Accidents - Scissors - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 702
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	21
Year 1998:	74
Year 1999:	93
Year 2000:	17
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	86
Year 2004:	15
Year 2007:	30
Year 2008:	94
Year 2009:	148
Year 2010:	87

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/18/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors, Day wear
56YMC CLEARING BRUSH AND STUCK SHEARS IN POCKET MOVED ARM AGAINST POCKET CUTTING LOWER ARM/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
RT FOREARM LAC.79YOM LACERATED FOREARM WHILE USING SCISSORS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
LAC TO FOREARM, PT STATES HUSBAND WENT TO CUT OFF HOSPITAL ID BAND AND ACCIDENTLY CUT PT'S FOREARM WITH SCISSORS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors, Containers
PT LAC FOREARM WITH SCISSORS WHILE OPENING A BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
51 YOM WAS CUT ON RIGHT FOREARM WITH SCISSORS/ LACERATION FORARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scissors
ARM INJURY-ACCIDENTLY STABBED SELF W/ SCISSORS-@ HOME-LWOT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/18/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors, Electrical wire or wiring systems
ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEFT ARM WITH SCISSORS WHILE CUTTING WIRES FROM PORCH LIGHT AT HOME - LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PT ACCID CUT ARM W/SCISSORS. DX: .7 CM SUPERFICIAL LAC R FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors, Hammers
FOREARM LAC-HAD SCISSORS IN POCKET-SLEDGEHAMMER HIT SCISSORS-SCISSORS T HEN HIT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2004	Age: 51 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: Scissors
STABBED SELF IN ARM WITH SCISSORS WHILE WRAPPING GIFTS PUNTURE WOUND L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
78YOMC CUTTING OFF HOSPITAL NAME BAND AND CUT ARM WITH SCISSORS LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
HIT SELF WITH SCISSORS DX. FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors, Containers
LAC TO LT ARM. CUT W/ SCISSORS OPENING BOX OF FOOD. DX; 1 CM LAC/ TEARL T FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2001	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2000	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/1999	Age: 67 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scissors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/1999	Age: 54 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: Laceration
Product: Scissors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/1998	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors, Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/1997	Age: 63 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: Laceration
Product: Scissors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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