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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 347
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/15/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives |
| 24YOM CHEF STUDENT C/O LT 5TH FINGERTIP LACERATION SUSTAINED WHILE SHARPENING HIS KNIFE. DX - LT 5TH FINGERTIP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives |
| PT WAS SHARPENING A KNIFE & CUT FINGER AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives |
| PT WAS SHARPENING A KNIFE AND CUT FINGER, DX: LACERATION LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives |
| PT WAS SHARPENING KNIFE AND CUT THUMB, DX: SUPERIFICAL LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners |
| PT SUS LAC TO FINGER FROM A KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners, Plastic wrapping products |
| 60YOF WHILE AT THE CEMETARY WAS REMOVING PLASTIC FROM FLOWERS,SHE CUT HERSELF WITH SHARPENING TOOL;RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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