Accidents - Electric knife sharpeners - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 677
See also: Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1999:	100
Year 2000:	17
Year 2003:	69
Year 2006:	86
Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	180
Year 2010:	153

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	17
16-25 years old:	107
26-50 years old:	191
50+ years old:	361

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	242	Hand:	115
Lower Leg:	82	Upper Arm:	76
All Of Body:	76	Pubic Region:	69
Lower Arm:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/15/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Electric knife sharpeners
18YOF CONFUSED NOT RESPONDING VERBALLY AT HOME WITH A BLOOD GLUCOSE OF 32 INSULIN DEPENDANT DIABETIC ON AN INSULIN PUMP HYPOGOLYCEMIC REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Asian
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric knife sharpeners
85 Y/O M UPPER ARM SWELLING AFTER PACEMEKER IMPLANTATION UPPER EXTREMITY SWELLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric knife sharpeners
PT REPORTS SUSTAINING LACERATION OF R HAND WHEN CUTTING CHICKEN WAS CUT WITH KNIFE.@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric knife sharpeners
PT STATES SHE CUT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WHILE CLEANING A KITCHEN KNIFE.@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric knife sharpeners
PT SUSTAIEND LACERATION TO THE FINGER AFTER BEING CUT BY KNIFE.@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric knife sharpeners
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THE FINGER AFTER BEING CUT WITH A KNIFE.@
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/01/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric knife sharpeners
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THE HAND WHEN ACCIDENTALLY WAS CUT WITH KITCHEN KNIFE.@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric knife sharpeners
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THE FINGER AFTER BEING CUT WITH A KITCHEN KNIFE.@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric knife sharpeners
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THE R FINGER WHEN ACCIDENTALLY CUT IT WITH A KNIFE.@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric knife sharpeners
PT SUSTAINED BECAUSE OF LACERATION TO THE FINGER WAS CUT BY A KNIFE.?
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric knife sharpeners
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THE L LOWER ARM WHEN WAS CUT BY A KNIFE.?
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric knife sharpeners
PT SUSTAINED BECAUSE OF LACERATION TO THE HAND WHEN CUT BY A KITCHEN KNIFE.?
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2008	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 knife sharpeners
PT SUSTAINED BECAUSE OF LACERATION TO THE FINGER BECAUSE WAS CUT WITH A KNIFE.?
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric knife sharpeners
PT SUSTAINED DUE CUTTING HERSELF WITH A KNIFE WHEN CUTTING MEAT DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2007	Age: 62 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 knife sharpeners, Knives
SHARPENING KNIVES & SUSTAINED LACERATION DX: LACERATION L) HAND8
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric knife sharpeners
PT INJURED THUMB WITH POWER GRINDING WHEEL AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric knife sharpeners
44 YOM - PULLED FOLEY OUT SUNDAY, BLEEDING RESTARTED SUNDAY FROM PENIS DX - SELF INDUCED FOLEY TRAUMA WITH URETHRAL BLEEDING, ANEMIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/1999	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/1999	Age: 72 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: Laceration
Product: Electric knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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