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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,689
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers, Knives |
| 25YOWM=LACERATION RIGHT HAND-CUT WITH KNIFE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN PAINT CA N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 20 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: Metal containers |
| TRYING TO OPEN A CAN AND LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| RT HAND LAC-AT SCHOOL-CUT ON SHARP FOOD CAN LID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT HAND ON A CAN DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| HAND LACERATION- SUSTAINED WHILE OPENING A CAN OF TUNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| HIT HAND ON A METAL MAKE UP CASE. CONTUSIONS TO RIGHT HAND. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT HAND OPENING A FOOD CAN DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT INVOLVED IN HORSEPLAY AT SCHOOL FELL AND REC LAC TO HAND ON VANILLA PUDDING CAN THROWING CANS OF FOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 25 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: Metal containers |
| RT HAND LAC-CUT ON DOG FOOD CAN-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers, Knives |
| INJURED OPENING A CAN WITH KNIFE DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LAC (R) HAND, PT SUST INJURY WITH A CAN AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING & PAIN, NO DEFORMITY, NORMAL ROM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT STATES SHE WAS OPENING A CAN AND CUT FINGER ON SHARP EDGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PATIENT CUT OPENING CAN OF DOG FOOD. DX: LACERATION LEFT HAND BETWEEN 2 FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PATIENT TRIPPED WHILE CARRYING CANS AND FELL ON HAND. D: HAND CONTUSION . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 23 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: Metal containers |
| 23 YO F CUT HAND ON CAN LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| OPENING A CAN LEFT HAND LACERATION 1.0 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT L HAND WHILE OPENING A CAN. DX. LACERATION L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LAC (L) HAND, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A CAN AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING & DIZZINESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT HAND OPENING A CAN DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT CUT HAND WITH TOP OF CAN, C/.O ACTIVE BLEEDING DX :;;LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/03/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| RIGHT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND ON CAT FOOD CAN LID WHEN FORCING TRASH DOWN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LAC FROM CAN LIDLAC LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT DROPPED METAL CONTAINER ONTO HAND C/O PAIN AND SWELLINGDX: FX HANF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| RIGHT HAND LAC, PT WAS OPENING A CAN AND CUT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT HAND OPENING CAN DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LEFT HAND LAC - CUT HAND OPENING A CAT FOOD CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers, Recording tapes |
| PT WAS RETURNING A MOVIE AT BLOCKBUSTER AND WENT TO PLACE MOVIE IN RETU RN METAL BOX AND THE DOOR FELL ON HAND DX: CONTUSION RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| 19 Y.O. W FEMALE W/HAND LAC. PT CUT HAND ON A CAN @ HOME. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT HAND ON FOOD CAN DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT HAND ON A SOUP CAN LACERATION RIGHT HAND 1.5 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT HAND ON CAN AT HOME LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT WITH CAN LID 1 DAY PTA-DX-ACUTE 3 CM R THENAR EMINENCE LACERATION-R EPAIRED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT LACERATED HAND ON SOUP CAN LID, ACUTE L HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PUNCHED A METAL BOX DX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers, Knives |
| LAC (L) HAND, PT SUST INJURY WITH A KNIFE WHILE OPENING A CAN AT HOME, C/O PAIN & BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| SLASHED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON A CAN D: CUT RIGHT HAND WITH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| 22 YOM LAC TO RT HAND FROM SODA CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT R HAND WHILE TRYING TO OPEN A CAN OF *** R HAND LAC $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| HAND LACERATION- SUSTAINED WHILE OPENING A CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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