Accidents - Flatware - 6-15 years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 747
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	177	Face:	114
Hand:	99	Finger:	92
Internal:	89	Neck:	82
Lower Arm:	42	Foot:	15
Toe:	15	Mouth:	12
Ear:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
13YOM STATES HE WAS HIT IN L EYE WITH A SPOON HAS LAC TO EYE LID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
EATING BREAKFAST&ACC INGESTED THE COATING OF METAL SPOON, MOM TESTED WI TH HOME TESTING FOR LED&SPOON WAS +VE, PT IS ASYMPOTOMATIC>>FB INGESTIO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Flatware
10 YO-M WAS IN SCHOOL ANOTHER CHILD STABBED PT TO EAR WITH A PLASTIC FORK. DX EAR INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
PT CUT HAND B/W THUMB AND 2ND DIGIT ACCIDENTALLY JABBED WITH A FORK IN KITCHEN. DX. LAC L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Flatware
PT DROPPED SPOON INTO HOT GREASE WHICH SPLATTERED. DX: SUPERFICIAL AND PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS FOREHEAD/FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
PATIENT STUCK SELF WITH FORK. LEFT WITHOUT SEEING DOCTOR. DX: PUNCTUR E WOUND TO FINGER
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/20/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
RUNNING WITH SPOON IN MOUTH AND FELL;DX LACERATED MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2009	Age: 9 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: Flatware, Tables
@ DINNER TABLE BOTHER STABBED PT'S ARM WITH A FORK >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Flatware
FOOT CELLULITIS-STEPPED ON COOKING FORK-AREA BECAME INFECTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF PLASTIC SPOON WHILE EATING AT SCHOOL TODAY DX// SWALLOWED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
C/O FINGER PAIN, STUCK *** FORK INTO THUMB. DX-PUNC TURE WOUNDRIGHT THU MB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
SISTER THREW A FORK AND HIT PT DX: PUNCTURE WOUND FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Flatware
PT ACCID POKED EYE W/FORK.DX: L EYE SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY POKED IN EYE WITH A PLASTIC FORK AT HOME DX: LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Flatware
BURNED R ARM ON HOT FORK THAT WAS BEING USED TO STIR HOT FOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
LAC TO EYEBROW SIBLING HIT PATIENT WITH SPOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Flatware
12 YOM WAS BURNED ON NECK WITH HOT SPOON 2 DAYS AGO 2ND DEGREE BURN NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED PART OF A PLASTIC SERVING FORK, INITIAL FB SENSATION IN THROAT, FELT TRAVEL TO STOMACH; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Flatware
PART OF PLASTIC ON FORK BROKE OFF AND GOT STUCK IN THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Flatware
ACCIDENTALLY STABBED BACK OF THROAT WITH A FORK. DX TONSIL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
14YOM ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LT HAND WITH A STEEL FORK TODAY; HAND PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware, Floors or flooring materials
RUNNING, SLIPPED ON KITCHEN FLOOR&FELL CUTTING FORARM ON A FORK HELD BY BROTHER>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Flatware
PT STUCK FORK UNDER NAIL WHILE DOING DISHES X7-10 DAYS, NOW W/SWELLING AND DRAINAGE TO FINGER; PARONYCHIA OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
PT WALKED INTO HIS BROTHER WAS WAS HOLDING A FORK WITH THE PRONGS UP PO KED SELF IN THE EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware, Floors or flooring materials
JUMPED OFF THE BED&ACCIDENTALLY LANDED ONTO A FORK THAT WAS ON THE FLOO R& WENT THRUE TOE>>PUNCTRUE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
USED A PLASTIC SPOON TO CUT LT FOREARM AFTER ARGUMENT WITH PARENTS DX: ABRASIONS TO LT FOREARM, DEPRESSIVE DO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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