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Accidents - Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches - 50+ years old - Year 2005 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 926
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Date: 12/28/2005Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS USING A WRENCH ON A CAR AND IT SLIPPE D AND LACERATED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/08/2005Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PARONYCHIA R INDEX FINGER - INJURED FINGER WHEN USING A WIRE CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2005Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT DX CONTUSION RT 5TH FINGER - S/P PT WAS HOLDING PLIERS TIGHTLY THEN NOTING BRUISING ON RT 5TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2005Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: 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
TRYING TO FIX BROKEN FOG LAMP,ON ?CAR, WRENCH SLIPPED&CUT FINGER. " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2005Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PATIENT CUT THUMB WITH A WRENCH. DX-THUMB LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2005Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: 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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
USING A AIR IMPACT WRENCH ON A BOLT AND FIN GER GOT CAUGHT ON BOLT..LA C TOFINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2005Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: 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
PT CUT FINGER WITH WIRE CUTTERS AT HOME TODAY. D: SIMPLE LACERATION, FI NGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2005Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Lawn mowers
PT'S HAND SLIPPED OFF WRENCH AND HIT LAWNMOWER. DX. LAC #4 AND #5, TEN DON INJURY, DIP 4 M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2005Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
67 YOM LACERATES THUMB WHEN WRENCH FELL WHILE WORKING ON AUTOMOTIVE MOT OR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2005Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS USING PLIERS AND LACERATED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2005Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
SMASHED FINGER ON WRENCH DX OPEN FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2005Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Riding power lawn mowers
61 YOM LACERATES FINGER WITH WRENCH HE WAS USING TO CHANGE MOWER BLADE ON A *** RIDING MOWER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2005Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PATIENT CUT LEFT RING FINGER USING A WRENCE, IT SLIPPED CUTTING PATIENT'S FINGER. DX-LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2005Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
55 YO - DX: LACERATION TO RT. SMALL FINGER - WRENCH SLIPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2005Age: 72 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
PT WORKING ON BOAT TRAILER WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER. D: LACER ATION, SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/06/2005Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT INJURED FINGER WHILE USING BOLT CUTTER AT HOME. D: FINGER FX, OPEN; NAIL AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2005Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
LACERATION TO L INDEX FINGEER FROM NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2005Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT WAS HIT WITH A WRENCH & CUT THUMB DX: RIGHT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2005Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
AVULSION L 2ND FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH A PAIR OF PLIERS, PULLED SKI NG AT HOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, NO ACTIVE BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/26/2005Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT STATES ON THURS. WAS USING A LARGE RATCHET WHICH STOPPED AND STRUCK LITTLE FINGER ON MEETAL PLATE DX ABSCESS TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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