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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 567
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT RECIEVED PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT HAND FROM PASTA FORK 2 DAYS PTA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2008 | Age: 38 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 |
| PW TO HAND WHEN STRUCK SELF WITH A FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT PUNCTURE HAND WITH MEAT FORK AT HOME DX/ PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware, Dishwashers |
| FORK STUCK IN HAND WHILE TAKING DISHES OUT OF DISHWASHER. DX- PUNCTURE WOUND L HAND # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| HAND INFECTION-POKED SELF W/A FORK-AREA BECAME INFECTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| 75 YO MALE HAS PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT HAND FROM FORK PUNCTURE WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Flatware, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| BURN TO HAND FROM ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN HE STUCK A SPOON IN A ELECTRICA L SOCKET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| ACCIDENTALLY, ?MECH, HIT THE PALMER SURFACE OF THE HAND WITH A KITCHEN FORK>> PUNCTURE WOUND/TENDON INJUREY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT'S FRIEND BURNED A TATTOO ON PATIENT'S HAND USING A HOT SPOON. D: 2ND DEGREE BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 50 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 |
| STUCK FORK IN LEFT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| CONTUSED HAND WHEN REACHING FOR FLATWARE FOR EATING IN SCHOOL CAFETERIA ;DX CONTUSED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT GRABBED A VERY HOT FORK AT HOME AND BURNED HAND. DX: SUPERFICIAL A ND PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TO PALMAR SURFACE OF LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2008 | Age: 21 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 |
| PT EATING DINNER WITH FAMILY MESSING AROUND WITH FATHER WHO WAS HOLDIN G A FORK AND STRUCK LEFT HAND AGAINT THE FORK PW HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT GRABBED HOT SPOON @ HOME, BURN TO L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT PUNCTURED PALM OF L HAND W/ SPOON @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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