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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 749
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/15/2003 | Age: 52 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 |
| RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT LACERATED FOREARM ON A BOX CUTTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2003 | Age: 51 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 |
| LAC TO ARM WHEN USING A BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2003 | 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS USING UTILITY KNIFE AND IT SLIPPED AND LACERATED FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2003 | 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 TO ARM WHEN STRUCK ON RAZOR KNIFE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2003 | 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 |
| PT WAS CUT W/UTILITY KNIFE. DX: L FOREARM LAC 4.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2003 | Age: 51 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: Knives with replaceable blades, Caulking or spackling compounds |
| 2.3 CM LACERATION L FOREARM, SUTURED; USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT TIP OFF CAULKING TUBE, KNIFE SLIPPED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2003 | 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, Rugs or carpets |
| LEFT FOREARM LAC, PT WAS CUTTING CARPET WITH A CARPET KNIFE AND INJURED FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 78 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 |
| PT SEEN FOR ARM LAC FROM A RAZOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2003 | Age: 52 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, Containers |
| PT RECEIVED LAC TO ARM WHEN CUTTING BOX WITH BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2003 | Age: 52 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 |
| RIGHT ARM LAC, PT CUT ARM WITH A BOX CUTTER KNIFE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2003 | Age: 77 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 WITH BOX CUTTER-DX-2 CM L FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2003 | Age: 72 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 LACERATION.PT WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE AND LACERATED FORE ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2003 | Age: 55 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 CUT HIS ARM WITH A BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2003 | Age: 52 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 |
| LAC L FOREARM ON RAZOR KNIFE @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2003 | Age: 57 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, Day wear |
| 57 Y/O F INJURED R FOREARM WHEN USING BOX CUTTERS TO CUT OFF SLEEVE OF SHIRT WHILE GARDENING AT HOME. DX; R FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2003 | 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, Rugs or carpets |
| CUT ARM WITH A UTILITY KNIFE REMOVING CARPET DX: FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2003 | Age: 58 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 |
| DX:LACERATION LEFT FOREARM. USING A BOX CUTTER AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT LOWER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/03/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CUT ON ***** BLADELAC FOREARM LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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