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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 261
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY STUCK SELF IN ARM WITH A FORK, PUNCTURE TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| GRANDDAUGHTER ACCIDENTLY STABBED HIM WITH A FORK IN THE LEFT FOREARM. DX: STAB WOUND TO LEFT FOREARM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2009 | Age: 9 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: Flatware, Tables |
| @ DINNER TABLE BOTHER STABBED PT'S ARM WITH A FORK >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT FELL AT HOME WHILE CARRYING A FORK AND STABBED ARM WITH FORK DX// LEFT FOREARM PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Flatware |
| BURNED R ARM ON HOT FORK THAT WAS BEING USED TO STIR HOT FOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Flatware |
| PATIENT HIT BY SPOON AT HOME DX; AVULSION TO LT FOREARM WITH CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware, Floors or flooring materials |
| RUNNING, SLIPPED ON KITCHEN FLOOR&FELL CUTTING FORARM ON A FORK HELD BY BROTHER>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| USED A PLASTIC SPOON TO CUT LT FOREARM AFTER ARGUMENT WITH PARENTS DX: ABRASIONS TO LT FOREARM, DEPRESSIVE DO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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