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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 182
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT C/O LACERATION TO LT UPPER ARM BY BOX CUTTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 41-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERTION OF HIS UPPER ARM FROM A UTILITY KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 42 YOM USING BOX CUTTER LAC UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT USED E*** KNIFE WHEN CUTTING XMAS CARDS LAST NIGHT. FORGOT KNIF E WAS ON COUCH AND LAYED DOWN CUTTING ARM. D:UPPER ARM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS WRESTLING A BOX CUTTER FROM ANOTHER CHILD AND WAS CUT ON ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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