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Accidents - Electric or battery-powered knives - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 530
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:431Lower Arm:68
Hand:31

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/24/2005Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT LAC RT INDEX FINGER ON ELECTRIC KNIVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2005Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
LAC L INDEX FINGER W/ELECTRIC KNIFE CUTTING MEAT DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/25/2005Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
FINGER MINOR LAC-CUT ON BLADE OF ELECTRIC KNIFE WHILE CUTTING MEAT-@ HO ME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/24/2005Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
CUTTING TURKEY WITH ELECTRIC KNIFE, IT FELL, SHE TRIED TO GRAB IT LACERATED RIGHT 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/20/2005Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PATIENT WAS CUTTING FOOD WITH AN ELECTRIC KNIFE. DX-LACERATION LEFT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/17/2005Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT REACHED IN A DRAWER AND CUT HIS FOREARM ON AN EXPOSED ELECTRIC KNIF E BLADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/26/2005Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
2CM THUMB LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2005Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
CUT R FINGER ON ELECTRIC KNIFE FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2005Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
LAC TO L FINGER ON ELECTRIC KNIFE AT HOME DX: 1 CM FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2005Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
CUT SELF WITH ELECTRIC KNIFE DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/2005Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
LAC TO R HAND/WRIST W/ELECTRIC KNIFE, ACCIDENTAL DX: 1.5 CM R HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2005Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
CUT HAND ON ELECTRIC KNIFE DX: R HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2005Age: 30 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT LACERATED FINGER WITH ELECTRIC KITCHEN KNIFE WHILE CARIVING TURKEY. D: FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/27/2005Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
LAC R 2ND FINGER WHILE CUTTING HAM WITH ELECTRIC KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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