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Accidents - Knives with replaceable blades - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 594
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/30/2002Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT.INJ.RT.WRIST AT DAUGHTERS HOUSE WHEN USING A UTILITY KNIFE. DX; RT.W RIST LAC.2CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2002Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT ON RAZOR KNIFE-LACERATION LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2002Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
CUT WITH E*** KNIFE WHILE CLEANING PIPE LAC WRIST LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2002Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT USING AN E*** KNIFE AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2002Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Towels or cloths
59 Y/O M C/O LEFT WRIST INJURY CUT WITH BOXCUTTER USED TOWEL TO STOP BLEEDING. DX: LAC LEFT WRIST WITH RADICAL AUTERY LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2002Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
SLIPPED USING A UTILITY KNIFE LAC ARTERY IN WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
RT WRIST LACERATION.PT WAS USING A BOX CUTTER AND IT SLIPPED AND LACERA TED WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2002Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PUNCTURE WRIST WITH CUTTER WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2002Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT WRIST WITH WITH SHEETROCK KNIFE DX: WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/21/2002Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT USING E*** KNIFE CAUSING LACERATION LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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