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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 288
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/30/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware, Computers |
| 23YOWM-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT FOREARM-STABBED SELF AT HOME WITH BAR-B-QUEF ORK WHILE TRYING TO FIX *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| FORK YO ARM BY FRIEND WHILE PLAYING PUNCTURE WOUND FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT SCRATCHING CASTED ARM WITH SPOON WHEN SPOON BROKE OFF INSIDE CAST. STUCK INSIDE CAST. D: CAST BIVALVE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| 13 Y/O M C/O BEING STABBED BY FORK. BROTHER THREW FORK AND IT INBEDDED INTO PT'S FOREARM NOT. DX PUNTURE WOUND TO LFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
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