Accidents - Rugs or carpets - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 648
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/15/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
RT 3RD FINGER CONTUSION.PT JAMMED FINGER WHILE SCRUBBING RUG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
85 Y/O FELL ON CARPET AND SUBSTAINED LACERATION TO BASE OF LEFT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2003	Age: 60 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: Rugs or carpets, Knives
SUPERFICIAL LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION WITH REPAIR - AT HOME TAKING U P OLD CARPET WITH *** KNIFE - CUT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2003	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT FELL ON CARPET LAST PM. DX: FX R THUMB, LUMBAR/SHOULDER STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/02/2003	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER CARPET, FELL, INJURING FINGER DX: DISLOCATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
LT 5TH FINGER CT-TRIPPED-FELL ON CARPET-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2003	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER CARPET. DX- 3RD FINGER OPEN DISLOCATION, R 4TH FINGER DISL OCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2003	Age: 68 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: Rugs or carpets
L MIDDLE MALLET FINGER - FINGER POPPED WHEN SHAMPOOING CARPET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
68 YO FEMALE'S FOOT TANGLED IN THREADS OF CARPET, TRIPPED AND FELL TO FLOOR AT CASINO - LEFT THUMB STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2003	Age: 56 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: Rugs or carpets
PT FELL AND CUT HIS FINGER ON THE CARPET. DX RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2003	Age: 69 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: Rugs or carpets, Nonelectric razors or shavers
PT CUTTING CARPET UNDERNEATH DESK WHEN RAZOR BLADE CUT FINGER. D:FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT CAUGHT FINGER UNDER CARPET. DX: MALLET FINGER L MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PATIENT HURT FINGER WHILE CLEANING CARPETS. DX: CONTUSION LEFT 4TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Rugs or carpets
RT THUMB DISLOCATION-REDUCED.PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND FELL AND INJURED THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets, Tools
LACERATION FINGER - 56 YOM LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER, WAS USING A TOOL TO PRY UP OLD CARPET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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