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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,196
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND OF THE FACE AS A RESULT OF FALLING AGAINS T A FORK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Flatware |
| 47 YOM PRISONER INSERTED HANDLE TO PLASTIC SPOON INTO RECTUM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT REACHED INTO SILVERWARE DRAWER AND CAUGHT FINGER ON A METAL TONGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT PUT PLASTIC FORK IN VAGINA AT PSYCHIATRIC FACILITY. DX: FB VAGINA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT IN THE EYE WITH A FORK BY HIS NIECE, SUSTAINED " FB SENSATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT PUNCTURED FINGER WITH A FORK AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| STEPPED ON A FORK DX: L 5TH TOE PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| POKED IN CHEEK WITH BROKEN PLASTIC SPOON. DX- 1 CM FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flatware |
| BIT DOWN TOO HARD ON PLASTIC SPOON PIECE BRK OFF AND SHE SWALLOWED PC O F PLASTIC DX SWOLLOWED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| LAC TO R INDEX FINGER ON GRILL FORK. DX. LAC R INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT POKED SELF IN EYE WITH FORK WHILE COOKING BARBEQUE. D: CONJUNCTIVAL LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flatware |
| FB INGESTION-EATING W/A PLASTIC FORK-POSSIBLY SWALLOWED TIP OF ONE OF THE PRONGS OF FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2004 | Age: 31 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: Flatware |
| WHILE USING WOODEN SPOON IT BROKE, CUT FINGER, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| POKED EYE WITH FORK HAVING EYE PAIN....CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| FORK WENT UP UNDER THUMBNAIL, PAIN DX: THUMB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Flatware |
| FOREIGN BODY.PT,REFERS SWALLOW A PIECE OF PLASTIC FORK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flatware |
| FB INGESTION, VIA EMS, PT STS SWALLOWED A PIECE OF PLASTIC FORK AT HOME , C/O SORE THROAT, NO SOB OR DIZZINESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 34 YOF WAS AT A BRUNCH AND HER OWN 15 M/O CHILD POKE D PT IN THE RIGHT EYE WITH A FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| ACCIDENTLY POKED MOUTH WITH FORK SOFT PALATE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT WAS FEEDING HER CAT AND PLASTIC SPOON SHE WAS USING BROKE OFF AND A PC OF SPOON STRUCK HER IN THE EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT POKED EYE WITH FORK ON TUESDAY. PAIN IS WORSE. D: SCLERAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| 32 YOM STABBED HAND WITH FORK PW HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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