49YOM PRESENTS WITH A HAND INJURY. HE HAS A LACERATION TO THE LEFT THUMB SUSTAINED APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS PRIOR WHILE TRIMMING CARPET. THE INJURY OCCURRED WHEN THE CARPET BLADE SLIPPED WHILE HE WAS HOLDING THE CARPET DOWN. 2 CM TRANSVERSE LACERATION PALMAR SIDE OF THE LEFT THUMB OVER THE METACARPAL. HE REPORTS WEARING WORK GLOVES AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY. DX: LACERATION OF HAND, LEFT
Date: 5/1/2025
Category: other / not elsewhere classified
Product: KNIVES WITH REPLACEABLE BLADES
Products involved: RUGS OR CARPETS, NOT SPECIFIED; KNIVES WITH REPLACEABLE BLADES
Diagnosis: Laceration
Body part: Finger
Location: Not Recorded