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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,182
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT STATES SHE CUT HER HAND WITH AN **** KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 19 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS RT HAND WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT USING A CARPET KNIFE AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT HAND WITH BOX CUTTER DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Nonglass bottles or jars |
| CUTTING *** BOTTLE WITH RAZOR BLADE HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LEFT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WITH UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LAC PALM OF LT HAND ON A BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, House repair or construction materials |
| LACERATION HAND - 22 YOM LACERATED PALM OF RIGHT HAND WITH A RAZOR KNIF E WHILE CUTTING DRYWALL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 25 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: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LAC LT PALM - CUT HAND WITH A BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, House repair or construction materials |
| CUT HAND WITH RAZOR KNIFE WHILE CUTTING VINYL SIDING AT HOME. DX; LACE RATION HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT INJURED AT HOME CUT W *** KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 23 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LACERATION HAND - PATIENT PRESENTS VIA AMBULANCE FROM HOME AFTER CUTTIN G LEFT HAND WITH A UTILITY KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Pipes |
| CUT W/BOXCUTTER WHILE CUTTING PLASTIC PIPE. DX. LAC L WRIST/HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 24 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LAC TO HAND WHEN USING A RAZOR KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT CUT RT HAND WITH BOX CUTTER, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT HAND WITH A SHEETROCK KNIFE DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT LACERATED HAND WHILE USING A BOX CUTTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS CUT W/E*** KNIFE. DX: 4 CM L HAND LAC. DX: 4 CM L HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Rugs or carpets |
| LACERATION HAND - 21 YOF WAS WORKING ON CARPET WITH A CARPET KNIFE AND LACERATED LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2002 | Age: 18 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LACERATION HAND - PATIENT CUT LEFT HAND WHEN USING A BOX CUTTER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 24 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 24 YO M CUT HAND ON CARPET KNIFE LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT PALM WITH A RAZOR KNIFE DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT HAND WITH BOX CUTTER DX LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers |
| PT C/O LACERATION TO LT PALM FROM ABOX CUTTER WHILE OPENING A BOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT LACERATED HAND WHILE USING A BOX CUTTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 18 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 18YOM CUT LEFT HAND BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND FINGER WITH RAZOR KNIFE DX: HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT SELF WITH UTILITY KNIFE DX. PALM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 24 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LT HAND LAC-CUT ON A BOX KNIFE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT CUT HAND ON E*** KNIFE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Cardboard products |
| PT CUT HAND WITH RAZOR WHILE OPENING BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 19 YO WF - DX: LAC. TO L HAND - WAS CUTTING SHOE WITH BOX CUTTERS & C UT L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2002 | Age: 16 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: Knives with replaceable blades, Plastic products |
| PATIENT LACERATED HAND WITH BOX CUTTER WHEN CUTTING PLASTIC.D: HAND LAC ERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT ACCIDENTLY LAC LT HAND ON A BOX CUTTER AT HOME, LAC LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | Age: 20 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LT HAND LAC-CUT ON A BOX CUTTER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LAC LT HAND FROM A RAZOR KNIFE. 3CM LAC LT TENDON EMINENCE@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LACERATION L HAND, CUT ON RAZOR KNIFE.! |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT SELF WITH BOX CUTTER DX. PALM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT HAND WITH BOX CUTTER DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| WAS USING CARVING KNIFE WHILE WOODWORKING TODAY, HAND SWOLLENLEFT WITH OUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT HAND WITH A CARPET KNIFEDX: L HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| INJURED WHEN CUT HAND ON E*** KNIFE DX: LAC TO L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 18 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| RT HAND LAC-CUT ON A BOX CUTTER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LEFT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN USING A BOX CUTTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS USING A RAZOR KNIFE AND CUT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT CUT HAND ON CARPET KNIFE. DX: L HAND LAC 2.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 17 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT FINGER USING BOX CUTTER. DX: LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| ACUTE LAC RT HAND- ACCIDENTLY CUT SELF @ HOME YESTERDAY WITH A RAZOR KN IFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT BY RAZOR; LT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LAC LT HAND CUT ON BOX CUTTER DX: 1/4 CM LAC LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2002 | Age: 22 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LT HAND LAC-CUT ON BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2002 | Age: 18 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 18-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS HAND FROM A RAQOR KNIFE WHILE WORK ING ON HIS CAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT ACCIDENTLY CUT HAND WITH BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PATIENT CUT HIS HAND AT HOME WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. DX-LACERATION HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment |
| AT HOME CUT LT HAND WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHILE WORKING ON CAR STEREO DX LACERATION LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT SELF WITH UTILITY KNIFE DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT CUT RIGHT HAND WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME IN THE GARAGE LACER ATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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