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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 240
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 47 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 STATES SHARPENED A KITCHEN KNIFE AND CUT HIS THUMB AT HOME. DX. LA C L THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners |
| PT CUT SKIN BETWEEN LT THUMB AND INDEX WITH KNIFE AT SCHOOL LEFT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 37 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 CARVING KNIFE AT HOME & CUT FINGER DX: LACERATION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2008 | Age: 16 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 SUSTAINED DUE TO SUSTAINING LACERATION OF THE LEFT INDEX FINGER WHEN CUT BY A KNIFE. DX: FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 17 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 ARMY LITTKNIFE AND CUT FINGERS DX: LACERATION RIGHT LITTLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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