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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 296
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2004 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| STRUCK HAND WITH FORK - LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT SWALLOWED A SMALL PLASTIC SPOON WHILE DRINKING COFFEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Flatware |
| SWOLLEN KNUCKLE R HAND, STARTED WHILE WASHING SILVERWARE DX; HEMATOMA R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2004 | Age: 63 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 |
| PT WAS USING A FORK WHEN THE FORK SLIPPED AND JABBED INTO LEFT HAND PUN CTURE WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| 56 YO FEMALE STUCK LEFT FINGER WITH FORK PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| 59 YO MALE WAS GARDENING WITH FORK AND PUNCTURED FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT HAS PW TO ABD WHEN STUCK BY A FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2004 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT. MAY HAVE SWALLOWED A PIECE OF A PLASTIC SPOON PER STAFF AT NH. DX. INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2004 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware, Dishwashers |
| PUNCTURE WOUND HAND - 58 YOF SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO BACK OF HER RIGHT HAND ON A FORK WHILE REACHING INTO DISHWASHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2004 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| LACERATION FINGER - 84 YOF LACERATED HER LEFT PINKY FINGER ON A SPOON A T THE NURSING HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2004 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT WITH A HX OF PARKINSONS DISEASE AT THE NURSING HOME TRYING TO EAT WI TH A FORK WHEN SHE ACCIDENTLY STRUCK SELF IN THE RIGHT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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