Accidents - Knife sharpeners - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,202
See also: Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	167
Year 1998:	536
Year 1999:	185
Year 2000:	224
Year 2001:	95
Year 2002:	99
Year 2003:	193
Year 2004:	296
Year 2005:	278
Year 2006:	687
Year 2007:	347
Year 2008:	383
Year 2009:	201
Year 2010:	504

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	86
6-15 years old:	674
16-25 years old:	996
26-50 years old:	1,425
50+ years old:	1,020

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	2,964	Hand:	664
Lower Arm:	162	Eyeball:	159
Head:	87	Lower Leg:	75
Toe:	40	Face:	17
Wrist:	15	Neck:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/11/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
25YOM SHARPENING A KNIFE AND SUSTAINED A FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
23YOM SHARPENING A KNIFE IN AN UPWARD FASHION AND STRUCK SELF IN THE FA CE LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2010	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Seasonal decorations
12 Y/O FEMALE CARVING HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN WITH KNIFE AND CUT FINGER DX LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
49 YOF PRESENT TO ER WITH LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB WHILE SHARPING A KNI FE- DX-LEFT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
50YOWF CUT R INDEX FINGER WHILE SHARPENING KNIFE. DX LACERATION 2ND R FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
17YOM-FINGER LAC-CUT WHILE SHARPENING A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2010	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
14YOM-FOREARM LAC-SHARPENIN GKNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
26YOF, SHARPENING A KNIFE THAT SLIPPED CUTTING WRIST >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2010	Age: 51 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
51 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WHILE SHARPENING A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2010	Age: 33 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
FINGER LAC-33YOM-CUT ON A KNIFE WHILE USING A SHARPENER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
25YOM WAS USING A SHARPENING TOOL TO SHARPEN HIS OWN KNIFES ACCIDENTLY CUT LT THUMB;THUMB AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
59 YR OLD FEMALE SHARPENING A KNIFE AND CUT HAND AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
FINGER LAC-34YOF-CUT WHILE SHARPENING A KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Knife sharpeners
USING KNIFE SHARPENER AND METAL FLEW IN EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
34 YOF PT C/O LAC TO L 1ST DIGIT, CUT WITH KNIFE SHARPNER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2009	Age: 21 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, Knives
FINGER LAC-CUT WHILE SHARPENING A KNIFE & CUTTING BREAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
LACERATED HAND ON KNIFE SHARPENER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
PT WAS SHARPENING HIS KNIFE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2009	Age: 58 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
FINGER LAC-CUT ON KNIFE HE WAS SHARPENING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Knife sharpeners
PT STATES DROPPED A METAL KNIFE SHARPENER ON L GREAT TOE. DX. HEMATOMA L GREAT TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 08/03/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knife sharpeners
PT SUSTAINED STAB WOUND ZONE 1 ON NECK WHEN STABBED WITH A KNIFE.@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Knife sharpeners
PT HIT SELF ON HEAD WITH KNIFE SHARPENER HEMATOMA HEAD
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

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

Date: 12/27/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: 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: 12/12/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: 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: 12/05/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
SHARPENING A KNIFE CUT FINGER..LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2006	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 11/05/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
SHARPENING KITCHEN KNIFE SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 09/01/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 07/31/2006	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: 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: 05/06/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: 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: 01/16/2006	Age: 64 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
THUMB LAC-CUT WHILE SHARPENING A KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: 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: 01/06/2006	Age: 58 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
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

Date: 08/06/2005	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
CUT THUMB ON KNIFE SHRPENER AT HOME ..LAC TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2005	Age: 7 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
CUT THUMB ON KNIFE SHARPENER/ LAC LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
SHARPENING KNIFE W/ SHARPENER & LAC LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	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 THUMB DX: LACERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
PT CUT LT THUMB WITH KNIFE WHILE SHARPENING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
SHARPENING KNIFE WITH KNIFE SHARPENER AND CUT SELF WITH KNIFE LACERATI ON TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2004	Age: 11 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
PATIENT CUT BY A KITCHEN KNIFE WHILE SHARPENING IT AT HOME. DX: LACERATION TO RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
23 YOM CUT HIS THUMB ON A KNIFE LAC THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
SHARPENING A KNIFE, THE SHARPENER SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
PT CUT LEFT HAND WHILE SHARPENING POCKET KNIFE. D: LACERATION LEFT HA ND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
PATIENT SUSTAINED INJURY TO HANDS FROM HANDLING A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
PATIENT SUSTAINED INJURY TO HAND FTOM HANDLING A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
26YOM AT HOME INJ TO FINGER ON KNIFE DX/DEEP LAC INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Razors or shavers
RT INDEX FINGER LAC-AT NEIGHBOR'S-WHILE SHARPENING A RAZOR BLADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knife sharpeners
SUST INJ TO R HAND WHEN METAL KNIFE SHARPENER FELL AT HOME STRIKING HER HAND DX R HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
PT C/O L HAND CUTTING COLLARDS AND NOTICED HAND WAS BLEEDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
PT LACERATED RT FINGER WITH KNIFE SHARPNER DX LACERATION OF RT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2002	Age: 21 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
INJURED WHILE SHARPENING KNIFE DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2001	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2001	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2000	Age: 21 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2000	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2000	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2000	Age: 35 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: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/1999	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/1999	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/1999	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/1999	Age: 51 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/1998	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/1998	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/1998	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/1998	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/1998	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/1998	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/1998	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/1998	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/1998	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/1997	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/1997	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/1997	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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