Accidents - Knives with replaceable blades - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,841
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	124
Year 1999:	112
Year 2000:	17
Year 2001:	322
Year 2002:	182
Year 2003:	186
Year 2004:	74
Year 2006:	282
Year 2007:	177
Year 2008:	273
Year 2010:	87

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	36
6-15 years old:	42
16-25 years old:	509
26-50 years old:	839
50+ years old:	412

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/27/2010	Age: 35 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, Containers
UPPER ARM LAC-35YOM WAS OPENING A BOX WITH A RAZOR BLADE KNIFE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
UPPER ARM LAC-19YOM-CUT ON BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 11/03/2007	Age: 19 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
PT ACCIDENTLY CUT UPPER ARM WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, LACERATION TO UPPER LEFT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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 CUT ARM WITH BOX CUTTER CUTTING A BOX AT HOME YESTERDAY DX// LAC LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT CUT UPPER ARM W/A BOX CUTTER; LACERATION, ELOPED/AMA/LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/31/2007	Age: 34 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
USING BOX CUTTER LAC ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT CUT ARM WITH UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2006	Age: 51 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
51YOM CUT WITH KNIFE L FORARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT C/O CUT / STAB WOUND. PT FELL AND LANDED ON *** KNIFE. DX LAC RT UPP ER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2006	Age: 23 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
HAD KNIFE IN HAND, STUMBLED AND FELL AND LANDED ON KNIFE. STAB WOUND TO LEFT DELTOID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Clothing accessories
PT CUT ARM W/BLADE USED FOR SKETCHING WHICH WAS IN PURSE. DX: R ARM LAC 6 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC LT UPPER ARM (6CM) W/ *** KNIFE TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2003	Age: 41 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
RIGHT UPPER ARM LACERATION. PT CUT SELF ACCIDENTALLY WITH A BOXCUTTER K NIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
43 YO MALE CUT LEFT UPPER ARM WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL LACERATION UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
46 YO M CUT L UPPER ARM ON UTILITY KNIFE. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2003	Age: 53 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
PT USING A BOX CUTTER AT HOME AND CUT LT FA DX; LFA LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 11/16/2001	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2001	Age: 32 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2001	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2001	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2001	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2001	Age: 37 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2000	Age: 54 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/1999	Age: 17 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/1999	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Rope or string
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/1999	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/1998	Age: 34 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/1998	Age: 35 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/1998	Age: 17 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/1998	Age: 56 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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