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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 375
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| CRN ABR. PT WAS PLAYING WITH CHILD AND HE POKED HER IN THE EYE WITH A F ORK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT DROPPED A BAR B Q FORK ONTO RIGHT FOOT IMPALED IN FOOT- PUNCTURE WOU ND FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PW TO HAND WHEN STUCK WITH FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Flatware |
| 67-YOF FRACTURED HER TOOTH WHILE BITING DOWN ON A FORK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| FORK PRONG INTO FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE TO HAND FROM A FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT INDEX FINGER , STABBED HERSELF WITH A PLASTIC FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT CUT L THUMB WITH A FORK BY ACCIDENT. % |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 57 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: Flatware |
| LAC R INDEX FINGER - CUT FINGER WHEN WASHING SILVERWARE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| RT 2ND FINGER INJURY-AT HOME-RAMMED A FORK PRONG INTO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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