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Accidents - Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 583
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/25/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT AT HOME USING A WRENCH IT SLIPPED AND PT HIT HAND ON A TRAILER/ DX LAC L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2008Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT WORKING ON HIS CAR AT HOME AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED STRUCK RIGHT HAND LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/2008Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT HIT LT HAND WITH A WRENCH EARLIER, HAS BEEN BLEEDING SINCE INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2008Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT'S HAND SLIPPED OFF WRENCH. DX: L HAND CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2008Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
HIT HAND WITH WRENCH AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT SLIPPED W/WRENCH AND HAND HIT TRUCK. DX: R HAND CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF WITH A WRENCH AT HOME. DX-LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/10/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
HIT SELF ON RIGHT HAND WITH A WRENCH DX: CONTUSION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2008Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT CUT HIS HAND ON A WRENCH AT HOME LAC RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/26/2008Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Crushing
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT WITH CRUSH INJ TO HAND FROM WIRE CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
LACERATION TO LEFT HAND - CUTTING A PIECE OF TAPE WITH PIPE CUTTER, IT SLIPPED AND CUT PALM OF HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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