Accidents - Knife sharpeners - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 996
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	75
Year 1999:	80
Year 2000:	69
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	16
Year 2004:	86
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	138
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	244
Year 2009:	15
Year 2010:	223

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	688	Head:	87
Lower Leg:	75	Eyeball:	71
Toe:	40	Face:	17
Hand:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/11/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
25YOM SHARPENING A KNIFE AND SUSTAINED A FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
23YOM SHARPENING A KNIFE IN AN UPWARD FASHION AND STRUCK SELF IN THE FA CE LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
17YOM-FINGER LAC-CUT WHILE SHARPENING A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
25YOM WAS USING A SHARPENING TOOL TO SHARPEN HIS OWN KNIFES ACCIDENTLY CUT LT THUMB;THUMB AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
FINGER LAC-CUT WHILE SHARPENING A KNIFE & CUTTING BREAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Knife sharpeners
PT STATES DROPPED A METAL KNIFE SHARPENER ON L GREAT TOE. DX. HEMATOMA L GREAT TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
PT CUT SKIN BETWEEN LT THUMB AND INDEX WITH KNIFE AT SCHOOL LEFT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Knife sharpeners
PT HIT SELF ON HEAD WITH KNIFE SHARPENER HEMATOMA HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
PT SUSTAINED DUE TO SUSTAINING LACERATION OF THE LEFT INDEX FINGER WHEN CUT BY A KNIFE. DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
PT WAS SHARPENING ARMY LITTKNIFE AND CUT FINGERS DX: LACERATION RIGHT LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
24YOM CHEF STUDENT C/O LT 5TH FINGERTIP LACERATION SUSTAINED WHILE SHARPENING HIS KNIFE. DX - LT 5TH FINGERTIP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
USING KNIFE SHARPENER AND HAND SLIPPED AND KNIFE LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
LT CORNEAL FB-METAL SHAVINGS AFTER SHARPENING KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
PT CUT LT THUMB WITH KNIFE WHILE SHARPENING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
23 YOM CUT HIS THUMB ON A KNIFE LAC THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2003	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: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
PATIENT SUSTAINED INJURY TO HAND FTOM HANDLING A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
INJURED WHILE SHARPENING KNIFE DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2000	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/1999	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/1998	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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