Accidents - Scissors - Year 2003 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 117
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	84
6-15 years old:	16
26-50 years old:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/08/2003	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Scissors
BROTHER PASSED SCISSORS TO FATHER AND DROPPED ON BABIES HEAD DX: PUNCTURE WOUND SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
DX SCALP LACERATION: WALKING WITH SCISSORS, TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON SCISSORS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PATIENT CUT HEAD WITH SCISSORS AT HOME, UNWITNESSED; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
SCALP LAC-CUT W/ SCISSORS WHILE COUSIN WAS CUTTING HIS HAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
40 YOM HIT WITH SCISSORS LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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