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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 444
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/02/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LACERATION FOREARM - 26 YOF WAS OPENING A CAN AND SLIPPED LACERATING LE FT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LAC TO RT FOREARM FROM A CAN LID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LAC TO ARM WHEN STRUCK ON METAL CONTAINER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 30 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: Metal containers |
| PT SUSTAINED 2CM LACERATION RT DISTAL FOREARM WITH LID OF OPENED CAN WHILE REACHING FOR SOMETHING IN THE KITCHEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers, Knives |
| LEFT FOREARM LACERATION.PT WAS OPENING A CAN WITH A KNIFE AND KNIFE SL IPPED AND LACERATED FOREARM., |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LAC (R) FOREARM, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A CAN AT THE CORRECTION FACILITY, C/O PAIN & BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers, Bags |
| LAC (L) FOREAM, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A CAN FROM THE GARBAGE BAG ATHO ME, C/O BLEEDING & MILD PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT WAS OPENING A CAN OF DOG FOOD, SUSTAINTED PUCTURE WOUND TO LEFT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT SELF ON LID OF CAN AT HOMEDX:LAC TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO ARM FROM COFFEE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Metal containers, Other ovens |
| PT DX 2ND DEGREE BURN RT FOREARM - PT C/O BURN TO RT FOREARM AFTER SPRAY PAINT CAN EXPLODED FROM THE OVEN AND BURNED RT ARM.(FD N/S) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LAC (L) FOREARM, PT SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING CAN AT HOME, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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