Accidents - Manual scissors - 50+ years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,042
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,811	Hand:	370
Toe:	263	Foot:	166
Lower Arm:	106	Upper Leg:	85
Face:	75	Neck:	70
Wrist:	62	Lower Leg:	15
Ear:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors, Bottles or jars
62YOM TRYING TO OPEN A BOTTLE WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS SUSTAINED A FINGE R LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2009	Age: 74 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
CUT WITH SCISSORS/ DX-LACERATION L INDEX FINGER #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
LAC TO LEG FROM SCISSORS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2009	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 LAC TO FINGER FROM SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2009	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
53YOM LACERRATIONI TO THUMB CUT WITH SCISSORS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2009	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
83YOF CUT FINGER ON BLADE OF SCISSORS DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2009	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
CUT FINGER ON SCISSORS AND IT IS INFECTED NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2009	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 CUT FINGER ON SCISSORS DX;* (L) INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
69YOF USING A PAIR OF SCISSORS AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LE FT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual scissors
DROPPED SCISSORS ON TOP OF FOOT PUNCTURE WOUND FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
61 YR OLD CUT HAND ON A SCISSOR AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2009	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 AT HOME USING A SCISSORS ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER/ DX 2CM SUPERFICIAL LAC L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT CUT FINGER WITH SCISSORS,
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/25/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors, Other specified plastic products
CUT FINGER WHILE CUTTING PLASTIC FLOWERS WITH SCISSORS DX: LACERATION T O FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
63YOF TRIPPED OVER A TREE ROOT WHILE CARRYING A PAIR OF SCISSORS AND ST ABBED SELF IN THE NECK LACERATION NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
52 YR OLD CUT FINGER WITH A SCISSOR AT HOME DX/ LEFT THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	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
57YOM DROPPED A PAIR OF SCISSORS ONTO RIGHT FOOT LACERATION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2009	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
71YOM USING A PAIR OF SCISSORS SUSTAINED HAND LACERATION -LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	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
TRIMMING TOE NAILS WITH SCISSORS&ACC CUT LT 5TH TOE, NOT ABLE TO CONTRO L THE BLEEDING>>AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2009	Age: 85 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'S SON WAS CUTTING PATIENTS EYEBROWS WITH SCISSORS AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT EYELID DX: LACERATION RIGHT EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
CUT WITH SCISSORS. DX. HAND LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT WITH LAC TO LOWER ARM FROM SCISSORS THAT WERE STICKING OUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual scissors
PT CUT FINGER WITH SCISSOR WHILE PREPARING A MEAL. DX FINGER AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2009	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
LACERATED FINGER WITH SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2009	Age: 55 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 ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER WITH SCISSORS AT HOME LACERATION LT 4TH AND 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
TRIMMING TOENAILS WITH SEWING SCISSORS, CUT TOE/ LAC RT 2ND DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual scissors
PATIENT WAS TRIMMING TOMATO VINES WITH RUSTY SCISSORS, CLIPPED RT THUMB INVOLVING THE NAIL. DX-RT THUMB TIP AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 64 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 CUTTING PLANTS WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A FINGE R LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2009	Age: 62 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: 08/09/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
55YO WHITE FEMALE DROPPED A PAIR OF SCISSORS ON TOE CUT L GREAT TOE DX SUPERFICIAL LACERATION L GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual scissors
REPORTS ACC CUT A TOE ON SCISSORS FEW DAYS AGO, TRYING TO REMOVE A CALL OUS, +ABRASION, NOW WITH PAIN>>SMALL ULCERATION/CONTS&ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2009	Age: 52 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 WITH SCISSOR AT HOME TODAY DX/ LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
TRYING TO CUT THE AIR IN THE AIR WITH PAIR OF SCISSORS&ACC CUT EAR >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual scissors
CUT LEFT FOURTH TOENAIL WITH SCISSORS CELLULITIS TOE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/17/2009	Age: 53 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
53Y/O,F,CUTTING VEGETABLES IN GARDEN AT HOME & CUT FOREARM WITH SCISSOR S, LAC. L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual scissors, Containers
CUT FINGER WITH SCISSORS WHILE CUTTING OPEN A PACKAGE AVULSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT HIT IN WRIST WITH SCISSOR TODAY AT HOME DX// LEFT WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER WITH SCISSOR. DX. FINGER LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors, Other specified plastic products
PT WAS USING SCISSORS TO CUT PLASTIC AND SCISSOR SLIPPED AND CUT HAND DX: LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
CUT HAND WITH SCISSORS. DX HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2009	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
PT CUT FINGER WITH A SCISSOR AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2009	Age: 55 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: Puncture
Product: Manual scissors
CUTTING LOBSTER USING A PAIR OF SCISSORS WHICH WENT THRU HAND ACC >>PW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual scissors
PW TO ARM WITH SCISSORS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/24/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT CUT FINGER WITH A SCISSOR AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
WAS USING A SCISSORS AT HOME; ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED IT ON LEFT THIGH. L ACERATION, LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
75Y/O,M,CUT FINGER WITH SCISSORS AT HOME, L INDEX FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual scissors
BLISTER ON FINGER FROM SCISSORS. DX CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2009	Age: 54 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
54Y/O,F,CUT FINGER ON SCISSORS, LAC. R LONG FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2009	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
ACC CUT LT INDEX FINGER ON A PAIR OF SCISSORS, BLEEDING CONTROLLED >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual scissors
PT WITH PW TO UPPER LEGS, CAUGHT SCISSORS BETWEEN LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT WITH LAC TO FOOT FROM SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2009	Age: 70 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, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
PUNCHING HOLE IN SHOWER CURTIAN W/SCISSORS INJURED FINGER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2009	Age: 59 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: 03/21/2009	Age: 75 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 WITH LAC TO FINGERS FROM SCISSORS WHILE CUTTING FLOWERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2009	Age: 85 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
LAC L 3RD FING/85YOF CUT HER L 3RD FING ON A PAIR OF SCISSORS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual scissors
CUT WITH SCISSORS WHILE TRIMMING TOENAIL/ TISSUE AVULSION LT GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2009	Age: 74 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 CUTTING TOMATO WITH A SCISSOR AND CUT FINGER DX// LEFT 5TH FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	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
PATIENT STUCK HIMSELF IN RT HAND WITH SCISSORS. DX-RT 3RD FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
82 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER CUT WITH SCISSORS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT WITH LAC TO HAND FROM SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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