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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,309
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/21/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers, Knives |
| PT CUT FOREARM APPROX 15X W/RAZOR BLADE OR POCKET KNIFE AT HOME BECAUSE DOESNT WANT TO CHANGE SCHOOLS; SUPERFICIAL FOREARM LACS, SUIDCIDE RISK |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/18/2008 | 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers, Mattresses |
| PT STATES LEAVING RAZOR BLADE ON MATTRESS, JUMPED ON MATTRESS ACCIDENTALLY CUTTING SELF ON FOREARM DX: LAC TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| USING RAZOR BLADE AT HOME WHEN BLADE SLIPPED PUNCTURING L FOREARM DX PUNCTURE WOUND L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2008 | Age: 12 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT DX LACERATION OF FOREARM - SELF-INFLICTED CUT WITH RAZOR DUE TO DEPRESSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2008 | Age: 8 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT PLAYING AT HOME WHEN A RAZOR BLADE FELL OFF A SHELF ONTO LEFT LOWER ARM LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers, Fans |
| LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM - WHILE PUTTING UP CEILING FAN FOR HIS MOM, CUT HIS ARM WITH RAZOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| CUT TO ARM ON BLADE OF RAZOR DX: LACERATION TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PLAYING W A RAZOR & CUT ARM. LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| FOREARM LAC-CUT ON RAZOR BLADE WHILE HORSING AROUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT SUS LACERATION TO ARM WHILE PLAYING WITH RAZOR% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT CUT FOREARM W/RAZOR. DX; ARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT USING RAZOR BLADE, ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEFT FOREARM. DX: LT FOREARM LAC ERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | Age: 6 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT HER L FOREARM WITH HER SISTERS EYEBROW RAZOR. HAS P ARTIAL THICKNESS LAC NEAR ELBOW. NEEDS STITCHED. DX L FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 13 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT CUT ARM WITH A RAZOR BLADE AT FRIENDS HOUSE DX// LAC RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 39 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers, Sinks |
| 39 YO MALE CUT SELF WITH RAZOR WHILE INSTALLING SINK LACERATION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 22 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| ACCIDENALLY CUT ARM ON A RAZOR, ?MECH >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT LAC LT FOREARM WITH RAZOR WHILE WORKING ON CAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PATIENT CUT BOTH ARMS MULTIPLE TIMES WITH RAZOR BLADE LAST NIGHT; SELF INFLICTED ARM LACS. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers, Wire |
| SCRAPED ARM ACROSS RAZOR BLADE WHILE STRIPING INSULATION ON A WIRE. DX LACERATION L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| 41YOM WAS SHOOTING UP HEROIN WITH A OLD NEEDLE,BECAME LODGED,TRY TO USE A RAZOR TO REMOVE IT,CUT LOWER ARM;ARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PATIENT LACERATED HIS LT FOREARM AFTER PLAYING WITH A RAZOR. DX-LEFT FOREARM SUPERFICIAL LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT HAD LAC TO R LOWER ARM FROM RAZOR BLADE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT CUT FOREARM WITH RAZOR BLADE AT HOME DX// LEFT FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT CUTTING SELF W/RAZOR TO HARM SELF FROM HOME TO BOTH LOWER ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2008 | 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| GOT CUT W A RAZOR WHEN PLAYING AROUND. R FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers, Other toys |
| PT WAS TRYING TO TAKE A FAKE TATOO OFF WITH A RAZOR BLADE AND CUT ARM. D: LACERATION LEFT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2008 | 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| ACCIDENTALY CUT BY A RAZOR. DX L FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT CUT ARM WITH A STRAIGHT BLADE AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 8 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| CHILD SUSTAINED RAZOR BLADE CUT TO ARM WHILE TRYING TO SHAVE. ARM SWELL ING. D:SUPERFICIAL LACERATION, ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2008 | 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT.INJ.RT.FOREARM AT HOME WHEN USING A STRAIGHT EDGE RAZOR(FIRST TIME) BECAME FRUSTRATED & THREW IT,BOUNCED BACK & CUT ARM. DX; RT.FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM ON A RAZOR BLADE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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