Accidents - Electric or battery-powered knives - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 735
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	21
Year 1998:	66
Year 1999:	35
Year 2000:	77
Year 2001:	152
Year 2002:	68
Year 2003:	78
Year 2004:	15
Year 2005:	15
Year 2007:	204

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:

621

Hand:

114

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/02/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives, Foods
PT WAS CUTTING BREAD AND CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC BRAD KNIFE. D: LACERA TION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT HAD LAC TO R THUMB FROM AN ELECTRIC CARVING KNIFE @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
20YOF R FINGER AVULSION CUT ON ELECTRIC KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT DX AVULSION/LACERATION RT INDEX FINGER - CUT HAND HILE USING ELCTRIC KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
CUT HAND ON ELECTRIC KNIFE DX: R HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
STATES HE ACCIDENTLY CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC KNIFE DX LACERATION TO RT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2003	Age: 23 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: Electric or battery-powered knives
CUT FINGER YESTERDAY WITH ELECTRIC KNIFE DX FINGER TIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
CUT FINGER WITH AN ELECTRIC KNIFE DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
CUT LEFT 5TH DIGIT FROM BUTCHER KNIFE WHILE CUTTING FROZEN HAMBURGER DX: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2001	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2001	Age: 19 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: Avulsion
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2001	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2000	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/1999	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/1999	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/1998	Age: 23 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: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/1997	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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