Accidents - Knives with replaceable blades - 16-25 years old - Year 2004 - Lower Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,021
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Date: 12/12/2004	Age: 24 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
LACERATED LOWER ARM ON BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2004	Age: 21 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, Plastic containers
PT USING A BOX CUTTER CUTTING OPEN A PLASTIC MILK JUG LACERATION LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2004	Age: 18 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
PT SLIPPED W/RAZOR KNIFE. DX: 5 CM L FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2004	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
L FOREARM LAC/25YOM APROX 1/2 HR AGO AT HOME USING BOX CUTTER AND LAC L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2004	Age: 24 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, Other fireplaces
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FOREARM FROM A UTILITY KNIFE WHILE WORKI NG ON THE FIREPLACE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/30/2004	Age: 21 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, Window screens
PT CUTTING A SCREEN AT HOME WITH A RAZOR KNIFE, LAC LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2004	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, Containers
SLIPPED WITH BOX CUTTER WHILE OPENING BOX DX: L FOREARM / WRIST LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2004	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
LEFT FOREARM LACERATION.PT LACERATED FOREARM ON A BOX CUTTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2004	Age: 22 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 JUSING A UTILITY KNIFE AND CUT HIS ARM/ LACERATION TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2004	Age: 17 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
FOREARM LAC-CUT ON BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	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 STRUCK WITH RAZOR KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2004	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
ACCIDENTLY CUT ARM & WRIST WITH CARPET KNIFE DX LACERATION TO L LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/19/2004	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
R FOREARM LAC - GOT CUT BY A BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2004	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WITH SELF INFLICTED LACERATIONS TO FOREARM FROM *** KNIFE. DID ITWHI LE DRUNK 2 DAYS AGO & DOESN'T REMEMBER DOING IT. D:LACS, CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2004	Age: 23 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
PT WAS CUT W/BOX KNIFE WHILE OPENING A BOX. DX: 5 CM L FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2004	Age: 18 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
FELL WHILE CARRYING BOX CUTTER KNIFE DX: L FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2004	Age: 21 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, Tapes
LEFT FOREARM LAC, PT CUT FOREARM WHEN CUTTING TAPE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2004	Age: 18 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
STATES ANOTHER PERSON ACCIDENTLY HIT HIM ON THE RT ARM WITH A RAZOR BLA DE ON A *** KNIFE AT SCHOOL. LAC TO RT ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2004	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
ACCIDENTLY CUT ARM WITH BOX CUTTER FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2004	Age: 24 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, Rugs or carpets
8 CM LACERATION FOREARM, USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT CARPET AT' MOTHER'S HOUSE, KNIFE, CARPET SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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