Accidents - Nonelectric can openers - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 272
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	58
16-25 years old:	58
26-50 years old:	137
50+ years old:	16

Accidents - Body Parts:

Wrist:	111	Hand:	102
Finger:	58

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/06/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric can openers
PT LAC RT INDEX FINGER USING CAN OPENER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric can openers
LACERATION LEFT WRIST-WAS USING OLD TIME CAN OPENER AND CUT LEFT WRIST. HAS 5CM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2004	Age: 17 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: Nonelectric can openers
CUT R HAND ON RUSTY CAN OPENER BLADE. DX SUPERFICIAL HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Nonelectric can openers
WRIST STRAIN - 53 YOF C/O PAIN RIGHT WRIST X1 WEEK SINCE USING A CAN OP ENER, HEARD A POP AND THEN PAIN
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

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