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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 265
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF IN PALM WITH FORK WHILE SCRAPING ICE CREAM WH EN IT SLIPPED RESULTING IN CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/26/2006 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT INJURED THUMB ON A FORK LAST NIGHT TODAY THUMB IS RED AND SWOLLEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2006 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware, Floors or flooring materials |
| ~~~LEFT TEMPORAL CONTUSION-STEPPED ON A FORK ON FLOOR & LOST BALANCE, FALLING & HITTING HEAD ON WINDOW SILL.POSS LOC.C/O HA & DIZZINESS,NA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/03/2006 | Age: 65 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 65 YOF WAS REACHING TO GET A PLASTIC FORK AND SOME F ELL FROM SHELF POKING HER RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2006 | Age: 55 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 |
| 55 YO MALE SWALLOWED A PIECE OF PLASTIC FORK F/B INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flatware |
| DX INGESTED PIECE OF PLASTIC FORK TINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PATIENT WAS WALKING WITH A BARBEQUE FORK WHEN HE TRIPPED & THE FORK WENT INTO HIS MOUTH SUSTAINING A SINUS & ORBITAL FLOOR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| 58 YO FEMALE HIT EYE WITH FORK ACCIDENTALLY LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/18/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| LACERATED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON A MEAT FORK AS SHE REACHED INTO A KITCHEN DRAWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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