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Accidents - Electric or battery-powered knives - 26-50 years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 444
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:367Hand:76

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/28/2002Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
INJ R MIDDLE/INDEX FINGERS,DISTAL/POST SIDE-INCISED ON ELEC.KNIFE BLADE -TRYING TO FIX.1CM AVUL.LAC,ABRASION INDEX/MIDDLE F.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/25/2002Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
RIGHT INDEX FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WITH AN ELECTRIC KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/22/2002Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT WAS CUTTING HAM WITH AN ELECTRICAL KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/28/2002Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
CUT THUMB WITH AN ELECTRIC KNIFE DX: LAC RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2002Age: 34 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
34 YOF CUT THUMB WITH KNIFE LACERATION R THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/2002Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PATIENT CUT HER RIGHT INDEX FINGER AT HOME ON AN ELECTRIC KNIFE. DX-FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2002Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 03/26/2002Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT CUT FINGER WHILE USING ELECTRIC KNIFE DX: LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/2002Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: 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: 01/14/2002Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
LAC TO RT MIDDLE FINGER ON ELECTRIC KITCHEN KNIFE LAST NIGHT. LAC ERATION TO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER, DELAYED PRIMARY CLOSURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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