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Accidents - Manual scissors - 6-15 years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,294
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:1,291Hand:258
Eyeball:137Face:110
Wrist:94Lower Leg:84
Upper Leg:75Knee:69
Lower Trunk:69Ear:68
Lower Arm:16Toe:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/28/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
LAC TO FACE WHEN USING SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/25/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors, Plastic wrapping products
PT CUT SIDE OF LEFT THUMB WITH SCISSORS WHEN OPENING A PLASTIC TOY WRAP PER ON GIFT THIS AM LEFT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/25/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
11 YOWF CUT KNEE WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS. DX.KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/24/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
LAC L IND FING/14YOF AT HOME CUT FINGER ON SCISSORS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/17/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT FELL ONTO A PAIR OF SCISSORS AND INJURED FINGER. DX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/16/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual scissors, Plastic products
L THUMB AVULSION INJ/13YOF AT HOME WAS CUTTING PLASTIC WITH SCISSORS AN D INJURED THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/13/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
13YOF-LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER-CUT AT HOME WITH SCISSORS WHILE CUTT ING HAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/02/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT C/O CUT TO RT HAND FROM SCISSORS LACERATION RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/30/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT LAC HAND WITH A PAIR OF MANUAL SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/26/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
LAC WEBSPACE L THUMB & INDEX FINGER WITH SCISSOR WHILE CUTTING FROZEN C HEESE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/18/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
LAC R 5TH DIGIT/10YOF WENT TO GRAB SCISSORS FROM BROTHER WHO SQUEEZED S CISSORS CUTTING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/14/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT SUST LACERATION TO FINGER WITH SCISSORS AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/09/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors, Bags
PT CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH SCISSORS WHILE CUTTING A BAG LEFT INDEX F INGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/09/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT LAC FINGER WITH SCISSORS. DX FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/02/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
1 CM FINGER LACERATION, GLUED; CUT FINGER WITH SAFETY SCISSORS COULDN'T STOP BLEEDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/31/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors, Paper products
PT INJURED FINGER CUTTING PAPER WITH SCISSORS. DX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/31/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual scissors
PT C/O EYE INJURY. PT POKED EYE WITH SCISSORS. DX CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/27/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PATIENT TRYING TO TAKE CHILDREN'S SCISSORS AWAY FROM SISTER AND CUT HAN D AT HOME; HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/14/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING SCISSORS AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT USIONG MANUAL SCISSORS AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations
14 YOFC WAS CUTTING SOME SCHOOL PICTURES AND THE SCISSORS FELL AND STAB BED HER IN THE THIGH/ LACERATION TO R. THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
CUT WRIST WITH BLADE OF SCISSORS DX: WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/09/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT CUT MIDDLE FINGER AT SCHOOL WITH SCISSORS DX: LT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual scissors, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE OF HIS BUTTOCK AS A RESULT OF SITTING ON SCHOOL SCISSORS ON THE COUCH AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT.INJ.L.2ND.FINGER AT HOME WHEN USING SCISSORS & CUT FINGER. DX; LAC. L.INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT SUST LACERATION TO FINGER FROM SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
LAC TO ARM WHEN USING SCISSORS AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/04/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual scissors
BROTHER HOLDING PAIR OF SCISSORS HITTING PT INSIDE EAR W POINTY END OF SCISSORS DX TRAMATIC RUPTURE L TM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO WRIST FROM SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT USING MANUAL SCISSORS AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/05/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual scissors
PT STATES HE CUT INDEX FINGER WITH SCISSORS AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual scissors
P.W. L HAND/8YOM WAS STUCK BY THE POINT OF SCISSORS THAT HIS SISTER HAD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PATIENT CUT THUMB WHILE USING SAFETY SCISSORS AT SCHOOL; THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual scissors
PT STRUCK IN EYE W/ SAFETY SCISSORS AFTER ANOTHER STUDENT FLUNG THEM IN AIR. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION (R) EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL SCISSORS AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LE FT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 04/17/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT SUS LAC TO FINGER BY SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/13/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Manual scissors
CUT FINGER ON SCISSORS A FEW DAYS AGO. DID NOT GO TO ER. NOW FINGER SO RE AND SWOLEN. CELLULITIS TT LEFT 3RD FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual scissors
CUTTING WITH SCISSORS THUMB AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PTS FRIEND TURNE AROUND WITH SCISSORS IN HAND AND LAC PT FACE. DX FACE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT STATES SHE LACERATED HE THUMB WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/21/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
LACERATION HANDS - SELF INJURY - PATIENT PRESENTS FOR EVALUATION AFTER SCRATCHING THE BACK OF HIS HAND WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS - TRANSFERRED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 02/17/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual scissors, Outerwear
PT HAD SCISSORS IN JACKET POCKET, WAS RUNNING IN SNOW AND SLIPPED FELL, SCISSORS STABBED PT IN LT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/13/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT. WAS USING SCISSORS AT SCHOOL, CUT HIS FINGER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors, Day wear
PT STATES SHE CUT HER LEG WHILE CUTTING HER PANTS WITH SCISSORS SHE WAS WEARING THE PANTS AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT LAC FINGE ON SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT. WAS USING SCISSORS AT SCHOOL, CUT HIS FINGER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors, Pens and pencils
15 YOFC WAS TRYING TO CUT A PIECE OF TAPE OFF OF A PENCIL WITH A SCISSO RS AND CUT THE END OF HER FINGER/ LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 01/19/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual scissors, Tapes
SM PUNCTURE ON NOSE; STABBED SELF WITH SCISSOR WHEN TRYING TO CUT TAPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
LAC TO TOE WHEN STEPPED ON SCISSORS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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