Accidents - Scissors - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Finger

Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,421
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2008	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: Scissors
PT CUT FINGER ON SCISSORS AT HOME, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors, Bottles or jars
FINGER INJURY FROM CUTTING THUMB USING SCISSORS WHILE TRYING TO OPEN A BOTTLE. DX-RIGHT THUMB LACERATION, THUMB PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
LAC L FINGER - CUT WITH SCISSORS AT CHURCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2008	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PT CUTTING OPEN A BAG WITH SCISSORS AND CUT OFF THE TIP OF HIS FINGER. SMALL AVULSION LACERTION TO FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
FINGER LAC-CUT ON SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2008	Age: 69 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: Scissors
DX NS: PUNCTURED FINGER WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2008	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: Scissors
DX LAC L INDEX FINGER W SIMPLE REPAIR/TETANUS IMM: APPROX 1.5CM PUNC- TURE WD TO LIF F SCISSORS THIS A.M.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
LEFT INDEX INJURY FROM CUTTING WITH SCISSORS. DX-ACUTE LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2008	Age: 65 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: Scissors, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT CUT FINGER WITH SCISSORS WHILE CUTTING FLOWERS, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors, Fabrics
LEFT INDEX FINGER INJURY FROM CUTTING WITH SCISSORS WHILE CUTTING CLOTH. DX-LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
FINGER LAC-CUT ON SCISSORS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2008	Age: 61 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: Scissors
61 YOF, STABBED SELF WITH SCISSORS ACCIDENTALLY THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
56 YOM CUT FINGER WITH INDUSTRIAL SCISSORS AT HOME LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2008	Age: 66 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: Scissors
LACERATION LT.HAND 1ST.THUMB.PT.REFERS WHILE USING SCISSORS CUT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Scissors
CUT USING SCISSORS TO CUT BUSHES. DX- L 3RD FINGER AVULSION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors, Nonglass bottles or jars
52 YOF HAD POINT OF SCISSORS CUT FINGER WHILE CUTTING TIP OFF GLUE BOTT LE - LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
CUT FINGER TRYING TO CUT HAIR W/ SCISSORS LACERATION LEFT SECOND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors, Bags
CUTTING A GROCERY BAG W/ A PAIR OF SCISSORS CUT FINGER LACERATION LEFT SECOND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PT CUTTING W/PAIR OF POULTRY SHEARS & CUT INDEX FINGER,LT HAND. DX: 2C M LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
CUT (R) INDEX FINGER ON SCISSORS DX- FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2008	Age: 54 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: Scissors
LACERATION LT.HAND.1ST.FINGER.PT.REFERS CUT FINGER WITH SCISSORS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/03/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Scissors, Day wear
CUTG THUMB WITH SCISSORS WHILE CUTTING UP OLD BLOUSE/ SKIN AVULSION LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 68 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: Scissors
68 YO INJURED FINGER ON SCISSOR LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2008	Age: 58 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: Scissors
DX AVULSION LAC DISTAL TIP OF LIF: CUTTING A BANANA THIS MORNING, SCISSORS CLIPPED THE DISTAL TIP OF HIS INDEX FINGER OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2008	Age: 53 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: Scissors
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM SCISSORS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 81 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: Scissors, Plants, trees and shrubs
81Y/O,F,CUT TIP OF FINGER WHEN CUTTING FLOWERS, AVULSION L INDEX FINGER TIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2008	Age: 94 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: Scissors
PT INJURED FINGER WITH SCISSORS, AVULSION INJURY TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	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: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PT CUT SELF ON A PAIR OF SCISSORS, LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
68 YO MALE CUT FINGER WITH SCISSORS AT HOME LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scissors
R THUMB ABRASION W KITCHEN SCISSOR. THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
CUT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER LAST NIGHT WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS. LACERATION TO RT MIDDLE FINGER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PT LAC LT 1ST DIGIT ON SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING SCISSORS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2008	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: Scissors
ACCIDENTALLY CUT RIGHT THUMB WITH SCISSORS. DX-RIGHT THUMB LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2008	Age: 80 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: Scissors, Glass soft drink bottles
80Y/O,M,CUT FINGER WITH SCISSORS WHILE CUTTING PLASTIC SODA BOTTLE, LAC. L RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2008	Age: 69 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: Scissors
PT DX LT INFECTED FINGER - S/P PT CUT CUTICLE W/SCISSOR 3 DAYS AGO. PT LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/08/2008	Age: 72 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: Scissors
72 YO F LACERATION TO FINGER WHILE CUTTING WITH SCISSORS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2008	Age: 59 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: Scissors
USING SCISSORS LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
SCISSORS FELL ON THUMB; DX- 2 CM L THUMB LACERATION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2008	Age: 78 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: Scissors
FINGER LACERATION: CUT RT THUMB WHILE CLEANING SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
CUT TIP OF (L) 4TH FINGER WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS DX- FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Scissors
80 YO FEMALE CUT FINGER ON SCISSORS AVULSION MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PT C/O FINGER LAC WITH SCISSORS. DX LAC LFT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
CUT WITH SCISSORS DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
LEFT 4TH FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER ON A PAIR OF SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors, Plants, trees and shrubs
77 YOF WAS CUTTING A PLANT LAST NIGHT WITH SCISSORS AND LACERATED HER L EFT PINKY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
CUT WITH SCISSORS, DX; THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top

Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk. This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources. Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.