Accidents - Food skewers - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,342
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	96
Year 1999:	120
Year 2000:	53
Year 2001:	205
Year 2002:	267
Year 2004:	269
Year 2005:	316
Year 2006:	105
Year 2007:	80
Year 2008:	253
Year 2009:	365
Year 2010:	207

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	944	Hand:	526
Eyeball:	227	Internal:	130
Foot:	108	Upper Leg:	75
Neck:	74	Toe:	71
Face:	70	Lower Trunk:	50
Mouth:	29	Ear:	16
Upper Trunk:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/05/2010	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Food skewers, Tables
30YOM BENT OVER AND GOT POKED IN THE EYE WITH A BAR B Q SKEWER THHAT WA S HANGING OFF THE EDGE OF A TABLE LACERATION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2010	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
28 YOF-@ HOME PUNCTURED INDEX FINGER W/KABOB SKEWER-PAIN & SWELLING DX PW 2ND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2010	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
42YOF SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND WHILE PUSHING CHICKEN ONTO SKEWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Food skewers
SPLINTER FINGER - 45 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH WOODEN SPLINTER UNDER RIGH T THUMB NIAL - FROM SKEWER ON CHICKEN TERRIYAKI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2009	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Food skewers
38YOM EATING SHISH KA BOB AND THE END OF THE MEAT SKEWER WENT INTO BACK OF THROAT CAUGHT THERE CHOKING FB ASPIRATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/09/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Food skewers
DX THUMB LAC/FB TO THUMB: C/O FB TO R THUMB ACC SKEWER'G THUMB PART OF SHISH-KA-BOO STICK W MAK'G DINNER TON W LOAD'G RAW BEEF ONTO SKEWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Food skewers
26Y/O,F,STABBED IN BACK OF THIGH WITH MEAT SKEWER, NO OTHER INFORMATION , ABRASION & CONTUSION WITH SUPERFICIAL PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
50YFC PICKING UP TRASH HUSBAND WAS CARRYING METAL SKEWER UNDER ARM AND SKEWER POKED LOWER EYELID/PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Food skewers
PT CUT INDEX FINGER WITH BAMBOO BBQ SKEWER WHILE COOKING. D:LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Food skewers
PT WAS POKED WITH A WOODEN SKEWER WHILE EATING DINNER AT A RESTAURANT DX: CORNEAL ABRASION TO RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Food skewers
49Y/O,F,BURNED FINGERS ON HOT SKEWER, ACUTE BURN(FIRST DEGREE) L HAND(BY HISTORY)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Food skewers
REPORTS GETTING A WOODN SLIVER INTO THUMB WHILE USING A SKEWER LAST NIG HT, WASN'T ABLE TO PULL IT OUT >>FOREING BODY REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
PT WAS AT HOME, STABBED SELF WITH A METAL SKEWER CAUSING A PUNTURE WOUND TO LT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Food skewers, Foods
PULLING MEAT OFF BBQ SKEWER DX: FB SKIN THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
PT WAS CHASING DOG AND RAN INTO BBQ SKEWERS. DX: ABDOMINAL WALL STAB WOUNDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
STEPPED ON SKEWER AND PUNCTURED FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2005	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Food skewers
EATING SHRIMP OFF A BAMBOO SKEWER AND FELT SPLINTER IN THROAT INJESTED FOREIGN BODY AND THROAT SCRATCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Food skewers
LAC L HAND, PT SUST INJURY W/A BROCHETTE AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2005	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Food skewers
ABRASION CORNEA - PATIENT REPORTS SHE POKED HERSELF IN RIGHT EYE WITH A MEAT SKEWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Food skewers
50 YOM CUT HAND ON A SKEWER #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Food skewers
CUT FINGER ON A SKEWER IN THE STORE DX: L INDEX FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers, Doors
PT WAS EATING KABOB & HAND HOLDING SKEWER WAS HIT BY DOOR. DX: PW SOFT PALATE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
PT HAS PW TO FOOT WHEN STEPPED ON KABOB STICK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
PUNCTURE WOUND - 42 YOF SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND COMPLETELY THROUGH H ER LEFT HAND NEAR BASE INDEX FINGER FROM A MEAT SKEWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2004	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
PAIN IN LEFT GREAT TOE AFTER GETTING A SHISH-KABOB STICK STUCK IN IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers, Chairs
PT WAS SITTING IN A CHAIR WHEN THE CHAIR BROKE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO A BA R B Q SKEWER PUNCTURE WOUND LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/28/2004	Age: 48 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: Food skewers
PUNCTURE WOUND IN HAND FROM SKEWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Food skewers
PT WITH THROAT PAIN. ATE OFF BAMBOO SKEWERS LAST NIGHT & CONCERNED ABOU T SPLINTER POSSIBLY CAUGHT IN THROAT. NO FB VISIBLE. D: SORE THROAT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 12/14/2001	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2001	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers, Glass bottles or jars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2001	Age: 46 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: Food skewers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2001	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2001	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2000	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Food skewers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2000	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Food skewers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/1999	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Food skewers, Grills
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/1999	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Food skewers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/1999	Age: 39 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: Food skewers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/1997	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Food skewers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/1997	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Food skewers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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