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Accidents - Toolboxes or tool kits - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 276
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Date: 11/17/2003Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
RT 2ND FINGER LACERATION.PT STUCK HAND IN A TOOL BOX AND FINGER WAS LAC ERATED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/27/2003Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits, Knives with replaceable blades
REACHING IN TOOBOX - CUT FINGER ON AND *** KNIFE LACERATION LEFT 3RD FI NGER 1 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2003Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
PT LAC RT 2ND FINGER WHEN REACHED IN HUSBANDS TOOLBOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2003Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
TOOLBOX LID FELL ONTO PT'S HAND. DX: 2 CM L FIFTH FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2003Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
CRUSHED FINGER ON A TOOLBOX DX: LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 03/06/2003Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Toolboxes or tool kits
R THUMB PAIN.SMASHED IN TOOLBOX.DX SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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