Accidents - Manual scissors - Year 2004 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 139
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	69
50+ years old:	69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 02/15/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT DROPPED A PAIR OF SCISSORS ONTO RIGHT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER LOWER LEG AS A RESULT OF BEING STRUCK BY FALLING SCISSORS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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