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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 273
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 32 YO M LACERATION TO UPPER ARM CUT WHEN HE BURSHED UP AGAINST A UTILITY KNIFE THAT WAS ON A SHELF IN THE SHED* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | 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 WITH LACERATION TO UPPER ARM AFTER GETTING CUT WITH BOX KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Razors or shavers |
| ANOTHER CHILD CAME UP TO PT AND CUT PTS UPPER ARM W/A BOX CUTTER OR A R AZOR; UPPER ARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 11 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY SLASHED UPPER ARM WHILE USING BOX CUTTER >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Cardboard products |
| PT SLIPPED W/UTILITY KNIFE WHILE CUTTING CARDBOARD. DX: L ARM LAC 4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WITH PW/STAB WOUND TO ARM, WAS PLAYING WITH BROTHER AND A WOODWORKIN G TOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/07/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LAC TO L UPPER ARM, BACKED INTO A BOX CUTTER. DX. LAC L UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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