Accidents - Electric or battery-powered knives - Year 2008 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 296
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

26-50 years old:	221
50+ years old:	75

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC KNIFE, RECEIVED LACERATION TO INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2008	Age: 58 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: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT CARVING HAM WITH ELECTRIC KNIFE-SUPERFICIAL LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives, Foods
PATIENT WAS CUTTING FOOD WITH CHEF KNIFEFINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2008	Age: 41 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: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC KNIFE-THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
LEFT INDEX AND THUMB LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGERS WHILE USING AN ELE CTRIC KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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