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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 267
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Food skewers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FOREIGN BODY OF THE FINGER- PT. WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A DRAWER AND GOT S TUCK WITH A FONDUE SKEWER THROUGH THE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2002 | Age: 41 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: Food skewers |
| PT ACCIDENTLY IMPALED SELF W/ BARBEQUE SKEWER WHILE COOKING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Food skewers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT 4TH FINGER WITH A BBG SKEWER AT HOME, HE WENT TO CLOSE UTENSIL DRAWER AND SKEWER INJURED FINGER @ 1645. PW LT RING FINGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Food skewers |
| PT PUTTING A PIECE OF CHICKEN ON A MEAT SKEWER SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOU ND TO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Food skewers |
| CUT WITH SKEWER/LAC LIF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Food skewers |
| PT. WAS EATING CHICKEN ON A SKEWER WHEN HE FELT A SPLINTER STUCK IN HI S THROAT.-SPLINTER REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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