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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 616
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LEFT FOREARM LAC, PT WAS USING A BOX CUTTER AND SLIPPED CUTTING ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| CUTTING DOWNSPOUT W/ A UTLITY KNIFE LACERATION LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIMSELF WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME. DX-LACERATION LEFT LOWER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM WITH UTILITY KNIFE. DX: LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT ARM ON A BLADE DOING CRAFTS AT HOME LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM 3 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 54 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 54 YO F CUT LOWER ARM ON BOX OPENER LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT STATES HE CUT HIS FOREARM WITH UTILITY KNIFE ( LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT ) |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT SELF WITH UTILITY KNIFE DX. FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Floors or flooring materials |
| RIGHT FOREARM LAC, PT WAS CUTTING VINYL FLOORING AT HOME WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AND CUT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers |
| CUT LT. WRIST/FOREARM W/ BOX CUTTER, CUTTING A BOX DX: LACERATION LT. FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| AT HOME CUT LEFT FOREARM WITH A BOX CUTTER DX: LACERATION LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LAC LT ARM W/ BOX CUTTER TODAY@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | 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: Knives with replaceable blades, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT CUT HIS WRIST WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHILE CUTTING FLOOR COVERING KNIFE SLIPPED. DX-LACERATION LEFT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, House repair or construction materials |
| PT. CUT L FOREARM W/UTILITY KNIFE WHILE CUTTING VENEER. DX. LAC L FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 58 Y.O. O FEMALE W/FOREARM LAC. PT CUT SELF W/BOX CUTTER. E9203 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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