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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,138
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/27/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
Product: Flatware |
PT RECIEVED PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT HAND FROM PASTA FORK 2 DAYS PTA |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/22/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
Product: Flatware |
PW TO HAND WHEN STRUCK SELF WITH A FORK |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/16/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Flatware |
ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN: BENT OVER TO PICK UP SPOON, PAIN LUMBAR AREA |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
Product: Flatware, Foods |
PT BIT DOWN ON HER FORK WHILE EATING AND BROKE HER TOOTH DX// DENTAL FX |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
Product: Flatware |
LEFT THUMB PW. PT STUCK FINGER ON A FORK |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Flatware |
PT WITH CORNEAL ABRASION, STRUCK WITH A FORK |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/09/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
Product: Flatware |
42 YOM SWALLOWED HALF OF PLASTIC SPOON WHILE EATING ICE CREAM INGESTED SPOON |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 10/15/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
Product: Flatware |
ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED 2 TINES OF A PLASTIC FORK DX- INGESTED F/B |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
Product: Flatware |
47 YOF SWALLOWED PIECE OF PLASTIC FORK LAST WEEKABDOMINAL PAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
Product: Flatware |
GOT STUCK WITH FORK DX: PUNC TO FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 26 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 ACCIDENTLY POKED IN THE LEFT EYE BY HER INFANT SON WITH A PLASTI C FORK SUSTAINED A CORNEAL ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Flatware |
PT SUS ABRASION TO ANKLE AFTER SCRATCHED BY A BBQ FORK% |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
Product: Flatware |
PT IS BEING SEEN AFTER SHE SWALLOWED A FORK |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Flatware |
PT C/O PAIN TO LT WRIST AFTER A HEAVY SPOON FELL ON HER WRIST X3 WEEKS AG0.DX LT WRIST PAIN. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Flatware |
FINGER LAC PT CUT FINGER WHEN A CERAMIC SPOON BROKE IN HAND, |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/13/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
Product: Flatware |
ACCIDENTALLY, ?MECH, HIT THE PALMER SURFACE OF THE HAND WITH A KITCHEN FORK>> PUNCTURE WOUND/TENDON INJUREY |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Flatware |
CUT FINGER WITH FORK, STABBING MOTION DX: FINGER LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
Product: Flatware |
PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT THUMB-C/O PAIN AND SWELLING TO LEFT THUMB WHEN SHE ACCIDENTALLY STUCK HERSELF WITH A LARGE TONGED FORK. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
Product: Flatware |
POKED THUMB WITH FORK DX: PUNCTURE WOUND THUMB |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 50 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 |
STUCK FORK IN LEFT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/13/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
Product: Flatware |
34 YO MALE FELL IN SHED AND FELL ON FORK PUNCTURE WOUND ARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/23/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Flatware, Garbage disposers |
METAL SLIVER TO THUMB WHEN TRYING TO RETRIEVE SPOON FROM GARBAGE DISPOS AL DX: FB THUMB |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
Product: Flatware |
MOM STATES HER CHILD SITTING IN HER LAP, WENT TO GET FORK FROM CHILD AN D FORK JABBED PT IN R EYE. DX.R EYE TRAUMA, HEMORRHAGE AT SCLERA. SCH |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
Product: Flatware |
PT WAS STABBED W/A FORK BY A CHILD. DX: PW R INDEX. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/19/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Flatware |
PT GRABBED HOT SPOON @ HOME, BURN TO L HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/17/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
Product: Flatware |
PT PUNCTURED PALM OF L HAND W/ SPOON @ HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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