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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,112
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/18/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners |
| 49 YOF PRESENT TO ER WITH LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB WHILE SHARPING A KNI FE- DX-LEFT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners |
| 50YOWF CUT R INDEX FINGER WHILE SHARPENING KNIFE. DX LACERATION 2ND R FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives |
| FINGER LAC-33YOM-CUT ON A KNIFE WHILE USING A SHARPENER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives |
| FINGER LAC-34YOF-CUT WHILE SHARPENING A KNIFE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners |
| 34 YOF PT C/O LAC TO L 1ST DIGIT, CUT WITH KNIFE SHARPNER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives |
| PT STATES SHARPENED A KITCHEN KNIFE AND CUT HIS THUMB AT HOME. DX. LA C L THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives |
| PT WAS SHARPENING A CARVING KNIFE AT HOME & CUT FINGER DX: LACERATION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives |
| PT WAS SHARPENING A KNIFE & CUT FINGER AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives |
| PT WAS SHARPENING A KNIFE AND CUT FINGER, DX: LACERATION LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives |
| SHARPENING KITCHEN KNIFE SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives |
| SHARPENING A KNIFE, THE SHARPENER SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners |
| 26YOM AT HOME INJ TO FINGER ON KNIFE DX/DEEP LAC INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners, Razors or shavers |
| RT INDEX FINGER LAC-AT NEIGHBOR'S-WHILE SHARPENING A RAZOR BLADE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners |
| PT LACERATED RT FINGER WITH KNIFE SHARPNER DX LACERATION OF RT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2000 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/1998 | Age: 36 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: Knife sharpeners, Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/1998 | Age: 28 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: Knife sharpeners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/1998 | Age: 26 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: Knife sharpeners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/1998 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/1997 | Age: 46 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: Knife sharpeners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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