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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 143
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/23/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Ice picks |
| STABBED SELF WITH AN ICE PICK. DX. PUNCTURE WOUND L FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Ice picks |
| ARM PUNCTURE WOUND-ACCIDENTLY INJURED SELF W/ ICE PICK-LEFT W/O TREATME NT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/24/2001 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Ice picks, Toolboxes or tool kits |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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