Accidents - Flatware - 26-50 years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,138
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	499	Hand:	192
Eyeball:	139	Internal:	125
Lower Trunk:	75	Mouth:	59
Wrist:	15	Ankle:	15
Lower Arm:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
PT RECIEVED PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT HAND FROM PASTA FORK 2 DAYS PTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2008	Age: 38 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 STRUCK SELF WITH A FORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Flatware
ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN: BENT OVER TO PICK UP SPOON, PAIN LUMBAR AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Flatware, Foods
PT BIT DOWN ON HER FORK WHILE EATING AND BROKE HER TOOTH DX// DENTAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
LEFT THUMB PW. PT STUCK FINGER ON A FORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2008	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
PT WITH CORNEAL ABRASION, STRUCK WITH A FORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
42 YOM SWALLOWED HALF OF PLASTIC SPOON WHILE EATING ICE CREAM INGESTED SPOON
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/15/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED 2 TINES OF A PLASTIC FORK DX- INGESTED F/B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
47 YOF SWALLOWED PIECE OF PLASTIC FORK LAST WEEKABDOMINAL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
GOT STUCK WITH FORK DX: PUNC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2008	Age: 26 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 WAS ACCIDENTLY POKED IN THE LEFT EYE BY HER INFANT SON WITH A PLASTI C FORK SUSTAINED A CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
PT SUS ABRASION TO ANKLE AFTER SCRATCHED BY A BBQ FORK%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
PT IS BEING SEEN AFTER SHE SWALLOWED A FORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Flatware
PT C/O PAIN TO LT WRIST AFTER A HEAVY SPOON FELL ON HER WRIST X3 WEEKS AG0.DX LT WRIST PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
FINGER LAC PT CUT FINGER WHEN A CERAMIC SPOON BROKE IN HAND,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2008	Age: 36 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
ACCIDENTALLY, ?MECH, HIT THE PALMER SURFACE OF THE HAND WITH A KITCHEN FORK>> PUNCTURE WOUND/TENDON INJUREY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
CUT FINGER WITH FORK, STABBING MOTION DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT THUMB-C/O PAIN AND SWELLING TO LEFT THUMB WHEN SHE ACCIDENTALLY STUCK HERSELF WITH A LARGE TONGED FORK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
POKED THUMB WITH FORK DX: PUNCTURE WOUND THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
STUCK FORK IN LEFT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
34 YO MALE FELL IN SHED AND FELL ON FORK PUNCTURE WOUND ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Flatware, Garbage disposers
METAL SLIVER TO THUMB WHEN TRYING TO RETRIEVE SPOON FROM GARBAGE DISPOS AL DX: FB THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Flatware
MOM STATES HER CHILD SITTING IN HER LAP, WENT TO GET FORK FROM CHILD AN D FORK JABBED PT IN R EYE. DX.R EYE TRAUMA, HEMORRHAGE AT SCLERA. SCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
PT WAS STABBED W/A FORK BY A CHILD. DX: PW R INDEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Flatware
PT GRABBED HOT SPOON @ HOME, BURN TO L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
PT PUNCTURED PALM OF L HAND W/ SPOON @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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