Accidents - Manual scissors - 50+ years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,435
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,488	Toe:	215
Foot:	203	Hand:	196
Pubic Region:	96	Face:	75
Upper Leg:	73	Lower Arm:	71
Ankle:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
LAC TO TOE WHEN STRUCK ON SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
80 Y/O F INJURED L INDEX FINGER WHILE USING SCISSORS AT HOME. DX; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual scissors
PT WAS CUTTING WITH SCISSORS AND INJURED FINGER AT HOME DX: AVULSION TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2008	Age: 60 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: Manual scissors
PT WAS ON PLANE OPENING MAIL WITH SCISSORS AND SLASHED FINGER, LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2008	Age: 54 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: Manual scissors, Other specified plastic products
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON A PAIR OF SCISSORS WHILE CUTTING PLASTIC TIE S>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual scissors, Christmas decorations
ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED SCISSORS ONTO ANKLE WHILE DOING THE CHRSITMAS DECO RATION>> PUNCTURE WOUND/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2008	Age: 71 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: Manual scissors
PT CUT LEFT FIFTH FINGER WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS IN THE KITCHEN LACERAT ION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
CUT TOE AT NURSING HOME WITH SCISSORS. DX TOE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT STATES WAS USING A PAIR OF MANUEL SCISSORS AND CUT LEFT MIDDLE FINGE R DX LACERATION TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	Age: 60 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: Manual scissors
ACCIDENTALLY CUT THE DORSUM OF THE FINGER ON A PAIR OF SCISSORS >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors, Plastic containers
PT OPENING UP A PLASTIC PACKAGE WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT FIFTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
LAC TO TOE WHILE CUTTING NAIL WITH SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT TRIMMING HIS MOUSTACHE WITH SCISSORS AND SUSTAINED A NASAL LACERATIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors, First aid equipment
PT WAS ACCIDENTLY CUT WITH SCISSORS @ NURSING HOME-TAKING OFF BANDAGE-L EG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
CUT A BIT TOO MUCH UNDER THE NAIL WHILE TRIMMING TOE NAILS WITH SCISSOR S>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors, Plants, trees and shrubs
62 YOF CUT HAND WITH SCISSORS WHILE TRIMMING FLOWERSLACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
ACCIDENTALLY WHILE CUTTING TOENAILS WITH SCISSORS CUT TOE >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors, First aid equipment
51YOM WAS REMOVING A BANDAGE FROM HIS FOOT USING NORMAL SCISSORS, LACERATING TOP OF FOOT;LEFT FOOT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
USING PAIR OF SCISSORS WHICH SLIPPED HITTING HAND, +BLEEDING CONTROLLED >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THE FINGER AFTER BEING CUT WITH SCISSORS.@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER WITH SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual scissors
51 YOF CUT CORN OFF FOOT WITH SCISSORS A FEW DAYS AGO SOFT TISSUE INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
L HAND LAC/61YOF ACCIDENTALLY POKED L HAND WITH DIRTY SCISSORS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2008	Age: 66 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: Manual scissors
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON A CLEAN PAIR OF SCISSORS >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual scissors
81 YO M AVULSION TO TOE CUT WHILE CUTTING TOE NAIL WITH SCISSORS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
ACCIDENTALLY LACERATED FINGER WITH MANUAL SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING SCISSORS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2008	Age: 66 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: Manual scissors
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON A PAIR OF SCISSORS >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT ACCIDENTLY STABBED HERSELF WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS IN THE RT ARM. LACERATION TO RT FOREARM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors, Tablet or capsule drugs
R FOOT LAC/64YOF DROPPED SCISSORS ON R FOOT AT HOME. ON ***. BLEEDING C ONTROLLED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT WAS TRIMMING HAIR ON PUBIC REGION, LACERATING TESTICLE, TESTICULAR LACERATION WHILE USING SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
CUT FINGER WITH SCISSORS. DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors, Containers
PT OPENING A PACKAGE WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS AND SUSTAINED A LACERATIO N TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 60 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: Manual scissors
LACERATION FINGER - 60 YO FEMALE CUT HER RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WITH A PAI R OF SCISSORS WHEN CUTTING FLOWERS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2008	Age: 67 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: Manual scissors
PT CUT FINGER WITH SCISSORS-LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2008	Age: 62 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: Manual scissors, Plants, trees and shrubs
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON SCISSORS WHILE CUTTING FLOWERS >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC.PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING SCISSORS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual scissors
PT FELL WHILE CARRYING A PAIR OF SCISSORS AND SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUN D TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2008	Age: 67 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: Manual scissors, Cardboard products
LAC THUMB ON SCISSORS CUTTING A BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2008	Age: 68 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: Manual scissors
USING SCISSORS TO OPEN ?SOMTHING&SLIPPED CUTTING FINGER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors, Foods
PT WITH LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER AFTER CUTTING SELF WITH SCISSOR S WHILE TRYING TO CUT STEMS OF GRAPES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT SUS LACERATION TO FINGER WHILE CUTTING WITH SCISSORS%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
CUT FINGER ON KITCHEN SCISSORS AT HOME. DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT CUT FINGER ON SCISSORS AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT SUSTAINED DUE TO LEFT INDEX FINGER CUT HERSELF WITH A SCISSOR DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual scissors
PT DROPPED A PAIR OF SCISSORS ONTOP OF LEFT FOOT SUSTAINED A PW TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual scissors
PT WAS SEWING WHEN SHE INADVERTENTLY POKED HERSELF IN RT HAND WITH SCISSORS C/O INCREASING SWELLING & PAIN. DX - POSSIBLE CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/09/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT WITH LACERATION TO LEFT 3RD FINGER AFTER GRANDAUGHTER ACCIDENTALLY C UT PTS FINGER WITH SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual scissors
PT PUNCTURED HER RT HAND WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS YESTERDAY, BLEEDING WOULD NOT STOP. DX - PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2008	Age: 78 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: Manual scissors
PT USING A PAIR OF SCISSORS AT HOME WHILE OPENING A PRESENT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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