Accidents - Knife sharpeners - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 674
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	101
Year 1998:	6
Year 1999:	5
Year 2001:	95
Year 2003:	75
Year 2004:	69
Year 2005:	68
Year 2006:	150
Year 2007:	15
Year 2010:	86

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	401	Hand:	256
Lower Arm:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 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: 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: 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: 12/05/2006	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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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

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