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Accidents - Electric or battery-powered knives - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 496
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/27/2003Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT WAS AT HOME USING AN ELECTRIC KNIFE WHEN SHE LACERATED HER RT 5TH FI NGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2003Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC KNIFE DX THUMB & FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/25/2003Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
USING ELECTRIC KNIFE AT HOME AND LAC L THUMB DX 2 CM LAC L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2003Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT CUT SELF WITH ELECTRIC KNIFE, AVULSION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2003Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT CUTTING DINNER WITH AN ELECTRIC KNIFE AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER WHEN THE BLADE SLIPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2003Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PATIENT CUT WHILE USING ELECTRIC KNIFE. DX FRACTURE AND LACERATIN TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 02/02/2003Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC KNIFE AT HOME DX LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2003Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
WAS CLEANING AN ELECTRIC KNIFE AND CUT HIS RT THUMB. 2 CM SUPERFICIAL LAC RT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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