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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 356
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| C/O PT STATES ACCIDENTLY STABBED SELF WITH A FORK DX RT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2005 | Age: 58 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 |
| 58 YO STUCK IN FINGER WITH FORK PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2005 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT EATING VEGATABLES/PEPPERS, BIT AND SWALLOWED PIECE OF PLASTIC FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2005 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Flatware, Floors or flooring materials |
| PUTTING SILVERWARE AWAY, LOST BALANCE FELL HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR. " SDH" +" HEAD LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/02/2005 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT EATING WITH FORK A PIECE OF STEAK AND CUT TONGUE WITH FORK C/O PAIN TONGUE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware, Tables |
| PT HAD A FORK FALLEN FROM THE TABLE DURING DINNER PUNCTURING GREAT TOE WHICH LATER GOT INFECTED " CELLULITIS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT DROPPED A SHARP FORK ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flatware |
| 62 YO MALE SWALLOWED 1/4 INCH OF PLASTIC FORK TIPINGESTED F/B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2005 | Age: 81 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, Grills |
| PT BARBEQUING ON GRILL AND POKE SELF IN EYE WITH FORK C/O PAIN LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2005 | Age: 53 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: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT STABBED THUMB WITH FORK 1 DAY AGO, FINGER INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2005 | Age: 58 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: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT WAS EATING FOOD WHEN SHE RAN A FORK THROUGH LEFT INDEX FINGER PUNCTU RE WOUND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT SUST PUNCTURE TO HAND FROM FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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