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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 275
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers |
| PT WAS OPENING A PRESENT USING AN E*** KNIFE; KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING ARM ---------DX: LACERATION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LAC TO R FOREARM WHEN "PLAY FIGHTING" WITH BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2003 | Age: 9 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT C/O CUT TO RT ARM BY BOX CUTTER THIS AM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH A RAZOR KNIFE AT GOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEF T LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Razors or shavers |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY CUT ARM WITH BOX CUTTER OR RAZOR BLADE AT HOME; FO REARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH BOX CUTTER WHEN SHE ACCIDENTALLY CUT RT ARM BETWEEN ELBOW AND WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PATIENT CUT FOREARM WITH BOX CUTTER. (PLAYING WITH BOX CUTTER) DX: 2 CM LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 10 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT FOREARM WHEN PLAYING WITH E*** KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers |
| PT CUT LT ARM ON BOX CUTTER OPENING BOXES, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH FATHERS TOOL AND LAC HIS LT FOREARM WITH A RAZOR BLADE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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