Accidents - Knives - 16-25 years old - Year 2004 - Upper Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,013
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Date: 12/27/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT, RECENTLY RELEASED FROM PRISON, HAS 2 SELF INFLICTED LACERATIONS TO THIGH W/ KITCHEN KNIFE. ADMITS TO ETOH. INTENT UNSTATED. D:LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT WAS USING A KNIFE TO CUT SOMETHING AND CUT HIMSELF ACCIDENTALLY DX-RIGHT THIGH LACERATION, 1.5CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WAS USING A KNIFE WITH KNEES BENT, PT DROPPED KNIFE AND IT LACERATED THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT C/O STAB WOUND IN LEG. PT ACCIDENTLY STAB THIGH WITH KNIFE. DX LAC L FT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Knives
PT WAS PLAYING W/KNIFE AND STABBED THIGH. DX: PENETRATING TRAUMA L THIGH W/FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CLEANING DEER WITH KNIFE AND ACCIDENTLY CUT HIS THIGH. DX LAC TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
FELL DOWN YESTERDAY, CUT R LEG WITH KNIFE DX UPPER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Tableware and accessories
LAC L THIGH, PT STS WASHING DISHES, DROPPED A KNIFE & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O MILD BLEEDING, PAIN, GAIT NORMAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WAS ACCID STABBED W/KNIFE. DX: L THIGH LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
STATES HE CUT LEG WITH A KNIFE WHILE CUTTING A RIPCORD DX LT UPPER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT ACCIDENTLY SAT ON KNIVE DX: 4CM LAC TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT C/O ACCIDENTAL STAB WOUND TO LT THIGH W/A KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Cardboard products
KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING CARDBOARD AND LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Thermal or sound insulation materials
17 YOM ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HIS THIGH W/*** KNIFE WHILE WHILE STRIPPING INSULATION OFF WIRES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
SAT ON A STEAK KNIFE LACERATION RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER THIGH FROM A KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC THIGH ON A KNIFE IN HER GARBAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
21 YO MALE CUT SELF WHILE PLAYING WITH KNFIE LACERATION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
18 YO M SLIPPED W/KNIFE STRUCK UPPER LEG LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns
STATUE OF SOLDIER FELL OVER AND SWORD PUNCTURED PT'S THIGH. DX: R THIGH PW 1CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories
PT WAS CUT W/STEAK KNIFE WHILE WORKING ON STEREO. DX: L THIGH LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT SWINGING AROUND POCKET KNIFE AND ACCIDNTALLY STABBED HIMSELF IN THE THIGH LEFT THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
HOLDING KNIFE FROM COLLECTION AT HOME, DROPPED IT CUTTING THIGH. DX; L CERATION THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
GOT INTO MOTHERS' CLOSET CUT SELF WITH DAGGER DX LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
KNIFE LAC R THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO R UPPER THIGH AFTER STABBED SELF W/KNIFE ACCIDENTALLY DX: LAC REPAIR R THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUTTING PIECE OF WOOD WITH KNIFE TOWARDS SELF, CUT THIGH. DX: LACER ATION THIGH. AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
ACINDNTLY CUT THIGH WITH KNIFE AT HOME. DX; LACERATION THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
DX LACERATION RIGHT THIGH: CUT LEG WITH KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Containers
OPENING A BOX, STABBED THIGH WITH A KNIFE DX: 2 CM LAC R THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
ACCIDENTALLY CUT THIGH WITH A KNIFE DX: L THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT.INJ.RT.THIGH AT FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN RAN INTO A KNIFE. DX; LAC.RT.THIG H.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT THIGH WITH A KNIFE DX: L THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT. CARRYING KNIFE, PT DROPPED KNIFE, STABBED HIMSELF IN R LOWER THIGH AREA. DX. LAC R LOWER THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
16 Y M WAS PULLING STRING THRU *** AND HOLDING HIS KNIFE DX: 7 CM LACER ATION TO RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
TAKING OUT TRASH AND CUT BAG WITH KNIFE AND STABBED THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT UPPER LEG WITH A KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
STUCK SELF WITH KNIFE DX. PW THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT ACCIDENTALLY STBBED HIMSELF TO LT THIGH W/A KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT WITH SELF INFLICTED STAB WOUND TO THIGH. ACCIDENTAL. WAS THROWING KN IFE INTO AIR WHEN IT LANDED IN THIGH. D: THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Day wear
LACERATION THIGH - 20 YOM WAS WALKING WITH A POCKET KNIFE IN THE POCKET OF HIS PANTS AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Clothing accessories
PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT SELF ON KNIFE STICKING FROM POCKETBOOK DX: LAC TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT C/O INJURY TO LT THIGH S/P CUT W/A KNIFE IN STREETS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PLAYING W/ KNIFE, SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM IN L DISTAL THIGH DX L THIGH L AC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Plastic products
PT STABBED THIGH W/KNIFE WHILE CUTTING PLASTIC. DX: R THIGH LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
DROPPED KNIFE, +ETOH DX: LT. THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Knives
PT C/O LFT LEG INJURY. PT WAS CARRYING KIFE AND FELL AND KNIFE STUCK IN LEG. DX SPRAIN TO LFT ANKLE,FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
TY THIGH LACERATION.PT LACERATED THIGH ON A POCKETKNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Football
DX RIGHT THIGH LACERATION: PLAYING FOOTBALL, TACKLED TO GROUND AND STABBED WITH KNIFE LEFT ON FIELD AFTER LUNCH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Containers
WAS OPENING A BOX WITH KNIFE , SLIPPED AND CUT LEG DX RT UPPER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Car seats
23 Y.O. B FEMALE W/LAC TO THIGH. PT WAS USING A KNIFE TO TAKE SOME SCRE WS OUT OF A CAR SEAT & A DOG STARTED TRYING TO BITE HER & SHE CUT SELF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
21 YOM PLAYING WITH KNIFE LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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