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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 42
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| ACCIDENTALLY SLASHED UPPER ARM WHILE USING BOX CUTTER >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT CUT UPPER ARM W/A BOX CUTTER; LACERATION, ELOPED/AMA/LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT C/O LACERATION TO LT UPPER ARM BY BOX CUTTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS WRESTLING A BOX CUTTER FROM ANOTHER CHILD AND WAS CUT ON ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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