Accidents - Knives with replaceable blades - 26-50 years old - Year 2002 - Wrist

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,195
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Date: 12/05/2002	Age: 40 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, Floors or flooring materials
WRIST LAC, PT WAS LAYING TILE ON HIS FLOOR AND CUT HIS WRIST WITH THE T ILE KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2002	Age: 36 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 WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT WRIST WITH A UTILITY KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers
LAC LT WRIST W/ BOX CUTTERS WHILE CUTTING OPEN A BOX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2002	Age: 44 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
WAS USING A BOX CUTTER AND ACCIDENTLY CUT HIS WRIST. LACERATION 1 CM LEFT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 49 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, Wood paneling and particleboard
LACERATION LT WRIST - WAS CUTTING A HOLE IN PANELING WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHICH SLIPPED CUTTING WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2002	Age: 29 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
CUTTING A BOARD CUT WRIST NOT WORK RELATED.USING A UTILITY KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT LAC RT WRIST ON A BOX CUTTER, LAC RT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC (R) WRIST, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A BOX CUTTER AT HOME, C/O BLEEDI NG, POSSIBLE TENDON & VEIN RUPTURE, PULSES INTACT, NO DEFORMITY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT LACERATED R WRIST ON PUTTY KNIFE, ACUTE R WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2002	Age: 35 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
CUT SELF WITH UTILITY KNIFE DX. WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2002	Age: 43 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, Floors or flooring materials
CUT WRIST WITH BOX KNIFE WHILE CUTTING LINOLEUM AT HOME. DX; LACERATIO N WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Windows or window glass
PT STABBED WRIST WITH UTILITY KNIFE WORKING ON WINDOW AT HOME, STAB WOU ND L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT HAND W/ UTILITY KNIFE; LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIMSELF TO LT WRIST WITH A BOX CUTTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2002	Age: 29 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: Other
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT CUT HERSELF ON DIRTY BOX CUTTER DX: WOUND DEHISSENCE WITH EARLY CELL ULITIS LT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2002	Age: 43 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, House repair or construction materials
43 YEAR OLD MALE CUTTING DRYWALL W UTILITY KNIFE CUT TO WRIST AT HOME DX 2CM LEC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS CARVING W/E*** KNIFE. DX: L WRIST LAC 2 CM. DX: L WRIST LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LEFT WRIST LACERATION.PT LACERATED WRIST ON A BOX CUTTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2002	Age: 36 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
CUT WITH UTILITY KNIFE-LACERATION RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 27 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
LAC (L) WRIST, PT PLAYING WITH A FRIEND & SUST INJURY WITH A BLADE AT H OME, C/O BLEEDING & MILD PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC TO WRIST WHEN USING A RAZOR KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
WORKING AT HOME WITH E*** KNIFEWRIST LAC PARTIAL PUNCTURE RADIAL ARTERY RY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2002	Age: 27 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
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION OF LT WRIST W/UTILITY KNIFE AN HR AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC TO WRIST WHEN STRUCK BY BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2002	Age: 35 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: Knives with replaceable blades
35 YOF USING BOX CUTTER LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT. ACCIDENTLY CUT HIMSELF WITH A BOX CUTTER, RESULTING IN A WRIST LACERATION WITH ULNAR ARTERY INJURY
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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