Accidents - Knives with replaceable blades - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Hand

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,222
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Date: 12/16/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
DX 4CM HAND LAC, REPAIRED/TETANUS IMM: PT W LAC W CARPET CUTTER, W 2CM LAC TO R DISTAL HAND W 4TH FINGER, STILL OOZ'G
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
53 YOM CUT HAND WITH BOX CUTTER LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Floors or flooring materials
DX LAC L HAND: CUT W BOX KNIFE TODAY W DO'G FLOOR'G
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS CUT W/UTILITY KNIFE. DX: L HAND LAC 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT HAND WITH A BOX CUTTER. DX. HAND LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
USING *** KNIFE, CUT RIGHT PALM DX: HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2008	Age: 64 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: Knives with replaceable blades
PT CUT HAND WITH UTILITY KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN USING A CARPET KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT HAND ON BOX CUTTER/ LT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Ladders
PT FELL 8 FEET FROM A LADDER AND CUT HAND WITH A SHEETROCK KNIFE AT HOM E DX/ RIGHT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Electrical wire or wiring systems
CUTTING ELECTRICAL WIRE AT HOME, CUT HAND WITH UTILITY KNIFE. DX HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT HAND ON A UTILITY KNIFE LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
HAND LAC-CUT ON A UTILITY KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Paper products
LACERATION HAND - 51 YO MALE REPORTS HE CUT HIS LEFT HAND WHEN USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT CONSTRUCTION PAPER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF PLASTIC WITH UTILITY KNIFE WITH NEW BLADE AND CU T (L) HAND DX- HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC TO HAND WHEN USING A RAZOR KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT CUT LEFT HAND WHILE USING A BOX CUTTER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATIO N TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
ACCIDENTALLY CUT THE DORSUM OF THE HAND WITH NEW BOX CUTTER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2008	Age: 54 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: Knives with replaceable blades
CHANGING WEATHER STRIPPED WITH UTILITY KNIFE AND LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
55 YO MALE CUT HAND ON UTILITY KNIFE TODAY LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
RECEIVED LACERATION TO RT HAND W/BOX KNIFE; BLEEDING CONTROLLED. DX: LACERATION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT WITH BOX CUTTER/ LAC RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
73YOF USING A PAINT SCRAPER WITH A RAZOR ATTACHED TO END OF IT, ACCIDENTLY CUT LT HAND AT HOME;HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT CUT HAND WITH UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers
PT OPENING A BOX WITH A RAZOR KNIFE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT HAND WITH *** KNIFE. DX HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 67 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: Knives with replaceable blades
PT AT COTTAGE USINGA UTILITY KNIFE LAC L HAND/ DX L HAND LAC 2CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
62 YO MALE CUT HAND WITH SHEETROCK KNIVE LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
58Y/O,M,USING BOX CUTTER, 2.0 LAC. R HAND, SUPERFICIAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WITH LAC TO HAND FROM A BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
58 YO MALE CUT LEFT PALM WITH BOX CUTTER LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers
LAC TO R HAND OPENING BOX W/BOX CUTTER DX; HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PATIENT WAS USING A BOX CUTTER AND CUT HAND. DX-LACERATIOON HAN D.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT USING A BOX CUTTER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
HAND LAC-CUT ON OLD UTILTIY KNIFE WHILE WORKING ON BOAT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LACERATED LEFT HAND WITH RAZOR KNIFE#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
52 YOM LACERATED LEFT HAND WITH UTILITY KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
57YMC CUT HAND WITH UTILITY KNIFE/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC TO HAND WHEN USING A RAZOR KNIFE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
57YOF WAS HOME OPENING A PACKAGE WITH A BOX CUTTER,SLIPPED INJURING HAND;HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2008	Age: 54 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: Knives with replaceable blades
PT SLICED LEFT HAND WHILE OPENING BOXES WITH A BOX KNIFE AT HOME, LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT CUT HAND W/RAZOR KNIFE. DX: HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT CUT HAND ON ROTARY CUTTER LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC HAND ON UTILITY KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PATIENT WAS STRIPPING WITH RAZOR KNIFE, LEFT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT LAC RT HAND ON RUSTY CARPENTER BLADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT STS CUT L HAND ON BOX CUTTER WEEK AGO,C/O RED & SWELLING & PAIN TO HAND,DX L HAND INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/17/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT LAC HAND ON UTILITY KNIVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2008	Age: 56 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: Knives with replaceable blades, Knives
CUT HAND ON A SHARP UTILITY KNIFE VERSUS SHARP KNIFE @ HOME >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
66 YOF LACERATED LEFT HAND WITH A BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
HAND LAC-CUT ON BOX CUTTER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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