Accidents - Flatware - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,178
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	19
Year 1998:	57
Year 2000:	187
Year 2001:	283
Year 2002:	31
Year 2003:	100
Year 2004:	107
Year 2005:	31
Year 2007:	139
Year 2008:	29
Year 2009:	30
Year 2010:	160

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/13/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Flatware
73YFC PREPARING MEAT AND SCRAPED HAND WITH FORK EARLIER IN WEEK CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
69YO FEMALE WITIH PW TO HAND FROM A FORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware, Dishwashers
70 YOM-WHILE @ HOME THIS PM UNLOADING DISHWASHER PUNCTURED L HAND WITH FORK DX PUNCTURE WOUND *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
PT SUSTAINED WOUND INFECTION TO HAND AFTER SHE PUNCTURED HER HAND WITH A CLEAN FORK*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2009	Age: 61 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 HAND WITH FORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Flatware
HAND INFECTION-POKED SELF W/A FORK-AREA BECAME INFECTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
75 YO MALE HAS PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT HAND FROM FORK PUNCTURE WOUND HAND
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: 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: 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

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: 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: 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: 11/11/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
PUNCTURE WOUND - 79 YOF WAS EATING DINNER LAST NIGHT, REACHED FOR FORK, FORK STUCK INTO HER LEFT PALMAR SURFACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Flatware
PT STATES SHE SCRATCHED HAND WITH A FORK A FEW DAYS AGO NOW HAS SEVERE PAIN
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: 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: 12/02/2001	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware, Plastic containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2001	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2001	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Flatware
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2001	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2001	Age: 53 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2001	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware, Day wear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2000	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/24/2000	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2000	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2000	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/1998	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/1998	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: Laceration
Product: Flatware
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/1998	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/1997	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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