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Accidents - Knife sharpeners - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 687
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:389Eyeball:144
Hand:94Lower Arm:59

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/27/2006Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
PT WAS TRYING TO SHARPEN A HUNTING KNIFE WITH A SHARPENER AND CUT HAND DX: SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2006Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
PT SUSTAIND A LACERTION TO THE HAND WHILE USING A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2006Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
SHARPENING A KNIFE CUT FINGER..LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/20/2006Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Containers
PT TAKING KNIFE SHARPENER OUT OF BOX, RECIEVED LACERATIONTO RIGHT LITTL E FINGER, SUTURED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/05/2006Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
SHARPENING KITCHEN KNIFE SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/10/2006Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
USING KNIFE SHARPENER AND HAND SLIPPED AND KNIFE LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2006Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
PT. CUT L HAND AND SMALL FINGER W/KNIFE SHARPENER AT HOME. DX. LAC SMA LL FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2006Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
PT HAD REOPENED OLD LAC WITH CONTACT WITH A KNIFE SHARPENER DX// LAC RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2006Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
CORNEAL AB-DEBRIS WHILE SHARPENING A BLADE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/16/2006Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
THUMB LAC-CUT WHILE SHARPENING A KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2006Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
LT CORNEAL FB-METAL SHAVINGS AFTER SHARPENING KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2006Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
LAC TO L THUMB AT 7 PM, CUT WHILE SHARPENING A KNIFE AT HOME. DX. LAC L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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