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Accidents - Electric or battery-powered knives - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 233
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
26-50 years old:90
50+ years old:142
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:146Lower Leg:71
Foot:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/23/2006Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
LACERATED FINGER WHILE REMOVING ELECTRIC KNIFE BLADE FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/2006Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT DROPPED ELECTRIC KNIFE ON TOP OF HER FOOT, WHILE PUTTING IT AWAY DX: LACERATION TO FOOT WITH TENDON INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/09/2006Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives, Foods
FINGER LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC KNIFE WHILE CUTTING HAM-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2006Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT CUTTING MEAT WITH ELECTRIC KNIFE, AVULSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/14/2006Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives, Foods
PT. WAS CUTTING FISH WITH AN ELECTRIC KNIFE AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LOWER LEG DIAGNOSIS; LACERATION LOWER LEG, 2 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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