Accidents - Hammers - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Finger

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Date: 12/30/2002	Age: 60 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: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
PT SMASHED FINGER WITH NAILING HAMMER. D: SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
FX FINGER WHEN HAMMER FELL ON FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2002	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: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Knives
LACERATION LEFT WRIST AND LEFT 4TH FINGER-USING A MAUL TO SPLIT WOOD- THE MAUL SLIPPED AND HIT HIS HAND-CUT FINGER WITH A KNIFE CUTTING HAM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
LEFT 3RD FINGER INJ. PT HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
PT HIT FINGER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER; CRUSHING INJURY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2002	Age: 52 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: Crushing
Product: Hammers
PT HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER DX: CRUSH INJ TO LT MID FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
CRUSH INJURY - 63 YOM STRUCK LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2002	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: Hammers
LT 3RD FINGER LAC-HIT FINGER W/A "SLAP" HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
PT WAS HIT IN THE HAND WITH HAMMER BY HUSBAND DX: HEMATOMA LT 5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
RT INDEX FINGER LAC-HIT FINGER W/ HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2002	Age: 55 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers, Lawn mowers
ACUTE RT 5TH DIGIT SPRAIN, HIT WITH A HAMMER WHILE WORKING ON LAWN MOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2002	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: Fracture
Product: Hammers
58 YOM HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER FRACTURE L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER DX. THUMB CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2002	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: Hammers, Ceilings and walls
FINGER LAC-HIT W/A HAMMER-WORKING ON CEILING-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
RT INDEX FINGER FX-FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN SLEDGEHAMMER & STAKE-AT NEIGHBOR'S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT SMASHED RT THUMB WITH A SLEDGE HAMER DX: AVULSION FX RT THUMB +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT ALLEGEDLY STRUCK HAND WITH HAMMER APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LACERATION FINGER - 58 YOM STATES HE HIT HIS FINGER WITH A HAMMER AND A NAIL, INJURY TO RIGHT PINKY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
71YOM SMASHED FINGER WITH HAMMER AT HOME DX/CRUSHING INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT SELF IN FINGER WITH HAMMER DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2002	Age: 59 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: Hammers
L IND FING LAC/59YOM DROPPED A SLEDGE HAMMER ON L IND FINGERSUSTAINING LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
FRACTURE THUMB - PATIENT AT HOME STRUCK LEFT THUMB WITH A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LEFT 2ND DIGIT LAC, PT HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
65 YO M HIT FINGER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER CRUSH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT. WAS USING A HAMMER AT HOME, HIT HIS FINGER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2002	Age: 64 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: Hammers
64 YOWM HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
57 Y/O M C/O CRUSH INJURY - HIT HAND WITH HAMMER. DX: FRACTURE LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
DX CONTUSION LEFT THUMB: STRUCK THUMB WITH HAMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT. HIT L THUMB W/HAMMER AT HOME. DX. CONT L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
CUT BY HAMMER; LT THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
63YO MALE 4TH FINGER PAIN & SWELLING (R) HAND. HIT W/ HAMMER. X-RAY (-) FX. DX: (R) RING FINGER CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PATIENT STUBBED GREAT TOE AND HIT INDEX FINGER WITH HAMMER. D: ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hammers
77 Y M WAS STAKING UP BUSHES AND HIT HIS HAND WITH A HAMMER. DX: AVULSION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2002	Age: 72 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: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
RT INDEX FINGER FB-SPLINTER ACQUIRED WHILE HAMMERING-LOCALE NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers, Lawn mowers
HEMATOMA LT INDEX FINGER, WAS TAPPING ON TOP OF A MOWER WITH A HAMMER AND STRUCK FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2002	Age: 56 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
SMASHED HER FINGER WITH A HAMMER CONTUSING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
HIT FINGER W/ HAMMER; CRUSHING LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
INJURY TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER HIT WITH A HAMMER , RED SWOLLEN%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER. LACERATION TO LEFT RING FINGER. DO NOTCONTACT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
DX LEFT 5TH FINGER FRACTURE: SMASHED PINKY WITH HAMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
ACCIDENTALLY HIT FINGER WITH A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
63 YOM C/O PAIN TO L HAND 2ND DIGIT HIT WITH HAMMER @ HOMEDX: COMMUNUTE D FX L HAND 2ND DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Fences or fence posts
HURT THUMB WHILE HAMMERING ON FENCE DX: CONTUSION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
FINGER CELLULITIS - STRUCK RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers, Awls, chisels or planes
52 YOM WAS HAMMERING ON A CHISEL; GOT A PIECE OF STEELE IN FINGER. FORE IGN BODY, LEFT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER, CHIP FX DISTAL PHALANX THUMB SUBUNGUAL HEMATO MA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT WAS USING A SLEDGEHAMMER & HIT HIS INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hammers
PATIENT HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER. DX: 1 TO 2 CM AVULSION TO RIGHT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2002	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: Hammers
LEFT THUMB CONT. PT HIT THUMB WITH A HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
*59YOF PULLED NAIL OUT OF BOARD W/HAMMER AND GOT SPLINTER IN FINGER DX: WOODEN F.B. REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hammers
PT CRUSHED FINGER W/SLEDGE HAMMER. DX: CRUSH INJ, R INDEX LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT WAS WORKING AT HOME & ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK FINGER WITH A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
63 Y.O. B MALE W/FX FINGER. PT STRUCK THUMB W/HAMMER. E9179
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
LEFT THUMB PAIN. PT HIT THUMB WITH A HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2002	Age: 73 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
73-YOM SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HIS THUMB FROM A HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2002	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: Hammers
LAC L 3RD FINGERL HIT GUNSHOT PRIMER WITH A HAMMER & IT EXPLODED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
79 Y/O M INJURED L THUMB WHEN HIT IT WITH HAMMER AT HOME. DX; L THUMB CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers, House repair or construction materials
PATIENT WAS HELPONG HIS ON HAMMER SOME BOARDS AND STRUCK HIS FINGER WITH THE HAMMER. DX-OPEN DISTAL PHALANX FRACTURE 5TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2002	Age: 53 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: Hammers
HIT FINGERS WITH A HAMMER LACERATION LT 3D FINGER. - SIMPLE LACERATION LT 3D FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT USING A HAMMER AT HOME HIT SELF IN FINGER. CONTUSION LT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
SMASHED FINGER W/ A HAMMER FRACTURE LEFT 3RD DISTAL PHALANX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hammers
PT. HAD AVULSION TO TIP OF FINGER WHEN STRUCK WITH A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
HIT LEFT THUMB WITH A WEDGE HAMMER DX: LEFT THUMB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
USING LT HAND TO HOLD NAIL WHEN HE WAS HAMMERING W/ RT HAND & INADVERTE NTLY SMASHED LT THUMB PAD W/ HAMMER. NONDISPLACED FX@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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