Accidents - Foods - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,561
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Date: 12/31/2007	Age: 76 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: Foods, Knives
PT CUTTING LETTUCE WITH A KITCHEN KNIFE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO L EFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER WHILE CUTTING CHICKEN WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT LAC LT INDEX FINGER WHILE CUTTING HAM WITH KNIVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2007	Age: 57 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: Avulsion
Product: Foods, Slicers and choppers
57 YO M AVULSION TO FINGER CUT WHILE SLICING FRENCH FRIES WITH MANUAL SLICER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT WAS CUTTING CARROTS AND CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE DX: LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2007	Age: 84 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: Foods, Knives
TRIMMING UP A ROAST USING A KNIFE CUT FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT HAD LAC TO R THUMB FROM KNIFE WHILE CUTTING UP FOOD @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Foods, Food grinders
GRINDING MEAT AMPUTATION TO TIP OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Foods, Knives
PT WAS CUTTING CHESTNUTS WITH A KNIFE AND CUT TIP OF THUMB ALMOST OFF. ACTIVE BLEEDING. D: AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
C/O PT STATES WAS CUTTING LETTUCE WITH A KNIFE AND CUT FINGER DX RT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT WAS TRYING TO CUT OPEN A CHEESE WRAPPER & CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE DX: LACERATION TO LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Kitchen gadgets
PT @ HOME PEELING POTATOES WITH PEELER HAD LAC TO L SMALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM KNIFE WHILE CUTTING VEGGIES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT CUT FINGER WITH A KNIFE WHILE CUTTING VEGTABLES AT HOME DX// LAC RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT WAS CUTTING FROZEN FISH AND CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE AT HOME DX; LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Slicers and choppers
PT HAD LAC TO R MIDDLE FINGER FROM A SLICER @ HOME CUTTING APPLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2007	Age: 62 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: Foods, Knives
LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER WHILE CUTTING TOMATO WITH A STEAK KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2007	Age: 59 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: Foods, Knives
PT LACERATED FINGER WITH KNIFE WHEN CUTTING CHICKEN LAST NIGHT. D: LACE RATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Metal containers
PT CUT THUMB ON SOUP CAN LID AT HOME, DX: DEEP LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER WHILE CUTTING FOOD WITH A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2007	Age: 83 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: Foods, Kitchen gadgets
FINGER LACERATION: PEELING APPLES WITH APPLE CUTTER, CUT TIP OF R THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
51YOF INJURED LT 5TH DIGIT WHILE CUTTING AN AVOCADO WITH A KNIFE DX - FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2007	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: Foods, Knives
ACC CUT FINGER ON A KNIFE SLICING CHEESE >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2007	Age: 71 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: Foods, Cookware
C/O FINGER PAIN P A PIECE OF DRY NOODLE STUCK UNDERNEATH THE FINGERNAIL WHILE CLEANING A PAIN >PARONYCHIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2007	Age: 57 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: Foods, Knives
PT WAS CUTTING AN ENGLISH MUFFIN AND CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT CUTTING BREAD WITHY A SERRATED KNIFE SUSTAINED A L;ACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
SLICING ONION, CUT THUMB WITH KNIFE DX: THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT WAS CUTTING WATERMELON & CUT FINGER WITH A KNIFE DX: LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX & MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
CUT FINGER CUTTING FROZEN FOOD WITH KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT FINGER DX THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Foods, Sinks
FINGERS BURNS-BURNED ON HOT TEA STEAM IN SINK-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Electric blenders
PT WITH FINGER LAC'S FROM PUTTING FINGERS IN BLENDER, WAS STIRRING FOOD AND BLENDER TURNED ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT LAC LT THUMB WHILE CUTTING A PEACH WITH KNIVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT WAS SLICING FOOD WITH KNIFE AND CUT TIP OF LT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Foods, Knives
CUTTING LETTUCE WITH KNIFE AVULSION TO TIP OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT WITH FINGER LAC, CUTTING CHICKEN WITH A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT INJURED FINGERS WITH A KNIFE CUTTING MEAT PATTIES DX// LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Slicers and choppers
53 YOF TO ED WITH C/O LACERATION TO TIP OF LEFT THUMB SUSTAINED WHEN SL ICING RED PEPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Foods, Slicers and choppers
PT WAS SLICING POTATOES WITH HAND HELD SLICER INJURING FINGER DX: AVULSION RIGHT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2007	Age: 53 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: Foods, Knives
PT CUTTING FRUIT WITH NEW SHARP KNIFE WHEN CUT FINGER. D: FINGER LACERA TION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2007	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: Foods, Knives
CUTTING CHICKEN WITH A KNIFE THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2007	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: Foods, Knives
PT CUT FINGERWITH KNIFE WHILE CUTTING GRAPEFRUIT, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2007	Age: 61 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: Avulsion
Product: Foods, Knives
WHILE COOKING PT CUT BEEF,CUT L 2ND INDEX FINGER WITH KNIFE, DX L INDEX FINGER SKIN AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Foods, Knives
PT CUTTING POTATOES WITH KNIFE WHEN LACERATED FINGER. D: FINGER SKIN AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
CUTTING SAUSAGE WITH KNIFE, CUT FINGER DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT CUT FINGER WITH A KNIFE CUTTING CHICKEN AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT CUT FINGER ON A KNIFE CUTTING A HOT DOG AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT LAC LT INDEX FINGER WITH A KNIVE WHILE CUTTING FOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT LAC RT 5TH FINGER WITH A KNIVE WHILE CUTTING CHICKEN AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PATIENT WAS CUTTING FOOD IN KITCHEN AT HOME & ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS LT THUMB WITH A KNIFE. DX - FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2007	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: Foods, Knives
PT LAC THUMB WHILE SLICING HAM WITH A KNIVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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