Accidents - Flatware - 16-25 years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 686
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	166	Lower Trunk:	166
Eyeball:	106	Lower Arm:	83
Wrist:	59	Internal:	45
Face:	31	Finger:	15
Mouth:	5	Neck:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
HIT BY THROWN SILVERWARE LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
PT SWALLOWED PIECES OF A BROKEN PLASTIC SPOON, IN HOSPITAL CAFETERIA SCREAMING IN PAIN, & COUGHING. DX: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Flatware
PT IS AN INMATE IN THE JUVENILE JAIL INSERTED A PLASTIC SPOON IN HIS RE CTUM TO GET ATTENTION FOREIGN BODY RECTUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware, Pens and pencils
PT IS PSYCHOTIC AND STUCK A SPOON AND PENCIL INTO RECTUM BECAUSE OF VOI CES TELLING HIM TO PERFORATED AND LACERATION TO RECTUM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/15/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
PATIENT WAS EATING AND SWALLOWED A PIECE OF BROKEN PLASTIC FORK, FELT I T WHEN SHE SWALLOWED IT, NO CHOKING; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
20 YO FEMALE FELL WHILE HOLDING WOODEN SPOON AND IT HIT FACE ABRASION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware, Refrigerators
STABBED SELF WITH DINNER FORK IN FOREARM / STRUCK FRIDGE WITH HAND PREVIOUS NIGHT - PW / ABR TO FOREAM / HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
LEFT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND ON A BARBEQUE FORK,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
MVA RESTRAINED AUTISM PASS WITH SPOON IN MOUTH C/O NECK PN, CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2005	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Flatware
FB STUCK IN CAST.PT PUT A PLASTIC FORK DOWN CAST AND IT WAS STUCK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Flatware
PT ACCIDENTALLY POKED SELF IN EYE WITH FORK HANDLE, EYE INJURY
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/21/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
ABRASION TO EYE WHEN POKED SELF IN THE EYE WITH A FORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
POSSIBLE INGESTION OF BROKEN PLASTIC FORK PIECE, NONE FOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
CUT HAND WITH A FORK DX: L HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2005	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Flatware
ACCIDENTLY HIT IN THE EYE W/ A SPOON HEMORRHAGE SUBCONJUCTIVIAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
20 YEAR OLD MALE ACCIDENTALLY STABBED WITH FORK PUNCTURE WOUND HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
PT SWALLOWED PPIECE OF PLASTIC FORK WHEN EATING LUNCH DX: INJESTES FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
PT WAS STABBED IN LT HAND WITH FORK WHILE PLAYING WITH SON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
BOYFRIEND THREW A FORK AND IT ACCIDENTALLY HIT WRIST DX: L WRIST PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Flatware
DX FOREIGN BODY LEFT INDEX FINGER: WOODEN SPOON AT BASKIN ROBINS ICE CREAM PARLOR BROKE AND PT GOT SPLINTER IN FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Flatware
PT POKED IN EYE WITH METAL SPOON, HEMORRHAGE TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2005	Age: 21 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
PATIENT WAS COOKING FOOR, PLAYING WITH A FORK, STABBED LEFT HAND AT HOME. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Flatware
PT CHOKING ON A SPOON , REMOVED DX: SWALLOWED SPOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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