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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,020
See also: Other age groups, Other products.
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: 02/07/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives |
| 59 YR OLD FEMALE SHARPENING A KNIFE AND CUT HAND AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners |
| LACERATED HAND ON KNIFE SHARPENER |
| 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: 04/30/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners, Plastic wrapping products |
| 60YOF WHILE AT THE CEMETARY WAS REMOVING PLASTIC FROM FLOWERS,SHE CUT HERSELF WITH SHARPENING TOOL;RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY CELLULITIS |
| 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: 07/31/2006 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners |
| PT HAD REOPENED OLD LAC WITH CONTACT WITH A KNIFE SHARPENER DX// LAC RIGHT FOREARM |
| 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: 12/20/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners |
| PT C/O L HAND CUTTING COLLARDS AND NOTICED HAND WAS BLEEDING |
| 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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