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Accidents - Manual scissors - Year 2009 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 192
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Date: 09/13/2009Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual scissors
PT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO THIGH WHEN SCISSORS FELL ON HER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2009Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors, Chairs
R THIGH LAC/22YOM SAT DOWN ON SEAT WHERE THERE WERE SCISSORS AND THEY L ACERATED R THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2009Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT SUST LAC TO THIGH WITH SCISSORS WHILE SEWING#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2009Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
SAT ON A PAIR OF SCISSORS. DX THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2009Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
WAS USING A SCISSORS AT HOME; ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED IT ON LEFT THIGH. L ACERATION, LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2009Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual scissors
PT WITH PW TO UPPER LEGS, CAUGHT SCISSORS BETWEEN LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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