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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 932
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2007 | Age: 19 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| A BOX CUTTER VS KNIFE FELL OFF A SHELF CUTTING ARM >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2007 | 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 |
| FOREARM LAC, PT CUT FOREARM WHEN USING A BOX CUTTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2007 | 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 WAS DRINKING AND SHOWING OFF NEW BOX CUTTER AND ACCID CUT SELF. DX: L FOREARM LAC 5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2007 | 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 |
| CUT ON BOXCUTTER/ RT FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2007 | 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 |
| ACC CUT FA C UTILITY KNIFE WHILE CUTTING RUBBER >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2007 | 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 |
| PT WAS CUTTING WOOD W/RAZOR KNIFE AND SLIPPED CUTTING ARM. DX: 2 CM L FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE AT SCHOOL, LACERATED LT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | Age: 21 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 |
| WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH A RAZOR KNIFE AND CUT FOREARM DX-LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | 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 |
| PT C/O CUT ARM ON BOX CUTTER. DX LAC RT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2007 | Age: 16 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 WAS HOME USING AN ***-KINFE LACERAED LT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2007 | Age: 19 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 LAC LT ARM WITH A BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | Age: 23 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 |
| PT CUT ARM WITH RAZOR KNIFE AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2007 | Age: 16 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 SUS LAC TO FOREARM FROM A BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2007 | Age: 18 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 AS AT HOME, LACERATED LT FOREARM WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2007 | 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 |
| ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE A GROWTH ON RIGHT FOREARM USING A BOX CUTTER LACERATED FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2007 | Age: 25 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 CUT LEFT LOWER ARM WITH A RAZOR KNIFE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2007 | 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 |
| LEFT FOREARM LACERATION FROM CUTTING TILE/SHOWER BOARD WITH A CASE CUTTER/RAZOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Cardboard products |
| CUT (L) FOREARM WITH BOXCUTTER WORKING ON POSTERBOARD PROJECT FOR CHURC H |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2007 | Age: 22 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 |
| PT WAS OPENING BOX WITH BOX CUTTER, AND DROPPED BOX CUTTER LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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