Accidents - Knives - 16-25 years old - Year 2006 - Upper Leg

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Date: 12/14/2006	Age: 16 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
CUT UPPER LEG WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PW LEFT THIGH.PT DROPPED A KITCHEN KNIFE ON THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2006	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
LACERATED LEG WITH A KNIFE CUTTING UP CHICKEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2006	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
CUT SELF WITH KNIFE/THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2006	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
PT WAS USING A KNIFE AT HOME, LACERATED RT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2006	Age: 17 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
17YOM LAC R THIGH GIRLFRIEND TRIPPED WITH KNIFE IN HAND (HE WAS JOKING WITH HER AND SHE FELL INTO HIM)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2006	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 C/O OPEN WOUND. P TCUT LEG ON KNIFE. DX ETHANOL INTOX. LAC LFT THIGH .
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/29/2006	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
PT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED WITH KITCHEN KNIFE IN THIGH LAST NIGHT AT HOME DX// LAC RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2006	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, Cardboard products
C/O PT STATES ACCIDENTLY CUT THIGH WITH KNIFE WHILE CUTTING CARDBOARD DX RT THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT LEG WITH KNIFE LAC. LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT WITH A POCKET KNIFE. DX- L THIGH 1 CM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2006	Age: 21 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 DROPPED KNIFE HIT LEG; LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	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: R THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2006	Age: 19 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 CUT THIGH WITH A CARPET KNIFE AT A FRINEDS HOUSE TODAY DX// LEFT THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2006	Age: 24 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 DROPPED KNIFE WHILE CUTTING PIZZA. DX: R THIGH LAC 5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
17 YO MALE DROPPED KNIFE AND IT WENT INTO THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Other ranges or ovens
PT WAS COOKING, PHONE RANG, WENT TO GET PHONE, HIT KNIFE ON COUNTERTOP, STABBED SELF IN THIGH, DX; THIGH LACERATION/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2006	Age: 18 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 SAT ON A KNIFE SHE LEFT ON CAR SEAT. DX: R THIGH LAC 2 CM, AMENORRHEA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2006	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
CUT THIGH WITH KNIFE. DX THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2006	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
DX RIGHT THIGH LACERATION: CUT LEG WITH KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2006	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, Mattresses
19 YOM GOT ON BED AND WAS STABBED BY STEAK KNIFE THAT WAS BETWEEN BOX S PRING AND MATTRESS TO LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2006	Age: 22 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, Adhesives
ACC CUT THIGH C A KNIFE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A GLUE FROM AN OBJ " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2006	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, Day wear
PT WAS AT HOME WITH A POCKET KNIFE IN HIS PANTS POCKET WHEN HE LACERATE D HIS RT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT LACERATED THIGH WITH HUNTING KNIFE WHILE CAMPING YESTERDAY. D: 10 CM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO UPPER LEG WHEN PLAYING WITH A SWORD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2006	Age: 20 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
LEFT THIGH LACERATION.PT SAT ON A KNIFE AND LACERATED THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2006	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
PT CUT SELF WHILE PLAYING WITH A KNIFE. DX: LACERATION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT FELL ON A KNIFE CAUSING STAB WOUND TO THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2006	Age: 21 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 LFT LEG INJURY. PT STABBED IN LEG WITH KITCHEN KNIFE. DX LAC LFT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2006	Age: 20 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: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT ACCIDENTALLY STABE SELF IN L THIGH W/ KNIFE WHILE WORKING ON A WOOD PROJECT DX: PUNCTURE L THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2006	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
LAC R THIGH W/KNIFE DX: 2 CM THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2006	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, Day wear
KNIFE FELL, HIT THIGH, CUT THROUGH JEANS. DX. LAC R THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2006	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 CUT BY KNIFE; LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT SAT ON A STEAK KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2006	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: Puncture
Product: Knives, Furniture
GOT PUNCTURED IN THIGH BY KNIFE STICKING OUT OF DRAWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2006	Age: 22 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
PT HAS LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK WITH KNIFE - DID NOT STATE HOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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