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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 796
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 52 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, Alcohol |
| ETOH INTOXICATED, REACHING INTO A TOOL BOX&ACCIDENTALLY CUT FOREARM ONT O BOXCUTTER>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 62 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 |
| PT CUT LEFT LOWER ARM WITH A BOX KNIFE, LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2008 | 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, Rugs or carpets |
| 56YOM WAS HOME CUTTING CARPET WITH RAZOR KNIFE,ACCIDENTLY CUT LT FOREARM;3CM LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 61 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 |
| CUT ARM ON RAZOR KNIFE/ LAC WITH FLEXOR TENDON INJURY, ARTERIAL BLEED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | 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 |
| LEFT FOREARM INJURY FROM BOX CUTTER. DX-LEFT FOREARM LACERATION(5 CM) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2008 | 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 |
| FOREARM LAC-ACCIDENTLY CUT SELF W/ CARPET KNIFE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | 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 ACCID CUT ARM W/BOX CUTTER. DX: L FOREARM LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 78 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, Cardboard products |
| DX FOREARM LAC: OCCURRED THIS AFTERNOON W USING BOX CUTTER TO CUT CARDBOARD W IT SLIPED AND CUT HIS FA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 62 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, Containers |
| PT CUT ARM WITH BOX CUTTER WHILE OPENING UP A BOX, LACERATION TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 73 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 |
| 73 YO M INJURED (L) FOREARM WITH RAXOR KNIFE AT HOME DX: (L) FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | 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 |
| PT CUT ARM WITH BOXCUTTER AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2008 | Age: 61 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, Wallpaper |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FOREARM FROM A UTILITY KNIFE WHILE PUTTI NG UP WALLPAPER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | 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, Containers |
| USING BOX CUTTER TO OPEN A BOX AT HOME SUST LAC TO R ARM WHEN CUTTER SL IPPED DX 2 CM FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | Age: 60 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: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS DOING CRAFTS USING AN *** KNIFE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TOLOW ER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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