Accidents - Knives with replaceable blades - 26-50 years old - Year 2008 - Lower Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,998
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Date: 12/21/2008	Age: 37 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
WAS CUTTING DRYWALL WITH A BOXCUTTER AND CUT (L) FOREARM DX- LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2008	Age: 41 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 LAC, PT CUT ARM WHEN USING A BOX CUTTER KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2008	Age: 46 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
LEFT FOREARM LAC, PT WAS USING A BOX CUTTER KNIFE AND CUT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2008	Age: 40 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
PT HAS HX OF SELF MUTILATION, MULT EVAL IN PAST. HERE AFTER CUTTING FA WITH BOX CUTTER. MULT LAC FA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2008	Age: 28 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
PT USING A RAZOR KNIFE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER ARM BRACIAL ARTERY LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/19/2008	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
PT CUT ARM WITH UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2008	Age: 29 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 TO RT FOREARM ON BOX CUTTER AT HOME DX LACERATION RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2008	Age: 41 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
PT WITH LAC TO ARM FROM A BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2008	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
LACERATION LEFT FOREARM-SUS 2CM LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM WHEN SHE ACC IDENTALLY CUT IT ON AN *** KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	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
39 YOM WAS USING BOX CUTTER TO CUT CORREGATED PLASTIC AND LACERATED HIS LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2008	Age: 31 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, Containers
31 YO OPENING BOX INJURED ARM W/BOX OPENER LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2008	Age: 38 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 CUT FOREARM WITH A SHEET ROCK KNIFE AT HOME DX// LEFT FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2008	Age: 43 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 WAS AT HOME, LACERATED LT FOREARM WITH A UTILITY KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Floors or flooring materials
44Y/O,M,SCRAPING GARAGE FLOOR WITH RAZOR, LAC. R FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2008	Age: 33 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 TO ARM WITH BOX CUTTER DX: ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2008	Age: 48 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, Rugs or carpets
PT SLIPPED W/CARPET KNIFE AT HOME WHILE CUTTING CARPET. DX: R FOREARM LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 48 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 WHILE CUTTING RUBBER. DX: 10 CM R FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/29/2008	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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
PT CUTTING GLASS WINDOW WITH A RAZOR KNIFE AND CUT L FOREARM DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/22/2008	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: Knives with replaceable blades
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THE LOWER ARM AFTER CUTTING IT WITH A BOX CUTTER.@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2008	Age: 44 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
REPORTS ACCIDENTALLY CUT FOREARM ON A UTILITY KNIFE >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2008	Age: 49 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 ACCIDENTLY CUT ARM WITH A BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2008	Age: 45 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 AT H OME USING A BOX KNIFE CUT L FOREARM/ DX 2CM SUPERFICIAL LAC L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2008	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, House repair or construction materials
1.5 CM LACERATION L FOREARM: CUTTING ROOFING SHINGLES AT HOME WITH A ** * UTILITY KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED, CUT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2008	Age: 36 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 WHO STUCK A UTILITY KNIFE IN L FOREARM YESTERDAY, NOW HAS PAIN DX: LACERATION TO L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2008	Age: 33 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
LEFT FOREARM LAC, PT CUT FOREARM WITH A BOX KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2008	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
PT SUS LACERATION TO FOREARM AFTER ACCIDENTAL CUT WITH UTILITY KNIFE%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2008	Age: 39 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 CUT LT ARM WITH A BOX CUTTER AT HOME. DX - FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 35 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 LAC, PT CUT FOREARM ON A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN REACHING FOR SOMETHING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 38 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
FOREARM LAC-CUTG ON BOX CUTTER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 29 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
29YOM CUT ARM WHILE USING UTILITY KNIFE LACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	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
FOREARM LAC-CUT ON HOBBY KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2008	Age: 38 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
FOREARM LAC WITH UTILITY KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2008	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 SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FOREARM FROM A UTILITY KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2008	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 ARM WITH UTILITY KNIFE LACERATION LOWER ARM #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2008	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, Cosmetics
PT CUTTING THE TOP OFF A PLASTIC TUBE OF LOTION WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AN D SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2008	Age: 41 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
LAC ARM ON BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2008	Age: 41 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
RT FOREARM LAC.PT LACERATED FOREARM WHILE USING A BOX CUTTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2008	Age: 49 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: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT WRIST ON A BOXCUTTER LACERATION LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		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 AT THE GAS STATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		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 KNIFE AT WAREHOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2008	Age: 26 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, Wire
CUT ARM WHILE STRIPPING WIRE WITH BOX CUTTER LACERATION ARM #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 50 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
50YOM WAS HOME USING A UTILITY KNIFE,ACCIDENTLY CUT FOREARM;FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2008	Age: 35 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 SLIPPED W/CARPENTER'S KNIFE. DX: 2 CM L HAND LAC, 3 CM L ARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2008	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, Day wear
PT WAS WORKING AT HOME HAD A BOX CUTTRER HANGING ON HIS PANTS AND STRUC K RIGHT LOWER ARM AGAINST THE BOXCUTTER LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2008	Age: 36 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 STS ACCIDENTLY CUT L FOREARM ON BOXCUTTER DX FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers
PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT SELF W/RAZOR KNIFE ON L FA WHILE OPENING A BOX AT H OME. DX. LAC L ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2008	Age: 30 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
30YOM WAS HOME USING A NEW RAZOR KNIFE BLADE,ACCIDENTLY CUT FOREARM; FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2008	Age: 39 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, Rugs or carpets
PT CUT W/BOX CUTTER WHILE CUTTING CARPET AT HOME. DX. CONT, LAC L FA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2008	Age: 50 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
FOREARM LACERATION. PT CUT W A BOX CUTTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2008	Age: 33 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
PT CUT W/BOXCUTTER AT HOME. DX. LAC L FA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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