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Accidents - Scissors - Year 2008 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 324
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Date: 12/25/2008Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Scissors, Containers
ASKED WIFE TO THROW SCISSORS TO WRAP A BOX AT HOME, LANDED ON HIS LEG DX-PUNCTURE WOUND THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/24/2008Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
LAC L LEG - LAG LAC FROM SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/17/2008Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors, Alcohol
PT TO ER WITH LACERATION TO THIGH FROM SCISSORS, ALSO ETOH USE, NO DETA ILS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2008Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors, Fabrics
PT WAS CUTTING FABRIC WITH SCISSORS AND ACCIDENTLY STABBED SELF DX: THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/30/2008Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors, Day wear
14 YOF WAS USING SCISSORS TO CUT A SWEAT SHIRT AND SLIPPED LACERATING L EFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2008Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
9 Y/O WAS CUT ON THIGH BY SCISSOSRS ACCIDENTALLY. DX- LAC. THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2008Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
29 YO FELL ON SCISSOR INJURD LEG LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2008Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors, Paper products
ACUTE 2 CM RT LEG LAC, DELAYED PRESENTATION: SITTING ON FLOOR CUTTING PAPER WITH SCISSORS, CUT SKIN ABOVE RT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PATIENT WAS DRAWING "SMILEY FACES" ON HER LEG WITH SCISSORS WHEN ACCIDE NTALLY CUT LEG; THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2008Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
PT SAT ON A PAIR OF SCISSORS. DX; THIGH LAC
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 02/14/2008Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF WITH SCISSORS/THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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