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Accidents - Scissors - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 259
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:100
16-25 years old:141
50+ years old:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/28/2003Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PATIENT WAS USING THE SCISSORS AND ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HMSELF. DX-LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2003Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Scissors
18 YO FEMALE WAS HIT IN LEFT LEG WITH SCISSORS P/W CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PT C/O SIBLING WAS HOLDING A PAIR OF SCISSORS PT KICKED SIBLING AND GOT CUT TO LT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2003Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
RIGHT LOWER LEG LAC, PT DROPPED A PAIR OF SCISSORS AND CUT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2003Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PT LACERATED LEG WITH SCISSORS, RESOLVING HEMATOMA L LOWER LEG, HEALING LACERATION L PRETIBIAL AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2003Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
SCISSORS FELL ON LEG LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/16/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PT LAC LT SHIN WITH SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
LACERATION LEG - 8 YOF PLAYING AT HOME WAS ACCIDENTALLY STABBED IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS, SMALL LAC TO SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scissors
ABRAIDED LOWER LEG WITH SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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