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Accidents - Power drills or accessories - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 314
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/03/2008Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT.INJ.L.HAND AT HOME WHEN USING A POWER DRILL & IT HIT HAND. DX; LAC.L .HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/20/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
ACCIDENTALLY WHILE USING A DRILL, THE BIT WENT THRUE HAND >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/15/2008Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
USING TORATORY DRILL, WHICH MISSED THE TARGET&ACCIDENTALLY HIT HAND >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT WAS USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME WHEN IT SPUN OUT AND INJURED HIS RT HAND. DX: RT HAND FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories, Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS WORKING ON A *** AT HOME. WAS USING A DRILL WHEN DRILL BITACCIDE NTALLY WENT INTO HAND. DX. HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2008Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
WAS USING AN ELECTRIC DRILL WHEN DRILL CAUGHT A RAG AND PULLED (L) HAN D INTO DRILL DX- LAC
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 01/07/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
55YOF WAS USING A ELECTRIC DRILL,IT WENT TO FALL TRIED TO CATCH DRILL, DRILL BIT HIT HAND;HAND PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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