Accidents - Knives with replaceable blades - 26-50 years old - Year 2002 - Lower Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,111
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Date: 12/30/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, House repair or construction materials
FOREARM LACERATION.PT LACERATED FOREARM ON AN *** KNIFE WHILE CUTTINGDR YWALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2002	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: Knives with replaceable blades
PT DOING WORK AT HOME WITH A BOX CUTTER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
FELL ONTO BLADE OF RAZOR KNIFE DURING A SEIZURE FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LACERATION LEFT FOREARM, CUT SELF WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHILE TRIMMING A CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC L FOREARM - CUT ARM WITH A RAZOR BLADE KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
36 YO F CUT L FOREARM WITH RAZOR KNIFE. DX LACERATION L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT HAD A SPLINTER IN RIGHT LOWER ARM FOR A FEW DAYS USED A RAZOR KNIFE TO GET IT OUT DEVELOPED AN INFECTION CELLULITIS ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FOREARM FROM BOXCUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers
PT OPENING A BOX WITH A BOX CUTTER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT LAC RT FOREARM ON AN E*** KNIFE. LAC RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC RT FOREARM - ACCIDENTALLY CUT SELF WITH A UTILITY KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PATIENT FELL ON A UTILITY KNIFE WAS DRINGING. DX-LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM, ETOH INTOXICATED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT RIGHT FOREARM WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME 4 DAYS AGO, NOW REDDENED AREA WITH STREAKING RIGHT FOREARM. DX LACERATION W/CELLULITIS RT FOREAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT FOREARM ON BOX CUTTER AT HOME DX:LAC TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC (L) FOREARM, PT SUST INJURY WITH A BOX CUTTER AT THE HOME, C/O PAIN & BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT USING A RAZOR KNIFE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
L FOREARM LAC - UTILITY KNIFE WHENT THROUGH RUBBER HOSE AND INTO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, House repair or construction materials
40 YOWM WAS USING A BOXCUTTER TO CUT SIDING WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTT ING PT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LACERATION LEFT FOREARM-SUS LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM WHILE USING A RA ZOR KNIFE WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF WOOD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS CUT W/BOX CUTTER. DX: 5 CM L FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT W/ UTILITY KNIFE; LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
RT FOREARM STAB WOUND-ACCIDENTLY STABBED W/ UTILITY KNIFE-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC TO ARM WHEN USING A RAZOR KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LEFT FOREARM LACERATION.PT WAS USING A BOX CUTTER AND LACERATED FOREARM .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT LAC ARM ON A DRYWALL KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT RIGHT ARM WITH BOX CUTTER LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/23/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
39 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT FORARM WITH A UTILITY KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC TO ARM WHEN USING A RAZOR KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
43 Y M CUT HIMSELF WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. DX: 4 CM LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
37YOM-LACERATION LEFT FOREARM-CUT WITH BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, House repair or construction materials
LT FOREARM LAC-FROM UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME-CUTTING DRYWALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers
RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT WAS USING A BOX CUTTER TO OPEN A BOX AND LACER ATED FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS CUT W/BOX KNIFE.DX: 2 CM L FOREARM LAC W/ARTERY INVOLVEMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FOREARM W/ BOX CUTTER DX: COMPLEX 6CM LACERATION TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT'S FRIEND WAS PLAYING WITH A BOX CUTTER AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT THE PT.D X ETOH AND RIGHT ARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
38 Y/O MALE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LTF OREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Metal containers
CUT ARM WITH A KNIFE TRYING TO OPEN A CAN OF PAINTDX: FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
RT FOREARM LAC-CUT ON UTILITY KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC FOREARM USING UTILITY KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
L FOREARM LAC/42YOWM STS CUT L FOREARM W/CARPET KNIFE AT 5AM THIS AM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
48 YOM USING E*** KNIFE LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
WHILE REMODELING AT HOME, USING A SAFETY RAZOR TO CUT MATERIAL SHE CUT HERSELF ON THE LEFT FOREARM. DX LACERATION LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC TO ARM WHEN USING RAZOR KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
*46YOM CUT L FOREARM ON A BOX CUTTER DX: LAC L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
RT FOREARM LACERATION-C/O 2CM LACERATION TO RT FOREARM. ACCIDENTALLY CUT SELF WITH BOX CUTTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
37YOM-LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM-FELL ON BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT FOREARM WITH A RAZORBLADE KNIFE WORKING AT HOME DX: : 2 CM LAC LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT CUTTING PLYWOOD WITH A UTILITY KNIFE CUT ARM DX: LAC TO LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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