Accidents - Fishing - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Hand

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,346
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Date: 11/28/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
52YOM OUT FISHIGN AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HAND FROM THE FISHING K NIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT WITH PUNCTURE WOUND FROM FISH HOOK GOING INTO LEFT HAND. DX PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fishing
52YOF FISHING THREE DAYS AGO AND CAUGHT A TARPON THAT BIT HER ON THE RI GHT HAND GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/07/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
TREBLE HOOK STUCK IN AND/ REMOVAL FISHOOK RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
ON A BOAT FISHING&ACC CUT HAND ONTO THE FISHING LINE, +BLD CTR'D >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
55YOM UT FISHING AND SUSTAINED A PW TO RIGHT HAND TRYING TO REMOVE A CA T FISH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2009	Age: 51 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: Fishing
DX HAND LAC/HAND CONTU: FISH'G, PULLED UP LINE HITT'G R HAND W CANNON- BALL SINKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
59 M FISHING IN THE GULF AND GOT FISH HOOK EMBEDDED IN RIGHT HAND FB HA ND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
C/O TRAUMATIC HAND PAIN GOT FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN HAND. DX-FOREIGN BODY HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING CAUGHT A CAT FISH SUSTAINED A PW TO HAND WHILE TRYING TO GET IT OFF THE HOOK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
64 YR OLD FISH HOOK IN HAND AT HOME DX// RIGHT HAND FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2009	Age: 58 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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE HAS A FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN L HAND/ DX ACUTE FB FISH HOOK L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT HAS FISH HOOK IN LEFT HAND FISH HOOK FOREIGN BODY LT HAND REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING AND GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN LEFT HAND FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2009	Age: 70 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: Fishing
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A HAND WHILE FISHING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT GOT FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
GOT FISHHOOK STUCK IN HAND/ FB REMOVAL RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
HAND FB-FISHHOOK CAUGHT IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2009	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
ACC IMPALED LT HAND WITH A FISH HOOK WHILE FISHING >>FB REMOVAL/PW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2009	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
STUCK PALM OF HAND WITH FISH HOOK DX: F/B LT HAND, PUNCTURE WOUND LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT WAS FISHING CAUGHT A STING RAY TRIED TO GET IT OFF THE HOOK AND FINN ED IN THE RIGHT HAND PW HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
63 YO M FISH HOOK IN HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING AND CAUGHT A CAT FISH WHILE TRYING TO GET IT OFF THE HOOK SU STAINED A PW TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN RIGHT HAND FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING AND CAUGHT A CAT FISH WHILE TRYING TO GET IT OFF THE HOOK S USTAINED A PW TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
WAS CLEANINF UP IN STORAGE ROOMN GOT FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT W/ C/O FISH HOOK IN L HAND 5TH DIGIT WHILE FISHING. DX. FISHHOOK L HAND 5TH DIGIT, REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN RIGHT HAND FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT OUT FISHING AND FELL OUT OF A BOAT SUSTAINED A HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2009	Age: 62 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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
ACC GOT A FISH HOOK CAUGHT INTO THE PALMER ASPECT OF HAND >>FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
GOT FISH HOOK STUCK IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN RIGHT HAND FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2009	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
FISHING, CAUGHT SCULPIN FISH GOT STUNG DX: PUNCTURE WOUND RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING CAUGHT A CAT FISH AND WHILE TRYING TO GET IT OFF THE HOOK SU STAINED A PW TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT WITH FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN RIGHT HAND CAUSING PUNCTURE WOUND. DX PUNCT URE WOUND RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT WAS FISHING @ HOME WHEN A FISH HOOK WAS CAUGHT IN HIS LFT HAND PT UN ABLE TO REMOVE @ HOME DX FISH HOOK REMOVED LFT HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fishing
INJURED RT HAND WHILE FISHING. DX: RT HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING WHILE TRYING TO GET A CAT FISH OFF THE HOOK THE BARB OF THE FISH WENT INTO RIGHT HAND FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISHHOOK REMOVAL FROM L HAND: PT FISHING AT POND, THREW HOOK OUT HIMSELF, FISHING HOOK IN L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING TRYING TO GET A CAT FISH OFF THE LINE AND SUSTAINED A PW TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT HAS A FISH HOOK STUCK IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISH HOOK TO L HAND DX: FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2009	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT GOT A FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN HAND/ FOREIGN BODY TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING STUCK BY A DIRTY HOOK IN RIGHT HAND AND IT GOT INFECTED CELL ULITIS HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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