATION.PT LACERATED PALM ON A FENCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT CUT BACK OF LEFT HAND ON BARBED WIRE DX: LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PATIENT CUT HIS HAND OF A STEEL FENCE POST. DX-RIGHT PALM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
85 YOF CUT HAND ON CHAIN LINK FENCE LACERATION L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts
60 Y/O F CUT L HAND ON RUSTY BARBED WIRE FENCE AT HOME. DX; PUNCTURE WOUND L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT RESTRAINED DRIVER IN AN MVC WENT OFF THE ROAD DOWN A DITCH STRIKING A FENCE CONTUSION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
54 YOF CUT HAND ON FENCE LACERATION R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
60YOM-LACERATION RIGHT HAND-TRIPPED & FELL CAUGHT HAND ON CYCLONE FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT CUT L HAND ON ELECTRIC FENCE WIRE AT HOME. DX. LAC L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts
HX TYPE II DIABETES TODAY CLIMBING THRU BARBED FENCE LAC R HAND AND FOR EARM ON BARB DX PW ABRASIONS R HAND FORE ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT CLIMBED UP ON FENCE TO AVOID DOG AND SUBSTAINED HAND INJ DX:PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2003	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
WAS FALLING AND GRABBED TOP OF A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND IMPALED HAND ON I T
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
81 Y/O M C/O RT HAND INJURY. PT HIT HAND ON POST. DX LAC TO RT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT PUTTING IN A FENCE POST AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
51 Y/O F C/O CUT LFT HAND. PT CUT HAND ON BARBED WIRE FENCE. DX LAC TO LFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
56 YO MALE CUT LEFT HAND ON FENCE ACUTE INTOXICATION - LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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