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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 496
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| 21YOF-PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT LOWER LEG-AT HOME "SWORD FIGHTING" WITH RELA TIVE-ACCIDENTLY STUCK LEG WITH TURKEY FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| NAUSEA AFTER BODY FLUID EXPOSURE-AT RESTAURANT-EATING FOOD W/ SILVERWAR E & NAPKIN THAT HAD DRIED BLOOD ON THEM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| 18 YOM ALLEGEDLY ACCIDENTALLY CUT THE INSIDE OF HIS MOUTH OF A "ROUGH" FORK. LACERATION INSIDE OF MOUTH.. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Flatware |
| MUCOSAL BURNS LOWER LIP - COOKING CHICKEN, STUCK HOT FORK IN MOUTH & BURNT BOTTOM LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PUNCTURE (L) HAND, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A FORK AT HOME, C/O PAIN & BLEEDING, SENSATION INTACT, TENDON NORMAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT FOOT - STEPPED ON A FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT DX HEMATOMA LT HAND - STYUCK BY A FORK X2 WEEKS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Flatware |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN FACE WITH SPOON FRACTURE NASAL BONE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT.C/O PAIN AND SWELLING WITH TENDERNESS TO LT.FOOT SUSTAIN WHEN SHE STEPPED ON A FOLK. DX- MILD RT.FOOT PUNCTURE WOUND W/CELLULITIS S/P |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT STABBED LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A FORK AT HOME PUNCTURE WOUND FI NGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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