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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 677
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Flatware |
| 21 YR OLD MALE BIT DOWN ON FORK AND BROKE TOOTH ON IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flatware |
| 17YOM INGESTED SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC SPOON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Flatware |
| 25 Y/O M PRISIONER STUCK A PEICE OF APLASTIC SPOON UP HIS PENIS TO SEE HOW IT FELT. DX FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Flatware |
| 23 YR OLD FEMALE BIT DOWN ON FORK AND LODGED IT BETWEEN TWO TEETH CAUSI NG DENTAL INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Flatware |
| 19 YO F, C/O RIGHT EYE REDNESS, TEARING, BURNING SENSATION 4 DAYS, PT W AS HIT IN THE EYE WITH A FORK BY A CHILD, DX CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 18YOM SUSTAINED A RIGHT HAND LACERATION, FORK BROKE OFF IN HAND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| 25 YOF ACCIDENTALLY POKED IN THE EYE WITH A FORK BY INFANT SON SUSTAINI NG SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| 24 YOM SUS CORNEAL ABRASION AFTER ACCIDENTALY HITTING HIMSELF IN THE EYE WITH A FORK% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Flatware, Grills |
| DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS: 19YOM 8D AGO BURN TO R FOREARM. STATES BURNT BY FORK THAT WAS SIT' ON GRILL OVER CAMP FIRE. FIRE/SMOKE; NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| 17YOF ACCIDENTLY STABBED SELF WITH A BBQ FORK DX: FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Flatware, Floors or flooring materials |
| 19 YOF SLIPPED ON SILVERWARE ON FLOOR AT ***. DX: NECK/THORACIC/LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Flatware, Gas ranges or ovens |
| DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LIPS: 22YOM W/ UPPER & LOWER LIP BURNS AFTER USING HOT FORK TO ROAST MARSHMALLOW OVER GAS STOVE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flatware |
| 24 YOM BEING SEEN AFTER HE SWALLOWED A SPOON |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/10/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Flatware |
| 20YOF BIT DOWN ON A FORK, CRACKED 4 TEETH ON (L) SIDE DX;* MANDIBLE PAIN, DENTAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware, Floors or flooring materials |
| 24YOF READY TO PUT CHILD TO BED CHILD PICKED UP SPOON FROM FLOOR THREW SPOON HITTING HER IN FOREHEAD;FOREHEAD LACERATION,1CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Flatware |
| 18 YO M, C/O GETTING BURNED ON LEFT HAND, WAS COOKING DROPPED FORK IN O IL AND IT SPLASHED ON HAND, 2ND DEGREE BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Flatware, Cookware |
| 24 YO F USING FORK DROPPED IT IN PAN OF GREASE INJURING FINGER `BURN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| 18 YO FEMALE POKED IN EYE WITH A PLASTIC FORK. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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