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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 178
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| DX: ABSCESSED PUNTURE WOUND L 4TH DIGIT. STUCK FORK INTO FINGER 6 DAYS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| 34YOM WAS WASHING DISHES, DROPPED FORK, REACHED TO CATCH FORK AND PUNCT URED RT 4TH FINGER DX: PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT WAS CUT W/SPOON.DX: 2 CM R THUMB LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PUNCTURE (L) THUMB, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A BARBEQUE FORK AT THESTREE T, C/O BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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