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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 118
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other specified plastic products, Scissors |
| PT WAS TRYING TO OPEN A PLASTIC PACKAGE WITH SCISSORS AND CUT HAND DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other specified plastic products, Knives |
| PT WAS CUTTING PC OF PLASTIC WITH KNIFE & IT SLIPPED AND CUT HAND DX: DEEP PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other specified plastic products |
| PT WAS CUTTING PLASTIC AND HAND SLIPPED CAUSING SLASH INJURY TO HAND. DX HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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