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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,334
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| 57YOF USING A POTATO PEELER ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LT 4TH FINGER; FINGER AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2010 | Age: 56 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 |
| 56YOF LAC FINGER ON KITCHEN GADGET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| A 80 YOF CUT FINGER ON A POTATO PEELER, LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| 60YOF CUT FINGER SECONDARY TO PEELING POTATO USING A PEELER DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2010 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| 87 YOM INJURED FINGER WITH POTATOE PEELER. DX-LACERATION TO RIGHT 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2010 | 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 |
| 59YOF LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER - CUT FINGER ON TONGS WHILE PREPARING FOOD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2010 | Age: 56 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 |
| 56 YO F PEELING APPLE WITH PEELER CUT FINGER. DX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| 56 Y/O FEMALE WAS PARING AN APPLE WITH A KITCHERN GADGET AND CUT FINGER AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2010 | Age: 79 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 |
| 79 YEAR OLD FEMALE WAS PEELING VEGETABLES AND CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH A UNSPECIFIED KITCHEN TOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| 58YOF CUT FINGER WITH WITH *** BLADEDX: FINGER LAC DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2010 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| FINGER LAC, 79 YOM CUT FINGER ON A BISCUIT CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| 74YOM CUT FINGER ON SPATULA DX: FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| 64YOF WITH FRACTURED FINGER ON A "SEALER" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| 51YOF CORING AN APPLE WITH AN APPLE CORER AND SUSTAINED A FINGER AVULSI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| 62YO WHITE FEMALE AT HOME CUTTING ONIONS WITH A MANDALIN & CUT THUMB DX FINGER LACERATION RIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| 62YOM CUTTING HAMBURGER WITH SPATULA, SPATULA SLIPPED CAUSING LACERATION TO LT THUMB. DX: LACERATION LT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| 88 YOF LAC TO L MIDDLE FINGER ON SALAD MAKER DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| 71 YOF SUS AVULSION TO FINGER WHILE USING PEELER TO PEEL POTATOES% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| FINGER LAC-52YOM-CUT FINGER WHILE SEPERATING FROZEN BURGERS W/A SERATED SPATULA-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| 67 Y/O FEMALE SLICING POTATOES & CUT FINGER ON POTATO SLICER AT HOME DX SKIN AVULSION RIGHT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| 84 YOF LT PINKY LAC FROM POTATO PEELER LAST NITE; "GUSHING" BLOOD AGAIN TODAY. DX: LAC SMALL FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| 60 YOM, CUT FINGER PEELING POTATOES DX: FINGER SKIN AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| 53 YOM PT CUT FINGER WITH A SMALL VEGETABLE PEELER LAST NIGHT. LACERAT ION R INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2010 | Age: 53 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 |
| 53YOF,LACERATION LFT. DISTAL THUMB S/P WITH MADELINE CUTTING SWEET POTATOES @ HOME,2CM LAC,5 SUTURES APPLIED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kitchen gadgets |
| 62YOF LAC RT MIDDLE FINGER ON KITCHEN UTENSIL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2010 | 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, SLICED THUMB ON KITCHEN GRATER, FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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