|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 802
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| PATIENT POKED HIS EYE WITH A FORK; LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT'S SISTER THROW A PLASTIC FORK AT HIM HITTING HIM IN RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT CHEWING ON A PLASTIC SPOON AT SCHOOL BITE THE END OFF AND SWALLOWED IT ACCIDENTLY FOREIGN BODY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT RUNNING BAREFOOT IN THE YARD AT HOME AND STEPPED ON A FORK SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware, Elevators or other lifts |
| PT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO POSTERIOR PHARYNX "I GOT MY MOUTH CUT" HE GOT IN THE ELEVATOR AND FELL WITH FORK IN HIS MOUTH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PUNCTURED FOOT WHEN STEPPED ON FORK. |
| 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: 06/10/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| 6 YO M POKED IN EYE W/FORKPUNCTURE WOUND EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT SWALLOWED PIECE OF PLASTIC SPOON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| CONTUSED EYEBALL WHEN POKED WITH FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PATIENT POKED HERSELF IN MOUTH WITH A FORK; PUNCTURE WOUND INSIDE MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flatware |
| SWALLOWED A PIECE OF A PLASTIC SPOON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware, Knives |
| LAC (R) HAND, PT SUST INJURY WITH A KNIFE WHILE TRYING TO GETA SPOON FR OM A DRAWER AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING & PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT CHIPPED TOOTH ON FORK, CHIPPED TOOTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| PTS BROTHER THREW A SPOON AT HOME W SPOON HITTING PT IN IN LIP CAUSING LACERATION DX LACERATION UPPER LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| BROTHER THREW A KITCHEN SPOON AT PATIENT DX:LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| CUT INSIDE OF LIP WITH SPOON LAC ORAL MUCOSA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| CHILD WAS GETTING BROWNIE COOKIES WITH A FORK AND IT SLIPPED AND HE STUCK WRIST WITH FORK CAUSING PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT POKED ACCIDENTLY IN EYE WITH FORK DX EYE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| 10 YOM STEPPED ON RUSTY FORK. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Flatware, Tables |
| PT WENT UNDER TABLE TO RETRIEVE FORK HIT HEAD ON TABLE DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| PATIENT HIT ROOF OF MOUTH WITH SPOON; MOUTH LAC, ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT FELL WITH A SPOON CAUSING A NOSE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
