Accidents - Knives with replaceable blades - 16-25 years old - Year 2009 - Lower Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,038
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Date: 12/10/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS WORKING WITH *** KNIFE IN SCHOOL AND WAS STARTLED BY A LOUD SOUN D AND PUNCTURED FOREARM WITH KNIFE DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2009	Age: 20 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 SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FOREARM BY CUTTING SELF WITH UTILITY KNI FE AT HOME IN ANGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	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 ACCIDENTALLY CUT ARM ON A BOX CUTTER, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2009	Age: 17 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
LACERATED ARM, 2 CM: 2 CM LACERATION L FOREARM WITH UTILITY KNIFE IN SHOP CLASS AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2009	Age: 19 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, Other specified plastic products
19YOM WAS CUTTING A *** AS HE WAS MOVING INTO THE DORM AND ACCIDENTLY S LICED HIS LEFT FOREARM OPEN W/ BOX CUTTER.DX:LACERATION W/ SUTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2009	Age: 18 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
FOREARM LAC. CUT IN W A BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2009	Age: 17 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
FOREARM LAC-PT WAS CUTTING WITH UTILITY KNIFE-KNIFE SLIPPED AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2009	Age: 18 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
CUTTING ARM OPENING A BOX W/ A BOX CUTTER LACERATION LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
INJURED SELF WITH UTILITY KNIFE ACCIDENTALLY - LEFT FOREARM. PUNCTURE W OUND, LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2009	Age: 18 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
OPENING BOX WITH BOX CUTTER AND CUT ARM. DX ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2009	Age: 21 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 WITH LAC TO LOWER ARM FROM BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2009	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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
DX 5CM LAC R FOREARM: BOXCUTTER OPEN IN DRAWER & CAUGHT ON R AM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2009	Age: 22 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
22YOF CARRING A UTILITY KNIFE ACCIDENTLY LACERATED LT FOREARM; FOREARM LACERATION,1-CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2009	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
PT WAS USING A RUSTY BOX CUTTER AND CUT LEFT FOREARM WITH IT C/O LAC. DX: LACERATION, ,TETANUS BOOSTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2009	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
PT CUT LEFT FOREARM WHEN CARVING WOOD WITH A BOX CUTTER & THE BOX CUTTE R SLIPPED. DX: LEFT ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2009	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
LAC TO ARM WITH A RAZOR KNIFE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2009	Age: 23 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 DRYWALL W/UTILITY KNIFE AND SLIPPED. DX: L FOREARM LAC 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2009	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
24YOM WAS HOME USING A RAZOR KNIFE,WHEN IT SLIPPED STRIKING LT FOREARM; FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2009	Age: 21 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 USING A RAZOR KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2009	Age: 25 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 L FA WITH BOX CUTTER. LACERATION L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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