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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 300
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 56 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 |
| PW TO HAND WHEN STUCK WITH FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 22 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 |
| PUNCTURE (L) HAND, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A FORK AT HOME, C/O PAIN & BLEEDING, SENSATION INTACT, TENDON NORMAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware, Tableware and accessories |
| METAL FORK WENT THROUGH PLASTIC BOWL. DX: PW R PALM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 65 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 SUSTAINED PUNCTURE TO HAND FROM A FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2002 | Age: 41 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 WAS STABBED IN THE HAND WITH A CLEAN FORK. DX PUNCTUREWOUND TO LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT DX HEMATOMA LT HAND - STYUCK BY A FORK X2 WEEKS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware, Knives |
| LAC (R) HAND, PT SUST INJURY WITH A KNIFE WHILE TRYING TO GETA SPOON FR OM A DRAWER AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING & PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2002 | Age: 37 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 |
| RT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND-@ HOME-STABBED W/ A FORK-NO DETAILS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PUNCTURE WOUND HAND WITH FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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