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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 295
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Scissors |
| LEFT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND TRYING TO TRIM WAX WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Scissors |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY CUT ON HAND WITH SCISSORS; HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Scissors |
| CUT HAND WITH SCISSORS, DXL LAC. HAND |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Scissors |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HIMSELF IN THE L HAND WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS. LAC ON PALMAR SURFACE BETWEEN THE THUMB AND 1ST FINGER. DX HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Scissors, Containers |
| CUT HAND WITH SCISSORS TRYING TO OPEN PACKAGE/ LAC LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Scissors |
| DROPPED A PAIR OF SCISSORS PUCTURED PALM OF (L) HAND TRYING TO CATCH TH EM DX- PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Scissors |
| PT C/O CUT FINGER WITH SCISSORS. DX LAC RT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Scissors |
| PT CUT HAND WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS. DX:HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Scissors |
| PT DX 2CM LACERATION LT HAND - FRIEND ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIM WITH SCISSORS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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