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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 158
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| USING A UTILITY KNIFE, HE DROPPED IT AND IT CAME UP AND CUT HIS LEFT WR IST. DX LACERATION LEFT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Nonglass bottles or jars |
| PT WAS CUTTING PLASTIC BOTTLE FOR SCHOOL PROJECT,AND ACCIDNETLY CUT WRI ST WITH A METAL RAZOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Plastic products |
| CUTTING PLASTIC ON A CROQUET SET WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AND CUT WRIST. 6 CM LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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