Accidents - Knife sharpeners - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 676
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	151
Year 1999:	100
Year 2005:	135
Year 2006:	178
Year 2007:	80
Year 2009:	15
Year 2010:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/05/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
51 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WHILE SHARPENING A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
FINGER LAC-CUT ON KNIFE HE WAS SHARPENING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
PT WAS SHARPENING KNIFE AND CUT THUMB, DX: SUPERIFICAL LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2006	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Containers
PT TAKING KNIFE SHARPENER OUT OF BOX, RECIEVED LACERATIONTO RIGHT LITTL E FINGER, SUTURED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
PT. CUT L HAND AND SMALL FINGER W/KNIFE SHARPENER AT HOME. DX. LAC SMA LL FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
THUMB LAC-CUT WHILE SHARPENING A KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
LAC TO L THUMB AT 7 PM, CUT WHILE SHARPENING A KNIFE AT HOME. DX. LAC L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2005	Age: 73 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: Knife sharpeners
CUT THUMB ON KNIFE SHRPENER AT HOME ..LAC TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
PT WAS SHARPENING A KNIFE & CUT THUMB DX: LACERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/1999	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/1999	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/1998	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/1998	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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