Accidents - Scissors - 16-25 years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,795
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,136	Hand:	280
Eyeball:	77	Upper Leg:	69
Lower Leg:	62	Foot:	62
Ear:	31	Upper Trunk:	30
Lower Arm:	30	Wrist:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
23YOF CUT L THUMB ON SCISSORS DX- LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scissors
PT STABBED SELF WITH SCISSORS TO HAND 2 WEEKS AGO, TO ER WITH CELLULITI S OF HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT SAT BACK ON THE COUCH AND LANDED ON SCISSORS THAT WERE LYING ON THE COUCH. DX BACK LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
LEFT THUMB LAC.PT LACERATED THUMB WHILE USING SCISSORS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scissors, Chairs
TRIPPED OVER A CHAIR AND FELL AGAINST OPEN SCISSORS HAS STAB WOUND TO UPPER R SIDE OF CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2009	Age: 23 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: Scissors
DX LWOBS: FINGER LAC/ON MIDDLE KNUCKLE OF L FOREFINGER, CUT W SCISSORS. FAINT ECCHYMOSIS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/22/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
DX L INDEX FINGER LAC: LID LAC X 5HRS AFTER ACC CUT W SCISSORS @ SCHL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
CUT WITH SCISSOR. DX-L HAND LACERATION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PT HAS LAC TO (L) INDEX FINGER, WHILE CUTTING WITH SCISSORS DX;* (L) INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
21 YOF, CUT WITH SCISSORS, FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Scissors
PT STATES SHE DROPPED A PAIR OF SCISSORS ON HER L HAND YESTERDAY DX- P UNCTURE WOUND TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors, Containers
USING SCISSORS TO OPEN A PACKAGE WHEN THEY SLIPPED CUTTING L INDEX FING ER DX- FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PT TRIED TO CATCH A PAIR OF FALLING SCISSORS WHICH LANDED ON WRIST DX. WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
LAC KT INDEX FINGER TIP WITH SCISSORS DX SUPERFICIAL LC L #2 FINGER *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scissors
PT DX PAIN IN OR AROUND EYE - WHILE CUTTING HER HAIR SHE POKED HER EYE WITH SCISSORS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
FINGER LAC-CUT ON SCISSORS WHILE CUTTING HAIR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2009	Age: 24 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: Scissors, Containers
DX LAC OF THUMB: "STAB'D" L THUMB W SCISSORS W OPEN'G BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
16 Y O F WORKING ON A PROJECT CUT HAND W/ SCISSORS LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors, Knives
LAC TO L THUMB ON SCISSORS/KNIFE (AT HOME) DX LAC L FINGER # 1
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PT WAS AT HOME CUTTING WITH SCISSORS TODAY WHEN THEY SLIPPED C/O LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION AFTER USING SCISSORS. DX: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
DX LAC HAND: WALK'G W SCISSOR, FELL & POKED R THENAR REGION W BLADE; 1.5CM WD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FOREARM WITH SCISSORS AT HOME. DX-LAC FOREARM, 1.5CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
CUT FINGER ON SCISSORS AT HOME. DX-LAC FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
24YOF, CUT FINGERS WITH SCISSORS, FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
CUT TO FINGER WHILE USING SCISSORS DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2009	Age: 23 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: Scissors, Containers
PT CUT FINGER W/SCISSORS WHILE OPENING A BOX. DX: L MIDDLE FINGER LAC <1CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PT SAT ON SCISSORS AND LACERATED LEG. DX: 2.2 CM. RIGHT THIGH LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PT STEPPED ON SCISSORS DX: LAC FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
R EAR LAC W/SCISSORS CUTTING HAIR DX: EAR LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC.PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING SCISSORS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
FINGER LAC. CUT IT W SCISSOR.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/13/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PT STATES WAS CUTTING CHICKEN WITH SCISSORS AND CUT FINGER DX RT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2009	Age: 16 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: Scissors
LACERATION LT INDEX FINGER: USING SCISSORS AND CUTTING OUTDOOR FLOWERS AND CUT HIS LT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
FOREARM LAC-ACCIDENTLY LAID ON SCISSORS-@ HOMR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
L INDEX FINGER LAC, CUT W/SCISSORS DX; FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2009	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: Scissors, Containers
TRYING TO OPEN A BOX W/ SCISSORS -SCISSORS SLIPPED LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
LAC TO L 4TH FINGE ON SCISSORS DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2009	Age: 21 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scissors
DX SPRAIN HAND/TNEDONITIS, R WRIST/REPETITIVE STREE INJ: P/W PN SWELL'G INVOLV'G R FOREARM; STARTED YTDY WW US'G SCISSORS FOR A LONG PERIOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
20YO WHITE FEMALE AT HOME CUT FINGER WITH SCISSORS BY ACCIDENT R INDEX FINGER CUT, DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PT WAS TRYING TO CUT HER HAIR W/ SCISSORS CUTTING FINGER. DX LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
CUT L HAND W/SCISSORS DX: HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scissors
A SCISSOR FELL ON R EYE. CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
LAC EAR FROM SCISSORS WHEN MOM CUTTING HAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM SCISSORS AT SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2009	Age: 21 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: Scissors, Other specified plastic products
DX LAC HAND/HIGH BLD PRESSURE: L HAND LAC X 2HRS AFTER SEW'G SCISSORS SLIP'D&CUT THENAR IMMENENCE OF L HAND W ATTEMPT TO OPEN PLASTIC CONTAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
16YOF WAS USING A PAIR OF SCISSORS WHEN SHE SNIPPED RT FOURTH FINGER; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PT WAS TRYING TO TRIM NAILS W/SCISSORS AND CUT FINGER. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/23/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
CUT FINGER WITH SCISSORS ;DX LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2009	Age: 18 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: Scissors
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER BY SCISSORS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scissors
GOT STABBED W A PAIR OF SCISSORS TO LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
LAC R FINGER - CUT W/SCISSORS WHILE TRYING TO GET A RAZOR BLADE OUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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