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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 176
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/03/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives |
| PT WAS SHARPENING HIS KNIFE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners |
| PT SUSTAIND A LACERTION TO THE HAND WHILE USING A KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives |
| SHARPENING KNIFE W/ SHARPENER & LAC LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives |
| SHARPENING KNIFE WITH KNIFE SHARPENER AND CUT SELF WITH KNIFE LACERATI ON TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knife sharpeners |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED INJURY TO HANDS FROM HANDLING A KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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