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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,394
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2007 | 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 |
| MOM WAS MAKING DINNER WHEN PT ACCIDENTLY KNICKED KNIFE CUTTING WEB SPACE BETWEEN, LEFT 1ST AND 2ND FINGERS. DX LEFT HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2007 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT CUT L PALM W/A KNIFE AT CHURCH. DX. LAC L PALM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT LAC LT HAND ON KNIVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2007 | 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 HER HAND W A KNIFE. HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2007 | Age: 2 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: 12/21/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | 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: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/20/2007 | 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, Containers |
| HAND LAC-KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE OPENING A BOX-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2007 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PATIENT LACERATED HAND ON A KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2007 | 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 GOT A HOLD OF A KNIFE AND LACERATED PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT WITH A BUTTER KNIFE. DX HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT GRABBED A KNIFE AT DINNER AND CUT HAND; HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2007 | 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 |
| LAC TO HAND FROM A KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2007 | 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, Foods |
| PT WAS TRYING TO CUT AN ORANGE WITH A KNIFE AND CUT FINGER. D: SUPERF ICIAL LACERATION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2007 | 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 |
| LT HAND LACERATION WITH REPAIR: AT HOME TRYING TO USE KNIFE TO OPEN UP AN OBJECT, SLIPPED, 0.5 CM LACERATION WEB SPACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2007 | Age: 2 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 |
| CUT HAND ON KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2007 | Age: 2 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: 10/15/2007 | 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 |
| HAND LAC-PT GRABBED A KNIFE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2007 | Age: 14 months | 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, DX; PALM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2007 | 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 |
| CUT HAND WITH KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2007 | 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 |
| DX L HAND LAC: PUNCTURE WOUND SUSTAINED FROM STEAK KNIFE ATTEMPING TO OPEN MOIST CATFOOD WRAPPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2007 | 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 |
| TRYING TO USE A KNIFE LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2007 | Age: 2 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 |
| PT CUT INNER ASPECT R PALM WITH KITCHEN KNIFE, DX R HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2007 | 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 |
| PT CUT HAND W/KNIFE. DX: R HAND LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2007 | 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 |
| PATIENT CUT HAND ON CLEAN KITCHEN KNIFE AT HOME; HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT LAC HAND WITH KNIVE WHILE HELPING DO THE DISHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO HAND FROM KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | 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 |
| CUT HAND WITH KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CARRYING KNIFE, RELATIVE PULLED KNIFE OUT OF HAND, LACERATION PALM/HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | 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 ON A KNIFE; HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2007 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT RT HAND WITH KITCHEN KNIFE RT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2007 | 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, Tool sheds |
| R HAND LAC/5YOM AT HOME GOT INTO SHED & WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF WOOD WIT H A SHARP KNIFE WHEN CUT HIS HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2007 | 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 |
| CUT HAND WITH KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| LAC R HAND; CHILD GOT INTO KITCHEN DRAWER & CUT SELF ON STEAK KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2007 | 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 |
| CUT SELF WITH KNIFE/HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2007 | 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 |
| LAC TO HAND WHEN USING A KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2007 | 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, Foods |
| 5 YOM WAS MAKING A PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICH WITH A KNIFE AND CU T HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2007 | 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 SUSTAINED LAC TO HAND AFTER GRABBING A KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2007 | 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, Counters or countertops |
| GRABBED A KNIFE ON COUNTER HAS LAC TO (L) HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LACERATES HAND ON A BUTTER KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2007 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Dishwashers |
| CHILD GRABBED A KNIFE OUT OF THE DISHWASHER/ HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2007 | 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 WAS CUT WHILE PLAYING W/POCKET KNIFE. DX: L HAND LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2007 | Age: 2 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: 04/18/2007 | Age: 4 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, Bags |
| CUT WITH KNIFE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A CANDY BAG. DX LACERATION HAN D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2007 | 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, Foods |
| PT GOT KNIFE IN KITCHEN AND STARTED TO CUT AN APPLE CUT (L) HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2007 | 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 |
| PT CUT SELF WHILE USING A KITCHEN KNIFE. D: LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2007 | 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, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS LT HAND & FINGERTIP WHILE PLAYING ON THE COUCH, THERE WAS A KNIFE IN CUSHION OF THE COUCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2007 | 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 |
| GRABBED A KNIFE CUTTING HAND " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2007 | 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: 03/06/2007 | 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 |
| CUT PALM ON KNIFE DX: L PALM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| HAND LAC-ACCIDENTLY CUT ON A KNIFE THAT SIBLING WAS HOLDING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2007 | Age: 19 months | 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, Tables |
| GRABBED KNIFE OFF THE TABLE " HAND LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2007 | 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 |
| PT USING PARING KNIFE AT HOMEAND CUT BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND FINGERS L HAND . DX. LAC L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2007 | 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 |
| 5 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS F ROM A KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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: 01/31/2007 | 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 L HAND W/KNIFE DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2007 | 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 |
| LAC HAND ON KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2007 | 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 |
| DX: HAND LAC ON KTICHEN KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Tables |
| GOT KNIFE OUT OF BUTCHER BLOCK TABLE AND LACERATED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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