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Accidents - Scissors - Year 2005 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 276
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Date: 12/26/2005Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
STABBED WITH SCISSORS. DX- L THIGH 2 CM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/25/2005Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
CUT BY SCISSORS DX: ANTERIOR THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/10/2005Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors, Clothing accessories
PATIENT USING SCISSORS TO PUNCH A HOLE IN LEATHER BELT AT HOME, SLIPPED AND HIT LEG WITH SCISSORS; THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/05/2005Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PT DX LACERATION RT THIGH - ACCIDENTALLY CUT THIGH WITH SCISSORS TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PATIENT DROPPED SCISSORS ON LEG AT HOME; THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2005Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
2CM THIGH LAC-@ HOME-ACCIDENTLY STABBED SELF W/ SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/13/2005Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Scissors
PT STABBED SELF IN RT THIGH WITH CARPET SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2005Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Scissors
PW RT THIGH.PT DROPPED SCISSORS AND IT PUNCTURED THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2005Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
DX: LAC R THIGH ON SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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