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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 928
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FOREARM FROM BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT SELF WITH UTILITY KNIFE DX. FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2002 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PATIENT CUTTING SPEAKER BOX WITH *** KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT FORE ARM. D: FOREARM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2002 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers |
| LAC FOREARM WITH A SWISS ARMY KNIFE OPENING A BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers |
| PT CUTTING A BOX WITH AN *** KNIFE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT ARM WITH A BOX CUTTER DX: FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment |
| 18YM CUT ARM WITH KNIFE WHILE INSTALLING CAR STEREO DX; 2CM LACERATION TO L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LACERATION FOREARM - 19 YOM CUTTING FELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AND LACER ATED LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT.INJ.L.FOREARM AT SCHOOL WHEN USING E*** KNIFE. DX; LAC.L.FOREARM 2CM . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Not recorded | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT CUT LT FOREARM ACCIDENTALLY W/A BOX CUTTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LACERATION TO L LOWER ARM FROM KNIFE,BOX OPENER TYPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT SUST. LAC. TO FOREARM ON BOX CUTTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT. WAS USING A BOXCUTTER AND IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FOREARMLACERATION FOREARM/ N/S WHERE THIS HAPPENED, HAPPENED AT 7 PM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 25 Y.O. B MALE W/FOREARM LAC. PT LEANED UP AGAINST A BOX CUTTER THAT WA S OPEN & CUT SELF @ HOME. E9203 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT SELF WITH UTILITY KNIFE DX. FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Ladders |
| WAS MOVING A LADDER AND BOXCUTTER FELL AND CUT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 17 Y M CUT ARM ON BOX CUTTER. DX: 1 1/2 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers |
| USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT PLASTIC FROM A BOX AT HOME AND CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM BY ACCIDENT. DX LACERATION OF LEFT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LAC TO ARM WHEN USING RAZOR KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers |
| CUTTING BOX WITH CUTTER DX. FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| FELL ON RUG CUTTER LACERATION LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LACERATION LOWER ARM WITH RAZOR KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 20-YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER LOWER ARM AS A RESULT OF USIN G A BOX KNIFE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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