Accidents - Flatware - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 443
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	6
Year 1998:	84
Year 2000:	73
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	16
Year 2004:	29
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	66
Year 2007:	5
Year 2009:	31
Year 2010:	81

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	99
6-15 years old:	18
16-25 years old:	76
26-50 years old:	132
50+ years old:	115

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/14/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware, Dishwashers
4 YR M FELL ON FORK IN DISHWASHER;DX LACERATED UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
3 YOF INJURED THIGH WITH FORK. DX-RIGHT THIGH LACERATION 2.5 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2009	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flatware, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL PICKING UP SILVERWARE OFF OF FLOOR. DX: R FEMORAL NECK FX, PRIOR MASTECTOMY, MULT MEDICAL PROBLEMS.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/25/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PUNCTURED UPPER LEG WHEN FELL OFF COUCH WITH FORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware, Tables
PIZZA FORK FELL OFF TABLE AND STABBED PT IN THIGH DX:PUNCTURE WOUND LT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
PT AS ACCIDENTLY STABBED IN THE UPPER LEG WITH A FORK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
PT SUST PUNCTURE TO UPPER LEG FROM FORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
UNWITNESSED ACCIDENT BY PARENTS, PT SAYS HE FELL ONTO A FORK HE WAS HOLDING PUNCTURED UPPER THIGH. DX PUNCTURED THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Flatware
RIGHT THERMAL LEG BURN. PT BURNED THIGH WITH A HOT FORK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Flatware, Counters or countertops
MOM STATED SHE SET SPOON ON COUNTER WHEN COOKING FRIES, PT PICKED UP SP OON AND HELD BETWEEN LEGS THEN HID BEHIND BACK; 2ND DEGREE THIGH BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware, Dishwashers
THIGH LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON SILVERWARE IN DISHWASHER WHEN SHE FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware, Containers
PW TO UPPER LEG WHEN FORK CAME THROUGH A BOX AND POKED LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2001	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2000	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Flatware
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2000	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/1998	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware, Dishwashers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/1997	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware, Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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