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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,092
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/12/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT SUST PUNCTURE TO UPPER LEG FROM FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| STAB WOUND TO R ARM W/FORK DX: R UPPER ARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| PATIENT CUT FOREARM WITH BAR B Q FORK. DX: 1 CM LACERATION TO FOREARM . ACCIDENTAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT AT A BIRTHDAY PARTY HOLDING A CAKE SERVER AND SON JUMPED UP ACCIDENT LY STRUCK ARM POKING SELF IN THE RIGHT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| R EYE PAIN AFTER ACCIDENTALLY STABBED IN EYE W/FORK AT HOME DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| 49 YOM HAS LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER FROM "BIG FORK" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO LT HAND - S/P ACCIDENTALLY UTENSILS FELL AND PUNCTURED HAND ( BIG KITCHEN FORK). |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT FELL WHEN HAVING A BBQ AND A FORK STUCK HIM IN THE CHEST - PW TO CHE ST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Flatware |
| 2ND DEG BURN OF LIPS/44YOF STS BURNED LIPS ON HOT FORK 3 HOURS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND FROM BBQ FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 35 YOF WAS BEING FED BY HER TODDLER SON WITH A PLAST IC FORK AND GOT POKED IN THE LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| 45 YOF PUNCTURED LEFT WRIST WITH FORK TODAY AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2005 | Age: 34 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: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT SUST PUNCTURE TO HAND WITH FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| HIT IN FACE WITH SPOON. DX. 2 CM R FACIAL LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| UPPER CHEST STAB WOUND-WAS ACCIDENTLY STABBED W/ BBQ FORK BY WIFE-@ HOM E |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/29/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PW TO HAND WHEN STUCK BY A FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT INJURIED HAND ON STEAK FORK SUSTAINED " HAND PW" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Flatware |
| FRACTURED TEETH: WAS EATING, BIT DOWN ON FORK, BROKE 2 TEETH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| 31 YO FEMALE WAS BARBEQUING AND STRUCK BASE OF THUMB WITH BBQ FORK PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware, Floors or flooring materials |
| PUNCTURE LACERATION TOE - WALKED INTO A RUSTY BAR-B-QUE FORK ON BASEMEN T FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| 28 YOF ACCIDENATLLY STABBED THUMB WITH A FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT. ACCIDENTLY STUCK R. FOREARM. W/ GRIL FORK. DX. PUNCTURE WOUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT DX RT CORNEAL ABRASION - C/O "I WAS POKED IN THE RT EYE BY A FORK ACCIDENTALLY AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| ACCIDENTALLT CUT ARM WITH A KITCHEN FORK DX: L FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Flatware |
| PRONG OF FORK BROKE OFF AND SWALLOWED A PIECE OF IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PUNCTURE R HAND, PT SUST INJURY WITH A FORK WHILE PREPARING FOOD AT HOME, C/O PAIN, BLEEDING, SENSATION & MOTOR INTACT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware, Floors or flooring materials |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP SPOON OFF FLOOR-BACK PAIN. ACUTE LOWER BACK SPASMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Flatware |
| FOREARM / HAND BURN-COOKING W/ PLASTIC SPOON-SPOON MELTED & DRIPPED ONA RM & HAND -@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware, Containers |
| PUNCTURE L KNEE, PT SUST INJURY WITH A FORK WHILE OPENING A BOX AT HOME, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT PUTTING AWAY SILVERWARE.TINE OF FORK EMBEDDED IN RT INDEX FINGER DX: PUNCTURE TO R INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 43 YOF POKED HERSELF IN THE RIGHT EYE WITH A PLASTIC SPOON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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