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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 267
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/22/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric can openers, Metal containers |
| PT WAS CUT USING A MECHANICAL CAN OPENER TO OPEN A TUNA CAN. DX: L HAND LAC 2.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nonelectric can openers |
| 43 YO F BILATERAL HAND PAIN AND PARESTESIA AFTER USING A CAN OPENER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric can openers |
| PATIENT WAS USING A HAND HELD CAN OPENER (NON-ELECTRIC) AND IT SLIPPED, DX; LACERATION TO R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric can openers, Metal containers |
| PT C/O LACERATION TO RT THUMB WS OPENING UP A CAN OF SOUP WITH CAN OPEN ER AND CUT THUMB ON TOP OF RT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric can openers, Metal containers |
| PATIENT CUT HAND ON CAN LID WHILE USING OLD FASHIONED CAN OPENER.D: HAN D LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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