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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,696
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| LACERATED L FINGER ON A CLEAN BLADE OF A CUT AND DICE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| PT USING A POTATO PEELER AND CAUGHT THE TIP OF LEFT FIFTH FINGER LACERA TION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| METAL SHEET FROM CUTTING BOARD FELL ON PT'S WRIST. DX; WRIST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| PT WITH TOE CONTUSION, DROPPED A NUT CRACKER ON TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| 52YFC PICKED UP HOT KITCHEN UTENSIL AND BURNED HAND/BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| BEATING A SIFTER WHILE MAKING A CAKE. DX POSSIBLE R ROTATOR CUFF INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets, Foods |
| MUSCULOSKELETAL BACK PAIN: ROLLING COOKIE DOUGH, SUDDEN PAIN INTERSCAPULAR AREA IN HER BACK TOWARDS SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| PATIENT WAS CUT BY GLASS *** MEASURING CUP, A LARGE PIECE OF GLASS, CUT TING LT 5TH FINGER. DX-LT 5TH FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets, Foods |
| SUSTAINED FINGER TIP SKIN AVULSION WHILE PEELING TURNUPS >>AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets, Foods |
| 67 YOM CUT LEFT HAND PEELING POTATOES TODAY WITH PEELER LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| 63 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON APPLE CORER AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 84 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: Kitchen gadgets |
| LAC FINGER ON SPATULA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| PT WAS USING A POTATO PEELER AND CUT R THUMB. DX. SMALL AVULSION LAC R THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| CUT FINGER WITH PEELER, DX; LAC. FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| PT WAS USING KITCHEN TONGS, CAUGHT FINGER, CONTUSION TO FINGER, OCCURED AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| C/O FINGER PAIN&SWELLING S/P FELL STRIKING HAND ON GROUND VERSUS JAMMIN G FINGER AGAINST PASTRY BOARD>>FX/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| PT LAC TO L THUMB FROM SERRATED SPATULA USED TO SEPARATE HAMBURGER PATT IES. DX. LAC L THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| CUR FINGER ON A POTATOE PEELER LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/07/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| LEFT HAMSTRING STR. PT SLIPPED ON A FLY SWATTER AND DID THE SPLITS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets, Metal containers |
| 68YOF WHILE CANNING USING A MANDOLIN TO CUT WITH ACCIDENTLY CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER TIP;FINGER AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets, Tableware and accessories |
| WAS WASHING DISHES AND CUT (L) HAND ON A MEASURING CUP DX- HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| AT HOME CUT FINGER POTATO PEELER DX LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| PUT WINE BOTTLE CORK INTO RECTUM AND UNABLE TO RETRIEVE IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| SPATULA FELL FROM 4FT AMD HIT TOP OF FOOT. D: FOOT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| PT DROPPED CUTTING BOARD ON R LEG 3 DAYS AGO,C/O FOOT RED-SWOLLEN TOE PAIN, DX R GREAT TOE CELLULITIS, DIABETES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/19/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| DROPPED WOOD CUTTING BOARD D: FX TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| 59 YOF LACERATED RIGHT THUMB ON A ***LIN GRATER WHILE CLEANING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| PT USING A FOOD SHAVER AND INJURED FINGER DX// RIGHT 4TH FINGER TIP AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| 60 YO FEMALE HIT HEAD ON PAPER TOWEL HOLDER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| PT DX ACCIDENTALLY INCISED LT INDEX FINGER WITH KITCHEN UTENSILS AT HOME JUST PTA - DX LT INDEX FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets, Other ranges or ovens |
| PT LEFT A PLASTIC SPATULA ON THE STOVE AND PICKED IT UP IT WAS PARTIA LLY MELTED FROM THE HEAT SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| DROPPED CUTTING BOARD ONTO FOOT, NOW WITH TOE SWELLING&PAIN >>FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A POTATO PEELER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| HIT HEAD ON PAPER TOWEL HOLDER IN BATHROOM CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| ACCIDENTALLY PLACED A MAGNETIC ?BEAN INTO EAR DOING A MAGIC TRICK >> FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| PATIENT GOT HER LEFT LITTLE FINGER CAUGHT IN A POTATO PEELER 1 HR PRIOR DX-FINGERTIP FLAP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| CUT FINGER ON A VEGETABLE PEELER LACERATION SECOND LEFT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A POTATO SLICER, LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| PT DROPPED A WOODEN COASTER ONTO RIGHT FOOT WHILE MAKING LUNCH SUSTAINE D A CONTUSION TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| PT FELL STRIKING FLANK ON CUTTING BOARD. DX: R FLANK CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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