Accidents - Knife sharpeners - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,425
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	66
Year 1998:	285
Year 2000:	87
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	101
Year 2004:	139
Year 2005:	59
Year 2006:	159
Year 2007:	167
Year 2008:	138
Year 2009:	101
Year 2010:	102

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,112	Hand:	176
Eyeball:	88	Lower Arm:	17
Wrist:	15	Neck:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/18/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
49 YOF PRESENT TO ER WITH LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB WHILE SHARPING A KNI FE- DX-LEFT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
50YOWF CUT R INDEX FINGER WHILE SHARPENING KNIFE. DX LACERATION 2ND R FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
26YOF, SHARPENING A KNIFE THAT SLIPPED CUTTING WRIST >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
FINGER LAC-33YOM-CUT ON A KNIFE WHILE USING A SHARPENER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
FINGER LAC-34YOF-CUT WHILE SHARPENING A KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Knife sharpeners
USING KNIFE SHARPENER AND METAL FLEW IN EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
34 YOF PT C/O LAC TO L 1ST DIGIT, CUT WITH KNIFE SHARPNER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
PT WAS SHARPENING HIS KNIFE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
PT STATES SHARPENED A KITCHEN KNIFE AND CUT HIS THUMB AT HOME. DX. LA C L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
PT WAS SHARPENING A CARVING KNIFE AT HOME & CUT FINGER DX: LACERATION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knife sharpeners
PT SUSTAINED STAB WOUND ZONE 1 ON NECK WHEN STABBED WITH A KNIFE.@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
PT WAS SHARPENING A KNIFE & CUT FINGER AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
PT WAS SHARPENING A KNIFE AND CUT FINGER, DX: LACERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
PT SUSTAIND A LACERTION TO THE HAND WHILE USING A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
SHARPENING KITCHEN KNIFE SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
CORNEAL AB-DEBRIS WHILE SHARPENING A BLADE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
SHARPENING KNIFE W/ SHARPENER & LAC LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
SHARPENING KNIFE WITH KNIFE SHARPENER AND CUT SELF WITH KNIFE LACERATI ON TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
SHARPENING A KNIFE, THE SHARPENER SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
PATIENT SUSTAINED INJURY TO HANDS FROM HANDLING A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
26YOM AT HOME INJ TO FINGER ON KNIFE DX/DEEP LAC INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Razors or shavers
RT INDEX FINGER LAC-AT NEIGHBOR'S-WHILE SHARPENING A RAZOR BLADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
PT LACERATED RT FINGER WITH KNIFE SHARPNER DX LACERATION OF RT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2000	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2000	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/1998	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/1998	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/1998	Age: 26 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: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/1998	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/1997	Age: 46 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: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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