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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 999
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2005 | 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 |
| LAC L FOREARM WHILE USING RAZOR UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME DX 5 CM LAC L ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT ACCIDENTLY CUT LEFT FOREARM WITH BOX CUTTER DX: 6 CENIMETER LACERATION LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2005 | 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 |
| LACERATION FOREARM - 17 YOM WAS USING A CARVING KNIFE WITH EXTENSION ON MINIATURES OBJECTS HE WAS CUTTING, LACERATED HIS LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2005 | Age: 25 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 25 YO - DX: LACERATION RT. FOREARM - CUT WITH BOX CUTTER WHILE DOING GI FT WRAPPING AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2005 | Age: 21 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 |
| PT USING A BOX CUTTER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2005 | 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 |
| CUT F.ARM ON UTILITY KNIFE. " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2005 | Age: 21 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 |
| LAC TO ARM WHEN USING A RAZOR KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2005 | Age: 22 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY LACERATED LOWER ARM W UTILITY KNIFE. DETAILS UNKNOWN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2005 | Age: 24 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 |
| LEFT FOREARM LACERATION.PT LACERATED FOREARM WHILE USING A BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2005 | 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 |
| 24 YOM WAS CLEANING HIS TRUCK & CUT ARM ON A *** KNIFE # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2005 | Age: 17 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 |
| CUT ARM ON UTILITY KNIFE 2 CM FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2005 | 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 |
| PT LACERATED FOREARM WITH A BOXCUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2005 | Age: 24 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 LT FOREARM WITH BOXCUTTER-FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2005 | Age: 20 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 |
| STATES HE WAS WORKING ON HIS TRUCK, CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM WITH A BOX CUTTER. DEEP LAC WOUND 4CM MID FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2005 | Age: 23 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 |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO FOREARM FROM BOXCUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2005 | Age: 20 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 |
| CUT FOREARM ON BOX CUTTER LEFT FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2005 | Age: 25 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 |
| CUT ARM WITH RAZOR OPENING BOX LACER FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2005 | 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 |
| PATIENT CUT HIS LEFT ARM WITH A BOX CUTTER AT HOME. DX-LACERATION FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/20/2005 | Age: 19 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 |
| CUT L ARM WITH BOX KNIFE, DX; FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2005 | 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 |
| 16 YOM LACERATED LEFT ARM WITH BOXCUTTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2005 | Age: 16 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, Wood paneling and particleboard |
| PATIENT CUT A PIECE OF PARTICLEBOARD WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED. DX-LACERATION LEFT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2005 | 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 |
| PT WAS CUT W/BOX CUTTER. DX: L FOREARM LAC SHALLOW. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/23/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LOWER ARM LACERATIN, CUTWITH BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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