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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 562
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2003 | 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 |
| LEFT FOREARM LACERATION.PT LACERATED FOREARM WHILE USING A BOX CUTTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2003 | Age: 17 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 |
| LAC LEFT FOREARM. PT CUT FOREARM WITH A CARPENTER KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CUT ARM WHILE CUTTING BOX WITH CUTTER - LACERATION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2003 | Age: 20 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 |
| WHILE USING A UTILITY KNIFE AT SCHOOL ACCIDENTALLY LACERATED FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2003 | 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, Toolboxes or tool kits |
| CUT FOREARM ON A RAZOR KNIFE REACHING INTO TOOLBOX DX: FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| STUCK ARM WITH BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 STRUCK ON RAZOR KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2003 | 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 |
| PT SUST LACERTION TO ARM FROM BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT SUS LACERATION TO FOREARM BY A BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2003 | 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, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS CUT W/*** KNIFE WHILE CUTTING CANDLE. DX: L FOREARM LAC 5 CM. DX: L FOREARM LAC 5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO ARM FROM BOX CUTTER, NO DETAILS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2003 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 18 YOM CIT FOREARM WITH BOX KNIFE LACERATION L ULNA FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2003 | Age: 21 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 |
| 21 YO F CUT W/BOX OPENER ON FOREARM LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| LT FOREARM LAC-CUT W/A BOX CUTTER THAT SLIPPED-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | 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: 03/19/2003 | Age: 23 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 |
| PT STATES PLAYING AROUND, ACCIDENTALLY CUT FOREARM WITH BOXCUTTER DX:LAC TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2003 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT LACERATED FOREARM WITH E*** KNIFE WHILE WORKING ON A PROJECT FOR SCH OOL. D: 2.5CM FOREARM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT L FOREARM ON BOX CUTTER.DX 10CM LAC R FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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