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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 879
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PW TO TOE WHEN STRUCK ON A FORK AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| 88Y/O,F, FELL, CARRYING LONG HANDLED SPOON, PROBABLY FELL ON IT, BLUNT TRAUMA OD, VISION LOSS OD, RUPTURED GLOBE, DEMEMTIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF PLASTIC FORK |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/03/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Flatware |
| POKED SELF IN EYE WITH SPOON HANDLE WHILE DRINKING TEA. DX. SUBCONJUNCT IVAL HEMORRHAGE. * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware, Dishwashers |
| PT WAS REACHING INTO A DISHWASHER AND STABBED RIGHT FIFTH FINGER WITH A FORK SUSTAINED A PW TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT ACCIDENTLY STABBED SELF IN THE LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A FORK SUSTAIN ED A PW TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT C/O CUT HEAD ON SPOON. DX SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT C/O GASH ON HAND WITH BBQ FORK. DX LAC LFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2007 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT STABBED SELF WITH A FORK AT HOME TODAY DX// PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| PATIENT IS C/O AN ABRASION TO THE INNER LEFT ARM SUSTAINED FROM A FORK DX-LEFT ARM ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| 66YFC EATING BERRIES WITH PLASTIC SPOON CIRCULAR BOWL OF SPOON BROKE OFF AND SWALLOWED IT C/O THROAT PAIN/PHARYNGEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT WITH LEFT KNEE STRAIN AFTER FALLING WHILE TRYING TO PICK UP SPOON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| P/W UPPER BACK SWELLING&REDENSS. S/P SUSING A FORK TO SCRATCH BACK " CELLULITIS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware, Bags |
| PT PUNCTURED FINGER W/FORK WHILE TRYING TO OPEN A BAG OF SALAD. DX: L FOURTH FINGER CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| SLIPPED ON ICE, HAD A FORK IN THE HAND, FORK STUCK IN THE HEAD " PW/FB REMOVAL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT JABBED FINGER WITH A FORK ACCIDENTALLY AT HOME DX// PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware, Foods |
| 51 YO M PAIN TO THUMB AFTER STIRRING CAKE BATTER WITH A SPOON AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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