Accidents - Fences or fence posts - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Hand

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,046
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Date: 12/31/2009	Age: 74 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
HAND CONT. PT FELL HITTING HAND ON A FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
79YO HISP FEMALE AT HOME CHASING SOMEONE & CUT HAND ON FENCE DX LACERATION UPPER EXT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2009	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: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PATIENT INJURED LT PALM ON CHAIN LINK FENCE. DX - LT PALM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2009	Age: 53 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
53 YOM PT CUT HAND ON BARBED WIRE FENCE. R HAND LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2009	Age: 73 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
73YOM CLIMBING OVER A FENCE CAUGHT RT HAND LACERATING HAND; HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2009	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
93 YOF PT CAUGHT HAD BETWEEN GATE. FX L 5TH METACARPAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2009	Age: 73 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 AT UNSTATED LOCALE CUT L HAND ON A STEEL POST/ DX LAC L HAND PALM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2009	Age: 55 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
HAND LAC-55 Y/O F-FELL OVER A GATE-CUT ON PLYWOOD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2009	Age: 67 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
PT WAS TRYING TO GET A CHICHEN OUT OF HER DOGS PEN WHEN SHE ACCIDENTLY HIT HER L DORSAL HAND ON THE CHAIN LINK FENCE DX CONTUSION L HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2009	Age: 54 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
CUT LEFT PALM ON BARBWIRE WHILE FENCING. DX: *** REPAIR OF LEFT PALMER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2009	Age: 54 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
54 YO HOMELESS MALE LACERATED HAND WHEN TRYING TO CLIMB CHAIN LINK FENC E. ETOH. DX;7CM LACERATION, HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fences or fence posts
HAND FB-SPLINTER FROM WOODEN FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT AT HOME CUT L HAND ON A STEEL FENCE POST/ DX 6CM SUPERFICIAL LAC L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2009	Age: 54 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
HAND LAC-CUT ON METAL FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT PUNCTURED HAND WHEN WORKING ON FENCE ROW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fences or fence posts, Paints, varnishes or shellacs
RIGHT HAND FB. PT WAS PAINTING A WOODN FENCE AND GOT SPLINTER IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2009	Age: 66 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
RT HAND LAC.PT LACERATED HAND ON A FENCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2009	Age: 94 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
HAND LAC-HAND ON NEIGHBOR'S FENCE-WAS BITTEN BY DOG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2009	Age: 96 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
FELL OVER FENCE AT FRIENDS HOUSE, R HAND LAC DX: HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2009	Age: 72 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
LAC TO HAND WHEN STRUCK ON FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2009	Age: 63 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 INJURED HAND ON FENCE WHILE GARDENING, ADMITS TO ETOH. DX HAND CONT USION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/03/2009	Age: 82 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 GOT HAND CAUGHT IN GATE AT HOME LACERATION TO HAND 4CM LACERATION LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
ACC ABRADED HAND WHILE GRABBING SOMETHING UNDERNEATH THE FENCE >>ABRS/CONTS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/01/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT HIT L HAND ON A FENCE YEST. DX. SKIN TEAR, BLEEDING L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2009	Age: 91 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
91YOF CUT HAND ON A PIECE OF METAL AT HOME WHILE GARDENING WAS REMOVING PROTECTIVE WIRE FENCE CUTTING HAND;HAND LACERATION,2.3 V SHAPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2009	Age: 89 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, Tools
WAS CUTTING HEDGES&ACC CUT HAND ON A CHAINLINK FENCE >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2009	Age: 57 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
WAS WORKING ON A FENCE AT HOME - INCURRED EXTENSIVE TENDON INJURY. EXTE NSIVE TENDON LACERATION, RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/29/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fences or fence posts
MOVING HORSE FENCE PANELS AT HOME AND FELL GETTING HAND CAUGHT, HAS SPR AIN AND CONTUSION TO HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2009	Age: 76 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
HAND LAC-CUT ON A GATE IN UNWITNESSED FALL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Fences or fence posts
SKIN TEAR: 83YOF WHILE PLANTING TOMATO PLANTS, SHE WAS PUTTING A METAL FENCE AROUND IT, SUFFERED SKIN TEAR ON WIRE FRAME, HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PTS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN FENCE POST/GATE & CALF. C/O INJURY TO R I NDEX & MIDDLE FINGER. OPEN FX 3RD METACARPAL, CRUSH INJ 2ND & 3RD DIGI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2009	Age: 83 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
HAND LAC-CUT ON SPLIT RAIL FENCE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
HAND LAC-CUT ON BARB WIRE-IN THE STREET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2009	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
PT STATES GOT HAND CAUGHT IN FENCE CAUSING LAC THROUGH WEBBING OF L HA ND B/T 1ST AND 2ND FINGERS. DX. LAC L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2009	Age: 81 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 RT HAND ON FENCE WHILE THROWING SOMETHING OUT SKIN AB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2009	Age: 76 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, Tools
PT CUT L HAND 2ND AND 3RD DIGIT ON FENCE WHILE USING POST HOLE DIGGER. DX. LAC L HAND, 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2009	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
SUST LAC TO L PALM ON METAL FENCE AT HOME DX REPAIR 2 CM LACERATION L PALM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
LAC HAND ON FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
FELL AGAINST FENCE IN CARPORT AT HOME INJURING HAND. HAS FRACTURE HAND , STROKE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/17/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fences or fence posts
YESRERDAY RECEIVED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE HAND ON A METAL FENCE, TODAY WITH SWELLING&REDNESS>>CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2009	Age: 51 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 WAS WALKING HER HORSE INTO A GATE AREA AND CAUGHT RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE HORSE AND A GATE CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2009	Age: 60 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
CAUGHT PALM ON PIECE OF METAL HE WAS THROWING OVER A FENCE. LAC 3.2 CM L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT WAS TRYING TO SEE THE ANIMALS AT THE RODEO AND TRIED TO JUMP OVER FE NCE C/O HAND LAC. DX: LAC W/ SUSPECTED TENDON INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2009	Age: 55 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
HAND FX. PT INJURED HAND WHEN REPAIRING HIS FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Fences or fence posts
PETTING HORSE MOVED AND HIT HAND ON FENCE. DX HAND AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT TRIPPED OVER A SMALL FENCE AT THE FLEAMARKET SUSTAINED A FRACTURED H AND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2009	Age: 83 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
GATE CLOSED ON HAND DX: HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2009	Age: 61 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 HAND LAC.PT LACERATED HAND ON A FENCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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