Accidents - Can openers - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 76
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2003:	61
Year 2007:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 02/22/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Can openers
CONTUSION TO ARM WHEN STRUCK ON A CAN OPENER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
LAC (L) FOREARM, PT SUST INJURY WITH A CAN OPENER, NO PAIN OR BLEEDING, LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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