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Accidents - Manual scissors - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Trunk

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 270
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2006:14
Year 2007:180
Year 2008:75

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/09/2008Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual scissors, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT STATES WAS GOING TO LIE DOWN ON THE COUCH AND DID NOT KNOW THAT SCIS SORS WERE THERE AND LAID ON THE SCISSIORS DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO ABD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/16/2007Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors, Bags
PT SAT ON HAIR SHEARS THAT WERE IN THEIR BAG DX: LAC L BUTTOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2007Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual scissors
PT PUNCTURE WOUND TO ABDOMEN SCISSORS THROWN AT HER AT HOME DX/ PUNCTURE WOUND ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2007Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual scissors
21 YO STUCK IN BACK WITH SCISSORS PUNCTURE WOUND BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2007Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual scissors
PATIENT ACCIDENTLY RAN INTO ANOTHER STUDENT WHO HAD SCISSORS IN HAND AN D SUFFERED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/28/2006Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual scissors, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT LAYED DOWN ON SOFA AND WAS STUCK IN THE ABD BY SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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