Accidents - Electric or battery-powered knives - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 709
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	66
Year 1998:	76
Year 1999:	17
Year 2000:	77
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	76
Year 2003:	103
Year 2004:	146
Year 2005:	31
Year 2008:	59
Year 2010:	38

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	38
6-15 years old:	21
16-25 years old:	114
26-50 years old:	288
50+ years old:	247

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/25/2010	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
42 YOF CUT RT HAND W/ELECTRIC KNIFE. DX##: LAC RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
LACERATION TO HAND WHLE TRYING TO PICK UP AN ELECTRIC KNIFE. DX- 1 CM R HAND LACERATION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: 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: 08/07/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: 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: 11/25/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
LAC R HAND BETWEEN THUMB & INDEX FINGER WITH ELECTRIC KNIFE WHILE TRYIN G TO CUT TURKEY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT CUT HAND IN BETWEEN FINGERS WITH AN ELECTRIC KNIFE. D: LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
STATES SHE WAS USING A ELECTRIC KNIFE TO CUT MEAT WHEN SHE CUT HER LT HAND. LAC 2.5 CM AT LT HAND,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT CUT HIMSEL ACCIDENTLY WITH AN ELECTRIC KNIVE DX HAND LACERATION PT WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE MED CENTER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/01/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PATIENT CUT HAND WITH ELECTRIC KNIFE. DX: 3 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT HA ND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
LAC TO HAND WHEN USING AN ELECTRIC KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT.C/O CUT TO RT.THUMB RT.HAND SUSTAIN WITH ELECTRIC KNIFE. DX-LACERATION RT.THUMB RT.HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2001	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2000	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/1999	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/1998	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/1998	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/1997	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/1997	Age: 47 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: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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