Accidents - Manual scissors - 50+ years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,553
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,721	Hand:	521
Lower Leg:	91	Upper Leg:	71
Face:	69	Toe:	31
Foot:	31	Wrist:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT HAD LAC TO R SMALL FINGERS W/SCISSORS @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT USING A PAIR OF SCISSORS SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT CUT PALM OF HAND WITH SCISSORS, LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
LAC TO TOE FROM SCISSORS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
LACERATED HAND WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2007	Age: 62 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: Manual scissors
ACC CUT FINGER ON PAIR OF SCISSORS >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2007	Age: 54 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: Manual scissors
CUTTING WITH SCISSORS AND CUT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual scissors
PT STATES ACCIDENTLY STUCK SELF WITH SCISSORS IN THE LEFT LEG DX PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual scissors
PT INJURED FINGER CUTTING DEAD SKIN W SCISSORS DX: FINGER PAIN AND INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual scissors
90YOF WAS HELPING OUT AT CHURCH,CUTTING LARGE AMOUNT OF CHICKEN WITH SCISSORS,DEVELOPED REDNESS AND SWELLING;FINGER INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/21/2007	Age: 73 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: Manual scissors
LAC FINGER ON A PAIR OF SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2007	Age: 54 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: Manual scissors
LAC FINGER ON SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT INJURED FINGER WITH A SCISSOR AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT WAS CUTTING NOSE HAIRS WITH SCISSORS AND IS HAVING EPITAXIS. D: LACE RATION- TO NASAL MUCOSA, EPISTAXIS- RESOLVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors, Footwear
CUT TOE NAIL WITH SCISSORS AND FRICTION TO TOE FROM SHOE CAUSED INFECTI ON
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/26/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual scissors
LEFT THUMB PW.PT WAS USING SCISSORS AND INJURED THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2007	Age: 68 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: Manual scissors
PT AT HOME USING A SCISSORS LAC TO L FINGER/ DX LAC L MIDDLE FINGER L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual scissors
TRIPPED SOME SKIN TAGS FROM A BUNION C A BAIR OF SCISSORS, NOW C BLISTE RING >> BRUISES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2007	Age: 54 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: Manual scissors
ACC CUT FINGER ON A PAIR OF SCISSORS >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2007	Age: 66 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: Manual scissors
LAC R IND FING/66YOF CUT R IND FINGER AT HOME WITH SHEARS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT WAS USING A SCISSORS AND THE HANDLE BROKE/ LAC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2007	Age: 84 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: Manual scissors
84 YO INJURED FINGER ON SCISSORS LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
CUT LEG ON A PAIR OF ?SCISSORS, ?MECH >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2007	Age: 56 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: Manual scissors
CUT FINGER ON A PAIR OF SCISSORD >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
USING SCISSORS TO POKE HOLE IN SHOWER CURTAIN 2 CM LACERATION TO INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors, Chains
CUTTING CHAIN WITH SCISSORS AND LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL SCISSORS AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO TIP O F LEFT FOURTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors, Pins and needles
81YOF LACERATED LT 2ND FINGER W/SCISSORS THIS A.M., ALSO C/O FINGER PAIN X3 DAYS AFTER STICKING IT W/SEWING NEEDLE. DX-LACERATION, PARONYCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2007	Age: 75 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: Manual scissors
ACC CUT FINGER ON A PAIR OF SCISSORS " LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2007	Age: 59 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: Manual scissors
59 YO INJURED FINGER ON SCISSORS LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT USING A PAIR OF SCISSORS SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2007	Age: 72 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: Manual scissors, Foods
PT WAS CUTTING VEGETABLES WITH METAL KITCHEN SCISSORS WHEN CUT TIP OF F INGER. D:FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
LACERATED FINGER WHILE USINF MANUEL SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT WORKING WITH SOME CRAFTS AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATIONJH TO LEF T HAND WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT WITH FOOT LAC FROM SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT CUT HAND ON SCISSORS AT HOME, DX: SUPERIFICIAL LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2007	Age: 57 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: Manual scissors
LAC FINGER ON A PAIR OF SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors, Plants, trees and shrubs
FINGER LAC/71YOM LAC L 4TH FINGER ON SCISSOR WHILE CUTTING FLOWERS AT C EMETARY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT CUT HAND ON SCISSORS AT HOME DX: LAC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2007	Age: 65 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: Manual scissors
ACC CUT FINGER ON A PAIR OF SCISSORS " LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual scissors
CUT FINGER TIP WITH SCISSORS WHILE CUTTING PLASTIC AT HOME. DX: AVULSI ION / LACERATION FINGER TIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT CUT FINGER WITH SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
CUT WITH SCISSORS WHILE TRYING TO OPEN A PACKAGE THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2007	Age: 56 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: Manual scissors
56 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER CUT WITH SCISSORS WHILE GRADENING*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2007	Age: 61 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: Manual scissors
CUT FINGER ACC ON PAIR OF SCISSORS "LAC/AVULSION''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT CUT FINGER WITH A SCISSOR AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PATIENT WAS ATTEMPTING TO USE A SCISSORS TO CUT HAIR ON HER LEGS WHEN SHE ACCIDENTALLY CUT HER LEG. DX - LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors, Containers
PT WAS OPENING A BOX WITH SCISSORS, SCISSORS SLIPPED AND "STABBED" LEFT WRIST. PT SUSTAINED LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2007	Age: 80 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: Manual scissors, Plants, trees and shrubs
R 5TH FING LAC/80YOF CUT FINGER WHILE USING SCISSORS TO CUT PLANT AT HO ME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT WAS USING SCISSORS AND THEY SLIPPED AND CUT HAND AT HOME DX: DEEP LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT USING A PAIR OF KITCHEN SCISSORS AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX INGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT CUT FINGER WITH SCISSORS WHILE CUTTING HAIR AT HOME DX// LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2007	Age: 67 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: Manual scissors
CUT FINGER ON A PAIR OF SCISSORS, 2D AGO " WOUND BLEEDING" LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
79YRS MALE, PT USING SCISSORS TO CUT A SUBCUTANEOUS SKIN TO PREVENT CANCER AT HOME, HX OF BEING A DOCTOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2007	Age: 71 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: Manual scissors
71 YOF CUT ON SCISSORS LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT CUT FINGER WITH A SCISSOR AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC LEFT SMALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2007	Age: 88 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: Manual scissors
LAC L IND FING/88YOF STS SHE CUT HER FINGER AT HOME WITH SCISSORS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2007	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
RT HAND LACERATION.PT RESIDES IN A NURSING HOME AND LACERATED AND WHILE USING SCISSORS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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