Accidents - Knives with replaceable blades - Year 2002 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,627
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	158
16-25 years old:	678
26-50 years old:	1,195
50+ years old:	594

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
USING A UTILITY KNIFE, HE DROPPED IT AND IT CAME UP AND CUT HIS LEFT WR IST. DX LACERATION LEFT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
WRIST LACERATION- ACCIDENTLY CUT HIMSELF WITH A RAZOR WHILE WORKING CON STRUCTION ON HIS FAMILYS HOME. BLADE WAS CLEAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Floors or flooring materials
WRIST LAC, PT WAS LAYING TILE ON HIS FLOOR AND CUT HIS WRIST WITH THE T ILE KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT.INJ.RT.WRIST AT DAUGHTERS HOUSE WHEN USING A UTILITY KNIFE. DX; RT.W RIST LAC.2CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Rugs or carpets
PT SCRAPING CARPET UP WITH A CARPET KNIFE AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATIO N TO LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT WRIST WITH A UTILITY KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Electric Christmas decorations
23-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS WRIST FROM A UTILITY KNIFE AS HE W AS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LACERATION WRIST - 17 YOM LACERATED LEFT WRIST WITH AN E*** KNIFE AT SC HOOL YESTERDAY AT NOON, WAS ACCIDENTAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PATIENT WAS CUT BY A BOX CUTTER. HE AND COUSIN PLAYING AROUND. DX: 2 INCH LACERATION LEFT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers
LAC LT WRIST W/ BOX CUTTERS WHILE CUTTING OPEN A BOX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
WAS USING A BOX CUTTER AND ACCIDENTLY CUT HIS WRIST. LACERATION 1 CM LEFT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Wood paneling and particleboard
LACERATION LT WRIST - WAS CUTTING A HOLE IN PANELING WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHICH SLIPPED CUTTING WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT ON RAZOR KNIFE-LACERATION LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUTTING A BOARD CUT WRIST NOT WORK RELATED.USING A UTILITY KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Rugs or carpets
PUNCTURE WOUND - 17 YOM PUNCTURED RIGHT WRIST WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHIL E REMOVING CARPETING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT LAC RT WRIST ON A BOX CUTTER, LAC RT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
R WRIST LAC/25YOM AT HOME CUT WRIST WITH RAZOR KNIFE WHILE TRYING TO CU T PLASTIC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC (R) WRIST, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A BOX CUTTER AT HOME, C/O BLEEDI NG, POSSIBLE TENDON & VEIN RUPTURE, PULSES INTACT, NO DEFORMITY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
CUT WITH E*** KNIFE WHILE CLEANING PIPE LAC WRIST LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT USING AN E*** KNIFE AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Towels or cloths
59 Y/O M C/O LEFT WRIST INJURY CUT WITH BOXCUTTER USED TOWEL TO STOP BLEEDING. DX: LAC LEFT WRIST WITH RADICAL AUTERY LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC TO WRIST WHEN USING RAZOR KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT LACERATED R WRIST ON PUTTY KNIFE, ACUTE R WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT SELF WITH UTILITY KNIFE DX. WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Floors or flooring materials
CUT WRIST WITH BOX KNIFE WHILE CUTTING LINOLEUM AT HOME. DX; LACERATIO N WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Windows or window glass
PT STABBED WRIST WITH UTILITY KNIFE WORKING ON WINDOW AT HOME, STAB WOU ND L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT HAND W/ UTILITY KNIFE; LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
SLIPPED USING A UTILITY KNIFE LAC ARTERY IN WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
RT WRIST LACERATION.PT WAS USING A BOX CUTTER AND IT SLIPPED AND LACERA TED WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIMSELF TO LT WRIST WITH A BOX CUTTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PUNCTURE WRIST WITH CUTTER WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT CUT HERSELF ON DIRTY BOX CUTTER DX: WOUND DEHISSENCE WITH EARLY CELL ULITIS LT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, House repair or construction materials
43 YEAR OLD MALE CUTTING DRYWALL W UTILITY KNIFE CUT TO WRIST AT HOME DX 2CM LEC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS CARVING W/E*** KNIFE. DX: L WRIST LAC 2 CM. DX: L WRIST LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LEFT WRIST LACERATION.PT LACERATED WRIST ON A BOX CUTTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT WITH UTILITY KNIFE-LACERATION RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT.INJ.L.WRIST AT HOME WHEN USING A UTILITY KNIFE. DX; L.WRIST LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC (L) WRIST, PT PLAYING WITH A FRIEND & SUST INJURY WITH A BLADE AT H OME, C/O BLEEDING & MILD PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT WRIST ON A BOXCUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Unpowered models or parts
PATIENT CUT WRIST WITH *** BLADE WHEN WORKING ON A MODEL AT HOME; WRIST LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC TO WRIST WHEN USING A RAZOR KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT WRIST WITH WITH SHEETROCK KNIFE DX: WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Nonglass bottles or jars
PT WAS CUTTING PLASTIC BOTTLE FOR SCHOOL PROJECT,AND ACCIDNETLY CUT WRI ST WITH A METAL RAZOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT USING A RAZOR KNIFE AT HOME ACCIDENTLY SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEF T WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
WORKING AT HOME WITH E*** KNIFEWRIST LAC PARTIAL PUNCTURE RADIAL ARTERY RY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
22 YO F CUT ON WRIST W/BOXCUTTERLAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION OF LT WRIST W/UTILITY KNIFE AN HR AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
L WRIST LAC/21YOWM CUT WRIST W/ULITIY KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC TO WRIST WHEN STRUCK BY BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Plastic products
CUTTING PLASTIC ON A CROQUET SET WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AND CUT WRIST. 6 CM LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
35 YOF USING BOX CUTTER LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT USING E*** KNIFE CAUSING LACERATION LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC (R) WRIST, PT ACCIDENTALLY SUST INJURY WITH A BOX OPENER AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT. ACCIDENTLY CUT HIMSELF WITH A BOX CUTTER, RESULTING IN A WRIST LACERATION WITH ULNAR ARTERY INJURY
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/21/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT CUT WRIST WHILE USING A BOX CUTTER AT HOME. DX: LAC L WRIST 7.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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