Accidents - Stretch cords or stretch straps - Year 2007 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 70
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/07/2007	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS TRYING TO CUT A PACKING STRAP WITH A DULL UTILITY KNIFE AND SLIP PED AND CUT HIS ARM. DX: LEFT FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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