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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 543
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/25/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| 68YOF, ACCIDENTLY POKED SCISSORS IN ARM AT HOME, PUNCTURE WOUND TO L FO REARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| PT WITH LAC TO LOWER ARM FROM SCISSORS THAT WERE STICKING OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| 53Y/O,F,CUTTING VEGETABLES IN GARDEN AT HOME & CUT FOREARM WITH SCISSOR S, LAC. L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| PW TO ARM WITH SCISSORS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| PT ACCIDENTLY STABBED HERSELF WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS IN THE RT ARM. LACERATION TO RT FOREARM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| PT USING A PAIR OF SCISSORS AT HOME SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| PT STUCK WITH SCISSORS; LAC ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| PT. WAS BEING TREATED AT HOSPITAL; NURSE WAS TRIMMING HAIR AROUND IV SI TE & ACCIDENTALLY ABRASED FOREARM WITH SCISSORS; ABRASION,RT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2004 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| PT WAS TRIMMING PET CAT'S FUR W/ SCISSORS - CAT JUMPED PT STABBED WRIST TAKEN TO OR FOR REPAIR. DX: RADIAL ARTERY LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/22/2000 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual scissors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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