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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 170
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Manual scissors, Christmas decorations |
| ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED SCISSORS ONTO ANKLE WHILE DOING THE CHRSITMAS DECO RATION>> PUNCTURE WOUND/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2006 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| PT DROPPED A PAIR OF SCISSORS ON RIGHT ANKLE AT HOME DX: PUNCTURED WOUND TO RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/31/2005 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Manual scissors, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| AVULSION LAC L 5TH FINGER & CONTUS R ANKLE; USING SCISSOR TO OPEN CELLO PHANE, GOUGED FINGER, THEN RAN INTO HUTCH WITH ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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