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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 36
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/09/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| PT WAS PLAYING ON THE PLAYGROUND & HER LT. THIGH GOT SCRAPED BY A PIECE OF WIRE STICKING OUT. DX: ABRASION LT. LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LAC TO UPPER LEG WHEN CUTTING WIRE WITH CUTTERS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS CUTTING A WIRE W/ A RAZOR KNIFE , SLIPPED AND STRUCK THIGH DX R THIGH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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