Accidents - Knives with replaceable blades - 6-15 years old - Year 2002 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,081
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Date: 12/24/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
R IND FING LAC/12YOM CUT R IND FING ON A UTILITY KNIFE ABOUT 10 MINUTES AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PATIENT CUTTING METAL WITH UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME, KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING THUMB; THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT FINGER ON RAZOR KNIFE - LACERATION INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
7 YO M CUT FINGER ON BOX OPENER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT FINGER ON A UTILITY KNIFE DX: LACERATION LEFT LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PLAYING IN VAN WHEN 9 YR OLD NEPHEW LAC PT'S LT MIDDLE FINGER WITH A BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LACERATION FINGER - PATIENT CUT RIGHT THUMB ON UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT THUMB WITH UTILITY KNIFE DX. THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT FINGER WITH A KNIFE WHILE CARVING WOOD DX: FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CHILD IS DEPRESSED AND CUT HIS OWN FINGER WITH A RAZOR. DX. THUMB LACREATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PATIENT CUT THUMB WITH UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME; THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
12-YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER THUMB FROM AN E***KNIFE AT SCHO OL .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT THUMB ON UTILITY KNIFE DX: LACERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT LACERATED L POINTER FINGER ON E*** KNIFE, DEEP L INDEX FINGER LACERA TION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS CUT W/BOX CUTTER. DX: L INDEX LAC 2 X 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LACERATION FINGER - 10 YOF LACERATED LEFT THUMB WITH A CRAFT KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Other toys
PT'S GRANDFATHER STATES CHILD WAS WORKING ON A TOY MODEL AND CUT HIS FINGER WITH RAZOR KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Rope or string
9 YO WAS USING BOXCUTTER TO CUT ROPE, CUTTER SLIPPED LTT MIDDLE FINGER AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LACERATION RT THUMB-CUT RT THUMB WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHILE PLAYING WIT H IT AT HOME. HAS 2.5CM LACERATION WITH BLEEDING CONTROLLED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS CUT W/ROTARY CUTTER. DX: L INDEX LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
USING SWISS ARMY KNIFE CUT LT THUMB. LT THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
9 YR OLD MALE CUT HIS FINGER WHEN HE FELL ONTO HIS FISHING KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LACERATED RIGHT THUMB WITH E*** KNIFE. DX: LACERATION, RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC RT THUMB - CUT THUMB WITH A RAZOR KNIFE @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT LAC FINGER ON A BOX CUTTER A A COMMERCIAL TRADE SHOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
13-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER FROM A UTILITY KNIFE AT HOM E.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS CUT W/RAZOR KNIFE WHILE CUTTING BRANCH. DX: R INDEX LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT STATES HE CUT HIS THUMB WITH A RAZOR KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT CUT THUMB ON BOX CUTTER, ACUTE L THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
THUMB LAC-CUT ON A BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Pens and pencils
LACERATION THUMB - PATIENT WAS USING AN *** KINFE TO SHARPEN PENCIL AND IT RIPPED ACROSS HER LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT FINGER WITH BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PLAYING WITH AN E*** KNIFE AND CUT HIS FINGER. DX RIGHT INDEXFINGER LAC .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
15 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT THUMB WITH A UTILITY K NIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT FINGER ON E*** KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT LACERATED THUMB ON BOX CUTTER, LACERATION R THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Pens and pencils
PATIENT CUT THUMB WHEN SHARPENING PENCIL WITH UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME; TH UMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
E*** KNIFE LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Other toys
LAC LEFT INDEX FINGER - CUT FINGER WITH A BOXCUTTER WHEN CUTTING A MODE L APART
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT LACERATED FINGER WITH A UTILITY KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
BOX CUTTER INJURY DX: RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT USING A BOX CUTTER CUT RT 1-2ND DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Floors or flooring materials
FINGER LACERATION - CHILD CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A UTILITY KNIFE TH AT WAS FOUND ON THE FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Paper products
LAC LEFT INDEX FINGER- WHILE CUTTING PAPER WITH A BOX CUTTER IT SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PATIENT CUT FINGER WITH RUSTY UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers
TRYING TO OPEN A BOX WITH A BOX CUTTER CUT LT 2ND FINGER,NEAR AMPUTATIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT USING UTILITY KNIFE CAUSING LACERATION RIGHT FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LACERATION FINGER - VICTIM WHITTLING WOOD WITH RAZOR KNIFE - KNIFE SLIP PED CUTTING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
FINGER LACERATION - CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A DIE CUTTER AT A CRAFT ST ORE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
OCCURRED WHILE CUTTING LINOLEUM AT SCHOOL WITH A SHARP CUTTER DX. LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
12 YOM LAC TO FINGER FROM GRABBING A RAZOR KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT CUT AND WITH E*** KNIFE, THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
FINGER LACERATION - CUT LEFT THUMB WITH AN E*** KNIFE AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT W/E*** KNIFE WHILE MAKING PROPS FOR PLAY. DX. LAC L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT SUST LACERATION TO FINGER FROM BOXCUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT LEFT THUMB WITH BOX CUTTER DX: ACUTE 1.0 CM LEFT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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