Accidents - Flatware - 16-25 years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 744
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	192	Finger:	191
Eyeball:	80	Head:	80
Ankle:	70	Face:	61
Internal:	37	Shoulder:	15
Foot:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
PATIENT CHEWING ON PLASTIC SPOON IN DETENTION CENTER, ACCIDENTALLY SWAL LOWED PART OF SPOON, NOW HAS EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
R THUMB PUNCTURE. PT ACCIDENTALY STABBED W A FORK WHEN SHE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE AWAY FROM CHILD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
ABRASION EYE WHEN HIT IT WITH FORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
22YOF GOT A FORK STUCK IN THE SOFT TISSUE OF HER RT HAND ADJACENT TO THUMB AT HOME TODAY. DX - PUNCTURE WOUND, RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Flatware
DROPPED SPOON INTO HOT SOUP AND IT SPLASHED. DX. 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO FA CE, HEAD AND NECK.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Flatware
SOF SHOULDER/NECK PAIN REACHING FOR A FORK >> MUSCLES SPASM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Flatware
PT WITH FEELING OF PLASTIC FORK IN THROAT, NO OBJECT FOUND, ALTHOUGH IT SCRATCHED THROAT ON WAY DOWN (POSSIBLY)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
LEFT FINGER LAC. PT CUT FINGER WHEN USING A FORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
PT WITH PW TO THUMB, BROTHER THREW A FORK AT HER, STUCK IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Flatware
PT WAS PLAYING A GAME OF "SPOONS" AND WENT TO RETREIVE SPOON AND TWISTE D ANKLE. DX: SPRAIN LEFT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Flatware
HIT IN EYE WITH A SPOON DX. EYE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
WHILE FRYING CHICKEN, GOT FORK STUCK IN FINGER. DX. PUNCTURE WOUND R T HUMB. JS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
POKED SELF WITH A FORK OR FINGERNAIL. DX. R EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
PT ACCID STABBED FORK INTO HAND. DX: PW L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
18YOF HIT WITH FORK PUNCTURE WOUND SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
CUT ON SPOON HANDLE LAC. HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
PT WAS PLAYING AROUND AND "ACCIDENTALLY" SWALLOWING A METAL TEASPOON. + ON XRAY. PT TO THE OR FOR REMOVAL.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/16/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
PT LACERATED HAND WITH METAL SPOON. D: LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Flatware
PATIENT BURNED HER RIGHT THUMB WHEN SHE GRABBED ONTO A SPOON THAT WAS IN A HOT POT. 2ND DEGREE BURN, PAD OF RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware, Tableware and accessories
PATIENT WAS CHIPPING SOME ICE WITH A TWO-PRONG FORK & STABBED HER LT INDEX FINGER WHILE HOLDING CUP. DX - SUPERFICIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
LARGE FORK FELL/FOOT CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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