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Accidents - Electric or battery-powered knives - 50+ years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 387
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:317Lower Leg:69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/19/2009Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
CUT WITH ELECTRIC KNIFE LACERATION FINGER LWOT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 11/27/2009Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
FINGER LAC-63 Y/O F-CUT W/ ELECTRIC KNIFE WHILE CUTTING TURKEY-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/27/2009Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/26/2009Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT LAC FINGER ON ELETRIC KNIVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/26/2009Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT WAS USING AN ELECTRIC KNIFE AT HOME WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER THE CORD AND CUT HER RT CALF. DX: LACERATION REPAIR RT CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
WAS REMOVING BLADES FROM ELECTRIC KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING LAC TO TIP OF L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/15/2009Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT WORKING AT CHURCH FUNERAL, CUT MIDDLE FINGER ON ELECTRIC BLADE DX: LACERATION REPAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives, Counters or countertops
57YOM WAS HOME WHEN ELECTRIC KNIFE WAS FALLING OFF COUNTER,WENT TO CATCH IT STRIKING RT THUMB;THUMB LACERATION,2CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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