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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 513
See also: Other years, 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: 07/06/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| LEFT INDEX FINGER NAIL INJURY.PT WAS USING A FORK TO GET SOMTHING OUT F ROM FINGERNAIL AND PT SHOVED FORK IN TOO FAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| FORK PRONG INTO FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2002 | Age: 68 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 RIGHT INDEX FINGER , STABBED HERSELF WITH A PLASTIC FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT CUT L THUMB WITH A FORK BY ACCIDENT. % |
| 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: 06/05/2002 | Age: 4 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: Flatware |
| CUT THUMB ON FORK;LAC THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 57 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 |
| LAC R INDEX FINGER - CUT FINGER WHEN WASHING SILVERWARE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| RT 2ND FINGER INJURY-AT HOME-RAMMED A FORK PRONG INTO FINGER |
| 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 |
| Date: 01/06/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT STABBED LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A FORK AT HOME PUNCTURE WOUND FI NGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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