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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,278
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| LAC TIP OF FINGER ON SCISSORS LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2003 | Age: 26 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: Manual scissors |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH GIRLFRIEND AT HOME HE GRABBED HER FROM BEHIND SHE H AD A PAIR OF MANUAL SCISSORS IN HER HAND LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| 39 Y/O F INJURED L INDEX FINGER WHILE USING SCISSORS AT HOME. DX; L INDEX FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| HIT ON BLADE OF SCISSORS DX: LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| LAC L IND FING/37YOF C/O L IND FING INJURY WITH SCISSORS APPROX 1/2 HR. AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| CUT FINGER WITH SCISSORS FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| CUT EAR WITH SCISSORS WHILE TRIM HAIR EAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| DX: R 2ND FINGER CELLULITIS. TRIED TO REMOVE INGROWN HAIR FROM DORSUM O F FINGER WITH CLEAN SCISSORS 5 DAYS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| PT CUTTING HAIR USING NEW SCISSORS LACERATED LEFT LITTLE FINGER LACERAT ION LEFT LITTLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors, Day wear |
| L IND FING LAC/28YOF AT HOME WAS CUTTING PANTS WITH SCISSORS FOR HALLOW EEN COSTUME AND CUT FINGER WITH SCISSORS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Manual scissors, Plastic containers |
| DX:R THUMB AVULSION. USING A SCISSOR OT OPEN A CD CASE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| PT STATES SHE PUT NEWLY SHARPENED SCISSORS THROUGH L INDEX FINGER L 2ND DIGIT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors, Artificial flowers or plants |
| PT WAS USING SCISSORS TO CUT ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS FOR CHRISTMAS WREATHS WHEN SCISSORS SLIPPED AND CUT LT HAND; 2.5CM LACERATION LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| HIT HAND ON BLADE OF SCISSORS DX: LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| TAKING SCISSORS FROM CHILD CLOSED ON PT'S HAND DX LAC TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors, Containers |
| LAC FINGER ON SCISSORS WHILE OPENING A BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| 40 YO FEMALE LACERATED FINGER WITH SCISSORS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| 39 YO MALE SUFFERED FINGER LAC FROM SCISSORS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| PT LACERATED L 3RD FINGER WITH SCISSORS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors, Containers |
| PT USING SCISSORS TRIED TO CUT OPEN BOX TOP SLIPPED AND CUT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors, Cardboard products |
| CUT LT THUMB WITH SCISSORS AT HOME WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A BOX; 1CM LT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| LAC ARTERY IN WRIST WITH SCISSORS WHILE WRAPPING A PRESENT AND SCISSORS SLIPPED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| L THUMB LAC/42YOM CUT THUMB WITH SCISSORS AT HOME IN BACKYARD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| LAC FINGER ON A PAIR OF SCISSORS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| 49 YOWF ACCIDENTALLY CUT HER HAND W/ SCISSORS. DX. SUPERFICIAL LACERATI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING SCISSORS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER FINGER FROM SCISSORS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| LAC TO ARM WHEN STRUCK ON SCISSORS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| PT STATES SHE PUNCTURED HER HAND WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| LAC L 1ST FINGER WHILE USING PAIR OF SCISSORS AT HOME DX LAC 1.5 CM L INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| LACERATION TO L MIDDLE FINGER FROM SCISSORS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| LAC HAND ON SOME SCISSORS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| CUT HAND WITH SCIZZORS DX LACERATION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT 2ND FINGER WITH A "YARD" SCISSO RS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| PT WAS AT FRIENDS HOUSE AND LACERATED INDEX FINGER WITH SCISSORS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| HIT HAND WITH SCISSORS IN DOCTORS OFFICE DX: PUNC. TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| CUT HAND WITH SCISSORS DX LAC TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL SCISSORS AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LE FT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE LACERATED HER LT 3RD FINGER WITH A SCISSORS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING SCISSORS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors, Telephones or telephone accessories |
| LAC L 3RD FINGER WHILE USING SCISSORS TO CUT CELL PHONE CASE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| HIT FINGER ON BLADE OF SCISSORS DX: LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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