Accidents - Electric or battery-powered knives - 50+ years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 245
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	153	Lower Leg:	76
Upper Leg:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/29/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT C/O RT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION APPROXIMATELY 17 HRS AGO WHILE CUTTING TURKEY WITH ELECTRIC KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
CUT FINGER WITH AN ELECTRIC KNIFE DX: R INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
CUT SELF WITH ELECTRIC KNIFE DX. THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
LEFT 5TH FINGER TIP AVULSION-CUT TIP OF LEFT 5TH FINGER ON ELECTRIC CAR VING KNIFE. NO NUMBNESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT USING AN ELECTRIC KNIFE AT HOME WHEN IT GOT CAUGHT IN THE CORD CAUSI NG HIM TO DROP IT ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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