Accidents - Flatware - 6-15 years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,110
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	250	Mouth:	149
Lower Arm:	135	Head:	122
Face:	105	Wrist:	92
Knee:	86	Lower Leg:	59
Finger:	38	Hand:	37
Foot:	14	Upper Leg:	6
Lower Trunk:	5	Neck:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/23/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO R WRIST W/ FORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
DX PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT FOOT: STEPPED ON FORK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
PT WAS STUCK IN FACE W/FORK. DX: FACIAL CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
SISTER POKED PT IN EYE W/SPOON. DX: L EYE CORNEAL ABR, SCLERAL/CONJUNCTIVAL INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
PT WAS HIT ON THE HEAD WITH A METAL SPOON AND BIT ON THE ARM BY HIS BRO THER - LAC TO HEAD AND CONTUSION TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Flatware
BURNS 2ND DEGREE R FOREARM, V EMS, PT BURNED W/A HOT FORK BY KID DURING A COOKING CLASS IN THE SCHOOL, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, BLISTERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
PTS BROTHER THREW A SPOON AT THE PT AND INJURED HEAD. DX HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
FLIPPED SPOON INTO R EYE, PAIN DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
PT POKED SELF IN THE EYE WITH A FORK. DX EYE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
HIT ON THE EYE C A THROWN FORK BY SISTER " CORNEAL ABRS"
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: 11/05/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
9YOM SCALP LAC WITH SPOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
PLAYING W/SIS & SHE THREW FORK THAT HIT PTS EYE, CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
CUT BY FORK ON LEG. DX. R LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
PUNCTURE WOUND BEHIND RIGHT UPPER KNEE-FELL ON TWO PRONG FORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
PT SUST LACERATION TO EYELID HIT WITH FORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
PT BACKED INTO A FORK, PUNCTURE TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
PT WAS RUNNING WITH A SPOON IN MOUTH AND FELL DX: MOUTH 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: 09/10/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
CUT HEAD, HIT WITH SPOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
PT HURT WITH FORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
PT POKED SELF IN THE ABDOMEN WITH A BARBEQUE FORK. D: ABDOMEN LACERAT ION
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: 07/22/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Flatware, Foods
PATIENT WAS ROASTING MARSHMELLOW ON FORK AT HOME, TOOK BITE OFF FORK BU RNING LIP, OR ON HOT FOIL; LIP 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Flatware
SIBLING ACCIDENTALLY KICKED A SPOON THAT WAS IN PTS MOUTH ; STRUCK BACK OF THROAT ; COUGHING UP BLOOD. D: THROAT PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
PT AT CHURCH POKED IN EYE WTIH FORK DX EYE CORNEAL ABRASION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 7 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
HIT SELF IN MOUTH W/SPOON WHILE EATING, CHIPPED/BROKE OFF MIDDLE UPPER FRONT TOOTH/NEW TOOTH ERUPTING UNDER IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
C/O PT MOM STATES CHILD ACCIDENTLY STUCK A FORK IN EYE DX RT CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
PUNCTURE L FOREARM, PT INVOLVED IN A FIGHT & SUST INJURY W/A FORK BY A GIRL IN THE BUILDING, C/O PAIN, SOME BLEEDING, REDNESS.
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: 04/29/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware, Football
PT HIT IN LIP WITH SPOON ALSO HIT IN CHEST PLAYING FOOTBALL @ SCHOOL UPPER LIP LAC, CONTUSION STERNUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware, Foods
PT AND 3YOLD SIBLING WERE FIGHTING OVER PEACHES YOUNGER CHILD POKED PT'S EYE WITH A FORK. DX LEFT SMALL CORNEAL ABRASION TRAUMA DUE TO FORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
PT STUCK SELF IN HAND WITH A FORK. DX HAND PUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware, Foods
PATIENT GOT FORK STUCK IN HER RT HAND WHILE TRYING TO SPEAR AN APPLE WITH THE FORK. DX - FORK IMPALEMENT TO RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
PT SUS LAC TO HAND FROM A FORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
POKED IN THE EYE WITH A FORK
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 02/20/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
PT AS ACCIDENTLY STABBED IN THE UPPER LEG WITH A FORK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
PW TO SCALP W/FORK BY BROTHER DX: PW SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2006	Age: 14 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
PT STUCK FORK IN EYE; EYE ABRASSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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

Date: 01/05/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware, Beds or bedframes
FACE LAC MOTHER STS PT CUT WHILE FLIPPING ON THE BED HOLDING A FORK, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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