Accidents - Can openers - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,178
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	228
6-15 years old:	167
16-25 years old:	306
26-50 years old:	311
50+ years old:	164

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	748	Lower Arm:	131
Face:	129	Hand:	83
Toe:	74	Head:	6
Foot:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/09/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
PT CUT HAND W/CAN OPENER - LACERATION TO RT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
LAC (L) 2ND FINGER, MOTHER STS PT SUST INJURY WITH A CAN OPENER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, BLEEDING, LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/09/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
DX RIGHT INDEX FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER ON CAN OPENER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Can openers
PT C/O INJURY TO LT INDEX FINGER S/P HIT ON THE CAN OPENER TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
LAC (L) 4TH FINGER, MOTHER STS PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN A CAN OPENER AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, NO ACTIVE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
PT DROPPED CAN OPENER ONTO RT 5TH TOE LAST NIGHT C/O PN, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
PT CUT LT THUMB ON METAL CAN OPENER C/O PN WITH SWELLING, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
20 YO BM - LAC. L FOREARM - OPENING DOG FOOD CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers, Metal containers
LACERATION HAND TENDON INVOLVEMENT - 40 YOF LACERATED HER RIGHT HAND ON TOP OF A CAN WHILE OPENING WITH A CAN OPENER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
CUT HAND WITH CAN OPENER DX. PALM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers, Metal containers
CUT L THUMB ON CAN OPENER OPENING METAL CAN OF BEANS. DX. LAC L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
LAC LIF TODAY ON OLD CAN OPENER-PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
GOT HIT IN FACE WITH A CAN OPENER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
LAC L 2ND FINGER ON CAN OPENER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
PT CUT ON CAN OPENER; LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
CUT FINGER ON CAN OPENER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Can openers
25 YO WM - CHIP FRACTURE - L GREAT TOE - DROPPED CAN OPENER ON TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers, Metal containers
PT C/O RT THUMB LACERATION AFTER TRYING TO OPEN UP A CAN WITH CAN OPENER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Can openers
DX:AVULSION L INDEX FINGERNAIL. MOTHER FOUND CHILD WITH FINGER CAUGHT I N CAN OPENER WITH FINGERNAIL BENT BACK AT NAILBED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers, Metal containers
PATIENT CUT HER THUMB OPENING A CAN OF DOG FOOD. DX-2CM THUMB LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
CUT HAND WHILE USING A CAN OPENER L HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
2-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER FROM A CAN OPENER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2003	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Can openers
CONTUSED HEAD WHEN PULLED CAN OPENER OVER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
20YOM-LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER-CUT ON CAN OPENER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
HIT HEAD ON WALL CAN OPENER DX 3 CM LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/27/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
RT THUMB LACERATION.PT WAS USING A CAN OPENER AND LACERATED THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
LAC (L) FOREARM, PT SUST INJURY WITH A CAN OPENER, NO PAIN OR BLEEDING, LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/21/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
PT ACCIDNETLY CUT FINGER WHILE OPENNING CAN OF TUNA DX: LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
PT CUT HAND WHILE OPENNING CAN DX LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER ON A CAN OPENER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers, Metal containers
8 YO BM - LACERATION RT. THUMB - CUT ON CAN OPENER WHILE OPENING CAN OF DOG FOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
CUT FOOT ON CAN OPENER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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