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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,766
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| TRYING TO CUT ORANGE W/KNIFE CUTTING (L) HAND. DX: 3 .5CM (L) HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT HAND WITH A KNIFE DX: PALM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT HAND WITH KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| MOM STATES CHILD CUT HAND WITH EXPOSED KNIFE DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PATIENT CUT HAND WITH KITCHEN KNIFE AT HOME; HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT HAND WITH KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2002 | Age: 4 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 |
| 4YOM-LACERATION LEFT PALM-CUT ON KNIFE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 4YOM CUT (L) PALM W/KNIFE . DX: LAC 1CM (L) PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LAC L HAND (WEBSPACE/THUMB) ON KNIFE IN BATHROOM @ DAD'S HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2002 | Age: 0 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, Dishwashers |
| AN UNKNOWN AGED MALE SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS HAND FROM A KNIFE AS HIS WAS REMOVING IT FROM A DISHWASHER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT HAND WITH KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2002 | Age: 22 months | 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 |
| OPENED A DRAWER AT HOME THAT CONTAINS SHARP KNIVES AND WAS FOUND TRYING TO POKE HOLES INTO A LEMON W/ A KNIFE AND LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT C/O CUT RT HAND WHILE PLAYING W/A KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PATIENT CUT HAND WITH STEAK KNIFE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN PEANUT BUTTER JAR AT HOME; HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 5 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 |
| CUT HAND WITH KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives |
| STABBED IN HAND BY COUSIN WITH KNIFE DX PUNCTURE WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LACERATION HAND - 20 MOF GRABBED A KITCHEN KNIFE LACERATING PALM OF LEF T HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2002 | Age: 5 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 |
| PATIENT CUT PALM OF HAND WITH A KNIFE TRYING TO CUT AN APPLE; HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2002 | Age: 5 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 |
| PT CUT HIS L HAND WITH A BUTTER KNIFE AT HOME - LAC. L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LAC TO HAND WHEN PLAYING WITH KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| SMALL LAC TO TOP OF LT HAND. CUT W/ KNIFE. ACCIDENTALLY CUT BY BROTHER. DX; 1 CM LAC LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2002 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT GRABBED A KNIFE AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT HAND WHILE TRYING TO CUT MELON W/ KNIFE. DX LACERATION LEFT HAND AND INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LAC (L) HAND, PT PULLED A KNIFE FROM A BROTHER & SUST CUT AT HOME, C/O MODERATE PAIN, SENSATION & MOTOR INTACT, TENDON FUNCTION NORMAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 23 months | 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, Counters or countertops |
| 23MO OLD M GRABBED KNIFE OF COUNTER WHICH CUT HAND LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LAC LEFT HAND - CUT HAND ON A KNIFE @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| HIT HAND ON BLADE OF KNIFE DX: LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT CUT HAND WHILE USING KNIFE C/O BLEEDING DX: LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PLAYING AT HOME PT GOT A SMALL KNIFE AND CUT PALM OF RIGHT HAND. DX PALM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| UNBEKNOWNST TO MOM PT WAS PLAYING W KNIFE AT HOME AND LACERATED L HAND DX MINOR L HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 3 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 |
| 3-YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER HAND FROM A KNIFE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| USING A KNIFE CUT FINGERLACERATION LEFT HAND 2 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LAC TO HAND WHEN PLAYING WITH KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT HAND WITH KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT CUT HAND ON BUTTER KNIFE.DX: 2 CM R HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 4 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 |
| 4 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT HAND WITH A KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT CUT HAND WHILE CUTTING ORANGES WITH A KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT CUTTING JELLY BEANS WITH A LARGE KITCHEN KNIFE AT HOME SUSTAINED A L ACERATION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT HAND WITH KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 3 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 |
| PLAYING WITH A KNIFE, RESULTING IN A HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 5 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 |
| LT HAND LAC-AT HOME-KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE CUTTING OPEN FRUIT SNACKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT HAND ON KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 5 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 |
| CUT HAND WITH A KNIFE AT HOME DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 2 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 |
| PT CUT RT HAND ON KNIFE 1HR AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 2 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 |
| PT. CUT HAND WITH POCKET KNIFE. DX: LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2002 | Age: 3 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 |
| LT HAND LAC-@ HOME-TRYING TO CUT AN APPLE W/ A KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| GOT A KNIFE AND TRIED TO CUT A PIECE OF ORANGE SHE WAS EATING AND CUT L EFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LEFT HAND LAC- ACCIDENTLY CUT SELF WITH A KNIFE @ HOME WHILE CUTTING AP PLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| $LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT LACERATED HAND WHILE USING A KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 2 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 |
| PT CUT L HAND W/ KNIFE LAST NIGHT D:LAC L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2002 | Age: 2 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 |
| AT HOME CUT LEFT HAND BETWEENBASE OF THUMB AND INDEX FINGER ON A KNIFE DX: LEFT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PLAYING WITH KNIFE DX: LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT HAND WITH KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT SELF WITH KNIFE DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Dishwashers |
| PT CUT BETWEEN 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS WITH A KNIFE FROM THE DISHWASHE R. D: LACERATION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2002 | Age: 2 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 |
| PATIENT CUT HAND WITH BUTTER KNIFE 4 DAYS AGO; HEALING LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LAC TO L HAND W/ KNIFE.DX 2CM HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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