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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 328
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Can openers |
| L THUMB INCISION FROM CAN OPENER@HOME-DX: 0.4 SUPERFICIAL L THUMB AVULS ION/LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers, Metal containers |
| PT STATES WHILE TRYING TO OPEN A CAN OF CAT FOOD DX LACERATION TO LFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers |
| LAC (R) 2ND FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH A CAN OPENER, C/O BLEEDING AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers |
| CUT PALM ON A CAN OPENER LACERATION LEFT PALM 2 1/2 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers |
| PT LACERATED FINGER ON CAN OPENER, R THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers |
| CUT LEFT PALM ON A CAN OPENER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers |
| PT SUST. LAC. TO SCALP ON CAN OPENER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Can openers |
| PT.REPORTED CUTTING LT.INDEX FINGER LT.HAND WITH CAN OPENER. DX-LACERATION LT.2RD DIGIT LT.HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Can openers |
| C/O MUSCLES IN BACK CRAMPING UP SINCE AM BENT OVER TO PUT CAN OPENER AW AY DX: THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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