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Accidents - Manual scissors - Year 2008 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 326
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Date: 12/30/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT'S COUSIN ACCIDNTALLY STABBED PT IN RIGHT THIGH WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS DX: LACERATION RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/10/2008Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors, First aid equipment
PT WAS ACCIDENTLY CUT WITH SCISSORS @ NURSING HOME-TAKING OFF BANDAGE-L EG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/02/2008Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
ACCIDENTALLY SAT DOWN ON A PAIR OF SEWING SHEARS/SCISSORS CUTTING THIGH >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2008Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual scissors, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT JUMPED ON COUCH WITH CLOSED SCISSORS AND STABBED THIGH AREA-PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
R THIGH LAC/15YOF AT HOME WAS USING SCISSORS AND SLIPPED CUTTING THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/19/2008Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT WITH LAC TO LEG FROM SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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