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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,012
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2004 | Age: 44 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 |
| CUT L FA ON BOX CUTTER DX: LAC FA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2004 | Age: 27 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 |
| CUT FOREARM ON A METAL BLADE LEFT FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2004 | Age: 33 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 |
| RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT LACERATED FOREARM ON A UTILITY KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2004 | Age: 37 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 |
| LEFT FOREARM LAC. PT CUT HIMSELF WHEN TRYING TO CUT OFF A BAND ON WRIST WITH A BOX CUTTER KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2004 | Age: 50 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 F.ARM ON A SHEETROCK KNIFE, SUSTAINED" LT FOREARM LACERATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2004 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| FELL WITH BOX CUTTER HIT ARM LACER FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2004 | Age: 41 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, Containers |
| CUT FOREARM WITH A BOX CUTTER / CUTTING BOXES DX: FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2004 | Age: 35 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, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WAS REPAIRING DRYWALL AT HOME WITH A RAZOR KNIFE SUSTAINED A LACERAT ION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2004 | 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT CUT RT FOREARM WITH A UTILITY KNIFE C/O PAIN RT FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2004 | Age: 40 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 |
| PATIENT CUT HIS RIGHT FOREARM ON A BOX CUTTER AT HOME. DX-RIGHT FOREARM 2CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2004 | Age: 42 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT INCISED RT ARM BY A BOX CUTTER WHILE CLIMBING DOWN A SHELF TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2004 | Age: 50 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 USING A BOX CUTTER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 31 YOF SLICED L FOREARM WITH BOX CUTTERS AT HOME. SUPERFICIAL WOUNDS TO L FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2004 | Age: 38 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 CUT L ARM WITH RAZOR BLADE (BOX CUTTER) WHILE CUTTING SHEETROCK AT H OME. DX. LAC FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2004 | 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS USING A BOX CUTTER AND INADVERTENTLY CUT HIS LEFT UPPER FOREARM. DX: 2 CM LACERATION LEFT UPPER FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2004 | Age: 28 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 CUT,ACCIDENTLY, LT FOREARM WITH UTILITY KNIFE, SUSTAINED "LT FOREARM LACERATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT ACCIDENTLY CUT ARM WITH *** KNIFE. DX: 2.5 CM RIGHT FOREARM LACERATI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 40 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, House repair or construction materials |
| LAC LT ARM W/ UTILITY KNIFE DOING SIDING ON HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2004 | Age: 42 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 USING A BOX CUTTER AT HOME USTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2004 | Age: 40 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 LACERATED FOREARM WITH A RAZOR KNIFE, LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/03/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT ARM WITH BOX CUTTER DX: LACERATION TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | 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: Knives with replaceable blades, Cardboard products |
| DEEP R FOREARM LAC - RAZOR KNIFE SLIPPED WHEN OPENING A BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2004 | Age: 38 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, Cardboard products |
| PT OPENING A BOX AT HOME WITH A BOX CUTTER AND SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT FOR EARM LEFT FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2004 | Age: 50 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, Ladders |
| UTILITY KNIFE FELL OFF LADDER ONTO ARM DX: R FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2004 | Age: 26 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 |
| CUTTING BRANCHES WITH RAZOR KNIFE FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2004 | Age: 37 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 |
| L FOREARM LAC/37YOM ACCIDENTALLY CUT ARM WITH BOX CUTTER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2004 | 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LEFT FOREARM LAC, PT CUT ARM WITH A BOX CUTTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2004 | Age: 43 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, Pipes |
| L FOREARM LAC/43YOM CUTTING PVC PIPE WITH RAZOR KNIFE AT MOTHERS HOUSE WITH NEW BLADE AND SLIPPED AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT SUS LACERATION TO FOREARM BY A BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2004 | Age: 39 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 |
| LEFT FOREARM LACERATION.PT LACERATED FOREARM ON A BOX CUTTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2004 | Age: 45 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 |
| LACERATION LEFT FOREARM-CUT LEFT FOREARM ON A CARPET KNIFE. HAS 4CM LAC ERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT AT SCHOOL CUT ACCIDENTALLY ARM WITH BOX KNIFE DX: LACERATION LT INNER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2004 | 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LACERATION FOREARM - 48 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT FOREARM WITH AN *** KNIF E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2004 | Age: 34 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 SUS LACERATION TO FOREARM BY A BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2004 | 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT ON UTILITY KNIFE - LEFT FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2004 | Age: 26 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 |
| CUT SELF WITH UTILITY KNIFE DX. FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2004 | Age: 31 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. USING UTILITY KNIFE, SLIPPED AND CUT R FOREARM AT HOME. DX. LACR FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2004 | Age: 27 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-RECEIVED LACERATION TO L FOREARM WHILE SHE WAS USING A ROTARY CUTTER FOR QUILTING DX- MINOR LACERATION, L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2004 | Age: 29 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 |
| LAC L FOREARM WHILE USING BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2004 | 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LACERATION TO L LOWER FOREARM FROM A BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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