Accidents - Knives - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,206
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	73
Year 1998:	18
Year 1999:	23
Year 2000:	177
Year 2001:	247
Year 2002:	165
Year 2004:	84
Year 2005:	97
Year 2007:	37
Year 2008:	100
Year 2009:	98
Year 2010:	80

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/19/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
4 YR F FELL OFF COUCH;DX LACERATED SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives
3YOF HIT HEAD ON A POT. DX. HEAD TRAUMA, SCALP LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives
2YOM WAS STABBED IN THE FOREHEAD WITH A 10 INCH BUTCHER'S KNIFE, BY 10 YO SISTER, AT HOME. DX; CHI, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
4YOM ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE KNIFE FROM COUSIN WHO IS MRDD, ACCIDENTALLY C UT ON SCALP; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT TRIED TO CUT HAIR WITH KNIVE AND LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2009	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WITH LAC TO HEAD, ACCIDENTALLY CUT WITH KNIFE BY SIBLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK ON HEAD WITH KNIFE SWUNG BY SIBLING DURING HORSEPLAY AT HOME; SCAL PLAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2009	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
DX LAC HEAD, MULTIPLE:1.5YO SIBL'G HIT BABY IN HEAD W/SERRATED BREAD KNIFE (FAMILY IS MOVI'G INOT NEW HOUSE)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2008	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Counters or countertops
PT WITH HEAD LAC, PULLED A KNIFE OFF A COUNTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PTS COUSIN THREW A KITCHEN KNIFE AND HIT PT. DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2008	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WAS @HOME WHEN BROTHER ACCIDENTLY DROPPED A CLEAN BUTTER KNIFE ONTO HEAD. DX HEAD LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2008	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Counters or countertops
KNIFE FELL OFF COUNTER AND HIT PT IN HEAD LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT HEAD WHEN SIB ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PLAYING W/KNIVES AND CUT SELF DX; 1 CM SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Counters or countertops
MOTHER BROUGHT OUT NEW CUTTING KNIFE, PLACED ON COUNTER, 5 YO BROTHER P USHED IT OFF LANDING ON BACK OF PT'S HEAD; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives
PT WAS RUNING AROUND IN THE KITCHEN WITH A STEAK KNIFE FELL LANDING ON THE TIP OF THE KNIFE ONTO RIGHT TEMPLE. DX INTRACRANIAL BLEED STABBED.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/16/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT CUT ON HEAD BY ANOTHER CHILD WITH KITCHEN KNIFE AT DAYCARE; SCA LP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2005	Age: 4 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives
PTS MOTHER ACCIDENTLY DROPPED A BUTTER KNIFE ONTO CHILDS HEAD CLOSED HE AD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2005	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
16MOM-LACERATION SCALP-CUT BY 11YO SWINGING KNIFE AROUND-POLICE REPORT MADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
SCALP LACERATION, CUT WITH KNIFE BY SIBLING (KITCHEN KNIFE)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HIMSELF IN THE HEAD WITH A KNIFE. DX HEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
ACCIDENTLY CUT HEAD WITH DAD'S KNIFE/ SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2004	Age: 15 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Counters or countertops
PT PULLED A KNIFE OFF OF A COUNTER AND IT FELL OFF STRIKING THE CHILD I N THE HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2002	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LACERATED HEAD WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
3 YOWM WAS CUT ON THE SCALP WITH A KNIFE. PT WAS CUT BY HIS TWI BROTHER NS IF WAS INTENTIONAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2002	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
FELL ON A KNIFE THAT INPALED SIDE OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/28/2002	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Counters or countertops
KNIFEFELL OFF COUNTER ; SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2001	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2001	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2001	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2000	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2000	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2000	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2000	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/1999	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/1999	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/1998	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/1998	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/1998	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/1997	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/1997	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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