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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,828
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 8 YO MALE CUTTING FOAM WITH AN *** KNIFE AND SLICED FINGER. DX LACERAT ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PATIENT AT SCHOOL COMPARING BOX CUTTER BLADES WITH ANOTHER STUDENT WHEN CUT THUMB; THUMB LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| USING A BOX CUTTER AND CUT L INDEX FINGER DX- LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2009 | 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT PLAYING W/ UTILITY KNIFE WITH BROTHER YEST AND CUT HIS L 3RD, 4TH FI NGERS BY ACCID. LOOKS SWOLLEN TODAY. DX FINGER LACS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PER MOM, PT CUT R INDEX FINGER ON BOX CUTTER THAT WAS IN BACK SEAT OF C AR. DX. LAC R 2ND FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2009 | 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| USING BOX OPENER ON A LETTER INJURED FINGER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH BOX CUTTER AT HOLME. DX-LAC FINGER 1.5CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2009 | Age: 15 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| ACC CUT MULTI FINGERS ONTO LT HAND WHILE USING *** KNIFE TODAY >>LAC >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2009 | Age: 13 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH A BOX CUTTER & CUT RT 1ST DIGIT. DX-RT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 14YOM LACERRATION TO FINGER CUT ON EXATO KNIFE YESTERDAY* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 15YMC TRYING TO OPEN A PACKAGE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AND CUT FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS CUT W/BOX CUTTER. DX: L INDEX LAC 1.3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers |
| WAS IN SCIENCE CLASS AT SCHOOL OPENING A BOX WITH A BOX CUTTER AND CUT L THUMB DX- LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2009 | 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS USING A CARPET CUTTER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT FIFTH F INGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 12 YOM, CUT ON E*** KNIFE, THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT. CUT THUMB WITH *** KNIFE BLADE ON 8/23 AT HOME DX: LACERATION L THU MB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| DX LAC FINGER:QUILT'G TON & CULT LATERAL ASPECT OF INDEX FINGER W ROTARY BLADE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT TO FINGER ON BLADE OF RAZOR KNIFE DX: FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Laundry soaps or detergents |
| PT CUT THUMB ON BOX CUTTER WHILE OPENING LAUNDRY DETERGENT BOX; THUMB L ACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Unpowered models or parts |
| PT WAS CUT W/E*** KNIFE WHILE BUILDING A MODEL DX: L RING FINGER LAC 1 .5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT THUMB WITH BOX OPENER. DX THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT FINGER WITH ROTARY FABRIC CUTTER;DX LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LAC TO THUMB, PT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH UTILITY KNIFE AND CUT FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | Age: 9 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| GRABBED BOX CUTTER FROM LITTLE SISTER CUTTING FINGERS; 1ST/3RD/4TH FIN GER LACS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Wire |
| CUT FINGER WITH BOX CUTTER WHILE STRIPPING WIRE DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2009 | Age: 10 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS USING A ROUTER FABRIC CUTTER AT HOME, LACERATED LT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT LAC RT THUMB WITH A BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON AN *** KNIFE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON *** KNIFE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2009 | Age: 11 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| DX SUPERFICIAL LAC, L THUMB: P/W LAC T L THUMB THIS AM W WORK'G W AN ** * KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS CUT W/*** KNIFE. DX: L THUMB LAC 3 CM. DX: L THUMB LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| USING UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME WHEN LACERATED L INDEX FINGER DX L INDEX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Costumes or masks |
| PT WAS CUT WHILE CUTTING A MASK W/*** KNIFE IN ART CLASS. DX: L THUMB LAC 1.7 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2009 | Age: 15 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A UTILITY KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| WAS PLAYING WITH A HUNTING KNIFE AT HOME AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER DX: LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PLAYING WITH POCKET KNIFE, CUT FINGER ACCIDENTALLY DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2009 | Age: 12 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: Knives with replaceable blades, Doors |
| STABBING A DOOR WITH A BOXCUTTER VERSUS A KNIFE&CUT THE TIP OF A FINGER H/O THE SAME 12 DAYS AGO>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Unpowered models or parts |
| 11 YOM WAS GRABBING FOR AN *** KNIFE WHILE DOING A MODEL CAR KIT ANDSUS TAINED LACERATIONS TO FOUR FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT FINGER ON AN *** KNIFE LACERATION SECOND LEFT FINGER LACERATION SECOND LEFT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 14 YOF LACERATED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WHILE IN CLASS WITH AN *** KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LAC LT THUMB W/UTILITY KNIFE. LAC LT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2009 | Age: 11 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| USING BOX CUTTER AT HOME AND CUT FINGER DX: L THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT WITH BOX CUTTER/ LAC LT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2009 | Age: 6 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 6 YO INJURED FINGER ON BOX OPENER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2009 | Age: 13 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LAC L THUMB/13YOM CUT L THUMB WITH UTILITY KNIFE AT APPROX 3:30P WHILE CUTTING PLASTIC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2009 | Age: 7 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LACERATION FINGER - 7 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH MOM AFTER CUTTING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A RAZOR KNIFE - SLICED OFF 5X8MM AREA OF FINGERPRINT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2009 | Age: 9 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON A KNIFE VERSUS WHILE PUTTING THE TOP OF *** KNIFE>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2009 | Age: 12 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PATIENT CUT 2ND FINGER WITH *** KNIFE; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT CUTTING WOOD W/BOX CUTTER AND CUT THUMB; THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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