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Accidents - Manual scissors - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 640
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1997:67
Year 1998:180
Year 2001:66
Year 2003:16
Year 2005:142
Year 2007:15
Year 2009:62
Year 2010:87

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/23/2010Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
74YOM WITH LAC TO WRIST FROM SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2010Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
53 Y/O W/F CUT WRIST WHEN CUTTING HAIR AND DROPPED SCISSORS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: 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: 04/14/2007Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors, Containers
PT WAS OPENING A BOX WITH SCISSORS, SCISSORS SLIPPED AND "STABBED" LEFT WRIST. PT SUSTAINED LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2005Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
PT CUT WITH SCISSORS; LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/06/2005Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual scissors
78 Y/O F CAME TO ER DUE TO WRIST PAIN UNDER HER CAST. WHILE TAKING OFF CAST SCISSORS CAUSED SKIN TEAR. DX; WRIST PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2003Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Manual scissors
PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL SCISSORS ALL DAY LONG COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN RIGHT WRIST CARPAL TUNNEL TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2001Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/11/1998Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/1998Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/1998Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual scissors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/1997Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual scissors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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