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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 351
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A WRIST BY AN *** KNIFE AT SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Day wear |
| 20 Y/O TRYING TO CUT SLEEVE OFF SHIRT WITH BPX CUTTER AND CUT HIS WRIST DX-LAC WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Plastic containers |
| LACERATION WRIST - 18 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH CUT TO LEFT WRIST SUSTAINED WHEN OPENING A PLASTIC PACKAGE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Swimming |
| CUT WRIST WITH BOX CUTTER EARLIER TODAY. WENT SWIMMING STARTED BLEEDING AGAIN. DX: SMALL LACERATION LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers |
| DX L WRIST LAC: L WRIST LAC SUSTAINED WHILE USING A BOX CUTTER--IT SLIPPED AND CUT HER ACCROSS THE VOLAR ASPECT OF L WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT CUT WRIST WITH UTILITY KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT C/O BEING MAD AND SNAPPING & TOOK AN OPEN BOXCUTTER THAT PT DIDN'T T HINK WAS OPEN AND CUT WRIST. DX: WRIST LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Alcohol |
| PT FELL ONTO A KNIFE AND CUT WRIST, ADMITS TO ETOH. DX: WRIST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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