Accidents - Electric or battery-powered knives - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,973
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	184
Year 1998:	283
Year 1999:	153
Year 2000:	184
Year 2001:	50
Year 2002:	245
Year 2003:	566
Year 2004:	409
Year 2005:	97
Year 2006:	142
Year 2007:	34
Year 2008:	75
Year 2009:	387
Year 2010:	156

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	2,492	Hand:	247
Lower Leg:	218	Upper Leg:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/24/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
52 YOM PRESENT TO ER WITH INJURY LT INDEX FINGER WHILE USING ELECTRIC K NIFE- DX-LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2010	Age: 72 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
72 Y/O WF WAS USING AN ELECTRIC KNIFE AND LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2010	Age: 57 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
57 YOF-PT ACCIDENTALLY LACERATED R INDEX FINGER ON ELETRIC KNIFE @ HOME DX DX R #2 FINGER LAC *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	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 WITH ELECTRIC KNIFE LACERATION FINGER LWOT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/27/2009	Age: 63 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
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: 11/27/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	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 CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT LAC FINGER ON ELETRIC KNIVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	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 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: 09/26/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 08/15/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 01/01/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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

Date: 11/30/2008	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: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT CARVING HAM WITH ELECTRIC KNIFE-SUPERFICIAL LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2007	Age: 60 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 WAS CUT W/ELECTRIC CARVING KNIFE WHILE CARVING TURKEY. DX: L THUMB LAC 1.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT CUTTING MEAT WITH ELECTRIC KNIFE, AVULSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2006	Age: 62 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, Foods
PT. WAS CUTTING FISH WITH AN ELECTRIC KNIFE AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LOWER LEG DIAGNOSIS; LACERATION LOWER LEG, 2 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2005	Age: 58 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
2CM THUMB LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2005	Age: 72 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
LAC TO L FINGER ON ELECTRIC KNIFE AT HOME DX: 1 CM FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
LAC R 2ND FINGER WHILE CUTTING HAM WITH ELECTRIC KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2004	Age: 57 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, Tableware and accessories
WASHING DISHES - CUT ON ELECTRIC KNIFE BLADE THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT WAS AT HOME USING AN ELECTRIC KNIFE WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT 3RD FIN GER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PATIENT CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC KNIFE. DX: LACERATION TO LEFT MIDDLE AND SMALL FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	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. CUT R INDEX FINGER W/ELECTRIC KNIFE CARVING TURKEY. DX LAC R INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
LAC R HAND BETWEEN THUMB & INDEX FINGER WITH ELECTRIC KNIFE WHILE TRYIN G TO CUT TURKEY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2004	Age: 65 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
FINGER LAC-CUT ON AN ELECTRIC KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
STATES SHE WAS USING A ELECTRIC KNIFE TO CUT MEAT WHEN SHE CUT HER LT HAND. LAC 2.5 CM AT LT HAND,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2003	Age: 65 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: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT WAS AT HOME USING AN ELECTRIC KNIFE WHEN SHE LACERATED HER RT 5TH FI NGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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 ELECTRIC KNIFE DX THUMB & FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2003	Age: 58 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
USING ELECTRIC KNIFE AT HOME AND LAC L THUMB DX 2 CM LAC L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PT CUT SELF WITH ELECTRIC KNIFE, AVULSION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2003	Age: 57 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 CUTTING DINNER WITH AN ELECTRIC KNIFE AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER WHEN THE BLADE SLIPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PATIENT CUT WHILE USING ELECTRIC KNIFE. DX FRACTURE AND LACERATIN TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/02/2003	Age: 56 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: Electric or battery-powered knives
CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC KNIFE AT HOME DX LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
PATIENT CUT HAND WITH ELECTRIC KNIFE. DX: 3 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT HA ND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
WAS CLEANING AN ELECTRIC KNIFE AND CUT HIS RT THUMB. 2 CM SUPERFICIAL LAC RT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 10/27/2001	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2001	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2001	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2000	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2000	Age: 58 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2000	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/1999	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/1999	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/1999	Age: 73 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: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/1999	Age: 84 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/1999	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/1998	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/1998	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/1998	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/1998	Age: 65 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: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/1998	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/1998	Age: 66 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: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/1997	Age: 62 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: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/1997	Age: 53 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: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/1997	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/1997	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/1997	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric or battery-powered knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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