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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 812
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/17/2008 | Age: 34 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 |
| 34YMC USING AN *** KNIFE AND CUT WRIST/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2008 | Age: 47 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 |
| L ARM LAC CUT W/UTILITY KNIFE DX; WRIST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2008 | Age: 31 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 |
| 31 YOM LACERATED LEFT WRIST WITH AN *** KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers |
| USING BOX CUTTER TO OPEN BOX AND CUT (L) WRIST DX- LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | 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 |
| PT STATES CUT LEFT WRIST WITH A UTILITY KNIFE ACCIDENTLY DX LEFT WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2008 | Age: 26 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 WRIST USING UTILITY KNIFE. DX WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 46 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 USING A UTILITY KNIFE AND ACCIDENTLY SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | 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 TO WRIST WHEN USING A RAZOR KNIFE AT HOME - LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| LACERATION WRIST - 33 YO MALE CUT LEFT RADIAL WRIST WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHEN CUTTING A GARDEN HOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | 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 |
| ELFT WRIST LAC. PT CUT WRIST WHEN USING A BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 34 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, Rugs or carpets |
| 34YOM WAS HOME CUTTING CARPET WITH A RAZOR BLADE KNIFE,ACCIDENTLY LACERATED WRIST;WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 35 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, Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT WITH LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST AFTER CUTTING SELF WITH RAZOR KNIFE WH ILE TRYING TO CUT COPPER WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | 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 |
| CUT SELF WITH UTILITY KNIFE/WRIST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 45 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 |
| CUT TO WRIST WITH RAZOR KNIFE DX: WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 26 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 |
| WRIST LAC-CUT ON UTILITY KNIFE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Other toys |
| PT LAC WRIST WITH *** KNIVE WHILE BUILDING DOLLHOUSE DX: WRIST LAC DX: WRIST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2008 | Age: 40 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 |
| WRIST / HAND LAC. INTO A CLOSET & HIS WRIST WENT UP AGAINST A BOX CUTTE R. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 43 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, Other specified plastic products |
| PT WAS USING AN *** KNIFE TO CUT A ZIP TIE AND ACCID CUT SELF. DX: L W RIST LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | Age: 34 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 |
| 34 YO MALE WAS CUTTING PLASTIC WITH BOX CUTTER AND CUT WRIST LACERATION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT STS ACCIDENTLY CUT WITH BOX CUTTER TO L WRIST DX WRIST LACERATION,ULNAR NERVE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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