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Accidents - Knife sharpeners - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 278
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:218Hand:59

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/06/2005Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
CUT THUMB ON KNIFE SHRPENER AT HOME ..LAC TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2005Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
CUT THUMB ON KNIFE SHARPENER/ LAC LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2005Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
SHARPENING KNIFE W/ SHARPENER & LAC LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2005Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners, Knives
PT WAS SHARPENING A KNIFE & CUT THUMB DX: LACERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2005Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knife sharpeners
PT CUT LT THUMB WITH KNIFE WHILE SHARPENING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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