Accidents - Hammers - 50+ years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 5,305
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	3,301	Hand:	639
Upper Trunk:	205	Lower Leg:	174
Head:	152	Knee:	134
Face:	134	Eyeball:	129
Shoulder:	99	Foot:	91
Elbow:	67	Lower Arm:	67
Ankle:	60	Wrist:	30
Toe:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 12/29/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
RT WRIST LAC-CUT ON BROKEN GLASS-AFTER HITTING & BREAKING GLASS W/A HAMMER-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT HIT HAMMER ON NAIL AND NAIL POPED UP AND HIT EYE. DX: ABRASIO N TO CORNEA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers, House repair or construction materials
PATIENT WORKING WITH A MALLET/DRIVING A 2 X 4 BOARD. HE LOST BALANCE & FELL. DX:BLUNT TRAUMA INJURY & PAIN TO UPPER RIB CAGE/UPPER TRUNK.
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: 12/15/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
63 Y/O B/M SUSTAINED HEMATOMA TO HEAD STRUCK BY FRIEND WITH A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2002	Age: 74 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: Hammers, Toilets
PT BREAKING A TOILET WITH HAMMER WHEN PIECE OF TOILET HIT HAND. D: HAND LACERATION.
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: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PATIENT HIT HAND TWO WEEKS AGO WITH SLEGE HAMMER.
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: 11/04/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO FOOT AFTER SOMEONE DROPPED A HAMMER ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2002	Age: 65 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: Other
Product: Hammers
PATIENT INJURED FINGER ONE WEEK AGO WITH HAMMER. COMPLAINING OF HAND PAIN. D: HAND SWELLING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HAMMER FELL ON HEAD - SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
PT HIT HIS MEDIAL KNEE (R) W/ HAMMER. 1 WK AGO. STILL PAINFUL DX: (R) KNEE PAIN
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: 10/13/2002	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
70 YOM HIT HAND WITH HAMMER/ABRASION L HAND
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: 10/11/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
56YM USING A HAMMER ALOT, WHILE BUILDING A GARAGE DX; R ELBOW PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
RT GREAT TOE LACERATION.PT DROPPED A HAMMER ON TOE AND LACERATED TOE.
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: 09/19/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
CONTUSION KNEE - PATIENT HIT LEFT KNEE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HAMMERING WITH A TACK, TACK FLEW IN RIB
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: 09/10/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Other unpowered garden tools
SPLITTING WOOD WITH MAUL AND PIECE OF WEDGE FLEW OFF ENTERING FOREARM. DX; LACERATION FOREARM WITH FB RETAINED.
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: 09/06/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers
HIT HAND WITH SLEDGEHAMMER 30 MIN PTA-DX-ACUTE HAND SPRIAN, CONTUSION A BRASION L HAND
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: 08/26/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
56 YOM WAS AT GUN CLUB IN PERCY; WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HEAD WITH A SL EDGE HAMMER. LACERATION, RIGHT EYEBROW.
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: 08/19/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
PT SPLITTING WOOD PIECE OF MAUL. CAME OFF EMBEDDED INTO R LEG DX FORIEGN BODY REMOVAL
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: 07/20/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
STRUCK IN HEAD BY THROWN HAMMER. DX: LACERATION, SCALP
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: 07/08/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT. FELL AND HIT A HAMMER WITH FOREHEAD
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: 06/15/2002	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
SKIN TEAR L HAND; HIT SELF WITH HAMMER
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: 06/12/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers
PUNCTURE WOUND WRIST - HIT WRIST WITH A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HAND CONTUSION - STRUCK LEFT HAND WITH A HAMMER
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: 05/29/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT EYE SINCE LAST NIGHT AFTER HAMMERING METAL (PTHAS HAD BIL LENS IMPLANTS). FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EYE, REMOVED.
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: 05/27/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers
PT BREAKING UP A CINDERBLOCK AT HOME WITH A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE CHIPPED OFF AND WENT INTO LEFT LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND LEG
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: 05/14/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers
DROPPED A HAMMER ON HER R FOOT YESTERDAY INJURING ANKLE.ANKLE SPRAIN $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
PATIENT WAS TAKING A TIREDOWN AND HIT HIS HAND WITH A HAMMER.DX-CONTUSI ON, HEMATOMA LEFT HAND.
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: 04/28/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT (L)HAND W/ HAMMER WHILE @ HOME. NO OTHER INJURY. SWELLING & PAIN. FRCM ALL FINGERS. DX: (L) HAND CONTUSION.
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: 04/23/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT LOWER LEG WITH A HAMMER 2 DAYS PRIOR DX: LLE HEMATO MA POSS CELLULITIS
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: 04/18/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
PT HIT SELF IN R RIB AREA WITH A HAMMER. OP X-RAY SHOWS NO FRACTURES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers
PT WAS USING 8LB SPLITTING MAUL AND HIT METAL. DX: R SHOULDER STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2002	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: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
DROPPED A 10LB HAMMER ON LEFT FOOT, CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
SHOULDER PAIN 52 YO WM DEVELOPED SHOULDER PAIN AFTER USING HAMMMER
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: 03/26/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT SELF ON LEFT SHIN WITH HAMMER HE WAS USING, CONTUSION
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: 03/06/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
AC INJURY LT HAND. 63 ML ACCIDENTLY HIT HAND WITH A HAMMER.#
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: 02/09/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT SELF IN LEFT FOOT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE TRYING TO SPLIT WOO D. LEFT FOOT CONTUSION.
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

Date: 01/21/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT STRUCK HAND WITH HAMMER CAUSING CONTUSION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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