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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 286
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2006 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT INJURED THUMB ON A FORK LAST NIGHT TODAY THUMB IS RED AND SWOLLEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2006 | Age: 39 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 |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HER FINGER WITH A COOKING FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2006 | Age: 11 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 FINGER ON A *** SPOON"LAC" "LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Flatware, Tables |
| PT THREW HAND DOWN ONTO A TABLE AND A PLASTIC FORK BROKE OFF INTO 1ST D IGIT OF RIGHT HAND. D: FB IN SKIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT WAS POKED IN THE FINGER WITH A FORK. DX FINGER PUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| PATIENT CUT FINGER ON TEASPOON AT HOME; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2006 | 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: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER FROM "PIZZA FORK" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2006 | 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 |
| STABBED SELF W/ A FORK ACCIDENTLY LEFT INDEX FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT HAD A CERAMIC SPOON BREAK WHILE HOLDING IT IN HIS RT HAND, LAC. TO SMALL FINGER. DX: RT SMALL FINGER PAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2006 | Age: 43 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, Metal containers |
| PT OPEN A CAN AND COULD NOT GET LID OFF. USED FORK TO LIFT LID AND HAND SLIPPED. LACERATED THUMB ON LID. D: THUMB LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2006 | Age: 55 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| LACERATED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON A MEAT FORK AS SHE REACHED INTO A KITCHEN DRAWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT LAC FINGER ON A FORK. DX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2006 | Age: 8 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 |
| CUT FINGER ON SILVERWARE WHEN REACHING INTO DRAWER AT HOME; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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