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Accidents - Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 477
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Date: 11/30/2004Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
THUMB LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON A WRENCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/20/2004Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT WAS USING A WRENCH AT HOME WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT AND CUT HIS FINGER. DX-LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/08/2004Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT HIT THUMB W/WRENCH 2 DAYS AGO. DX: R THUMB FX/SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/26/2004Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
5TH FINGER LAC-CUT ON ALLEN WRENCH-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2004Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT USING A WENCH AT HOME AND CUT RT PINKY FINGER OFF C/O PAIN RT FINGER PINKY AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2004Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Crushing
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
57 Y/O M INJURED R INDEX FINGER WHILE USING WRENCH AT HOME. DX; R INDEX FINGER CRUSH INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2004Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Other glass bottles or jars
OPENING A JAR WITH A PLIERS JAR BROKE LAC TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT'S WRENCH SLIPPED AND HAND HIT CAR HOOD. DX: 2 CM L THIRD FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2004Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
MASHED FINGER WITH PIPE WRENCH DX L 5TH FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2004Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
WORKING ON CAR AT HOME PUT WRENCH UNDER GREAT AMOUNT OF FORCE & WRENCH BROKE LACERATING L THUMB DX LAC L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/07/2004Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
FINGER LACERATION, CHANGING CAR TIRE, WRENCH SLIPPED AND CUT RT INDEX FINGER OF RT HAND WHEN TOOL SLIPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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