Accidents - Knives - 16-25 years old - Year 2007 - Upper Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,735
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Date: 12/14/2007	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
LACERATED THIGH WITH A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2007	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 STATES LACERATION TO RIGHT THIGH WITH POCKET KNIFE DX STAB WOUND TO LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2007	Age: 20 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 WITH LAC TO THIGH FROM CATCHING A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2007	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: Puncture
Product: Knives
21 YO M PUNCTURE WOUND TO THIGH CUT WHILE PLAYING AROUND WITH A KNIFE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2007	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
RT THIGH LACERATION.PT DROPPED A POCKET KNIFE AND LACERATED THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2007	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 CHIPPING IFCE WITH A KNIFE AND STABBED SELF IN THE THIGH SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2007	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: 09/05/2007	Age: 19 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 LEG LACERATION: DROPPED KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT LEG WITH A KNIFE WHILE MOVING INTO ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2007	Age: 24 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, Alcohol
DRINKING WITH FRIEND, ACCIDENTALLY STABBED LEG WITH KNIFE. DX THIGH LAC ERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2007	Age: 24 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, Alcohol
DRINKING WITH FRIEND, ACCIDENTALLY STABBED LEG WITH KNIFE. DX THIGH LAC ERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2007	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 STABBED SELF IN LT THIGH WHILE PLAYING WITH POCKET KNIVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2007	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 STABBED SELF WITH A KNIVE DX: RT THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2007	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
22 YO INJURED THIGH KWITH KNIFE LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2007	Age: 17 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
DROPPED KNIFE ONTO THIGH, LACERATION THIGH APX 3" LONG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2007	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 CUT R THIGH W/KNIFE AT HOME. DX. LAC R THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2007	Age: 24 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
24 YO MALE ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF WITH STEAK KNIFE WHILE CLEANING LACERATION UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2007	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, Day wear
CUTTING JEANS WITH KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED/ LAC RT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2007	Age: 16 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 UPPER LEG WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2007	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 IN RIGHT THIGHT WITH POCKET KNIFE RIGHT THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2007	Age: 19 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 STABBED SELF IN THE RIGHT THIGH WITH A POCKET KNIFE PW THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2007	Age: 17 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 CUT LEG WHILE SHARPENING KNIFE. DX; R THIGH LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2007	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: Laceration
Product: Knives, Tableware and accessories
PT STATES A KNIFE FELL OFF A PLATE AT HOME AND CUT THIGH DX: LACERATION TO LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2007	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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
LACERATION RIGHT THIGH-CUT ON KNIFE AT HOME STICKING OUT OF DRAWER-ACCI DENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2007	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
PT AT HOME ACCIDENTALLY STABBED THIGH WITH A JACK KNIFE/ DX 2CM LAC L THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Not recorded	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 LEFT THIGH LACERATION: CUT SELF WITH KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2007	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, Foods
PATIENT WAS CUTTING A BLOCK OF CHEESE WITH A KNIFE AT HOME, RAMMED KNIFE INTO THIGH. DX-LACERATION THIGH..
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2007	Age: 18 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
PT SAT ON A KNIFE AT HOME - LAC TO UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2007	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, Wire
CUTTING WIRE WITH KNIFE, CUT LEG DX THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2007	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
ACCIDENTALLY STABBED W/A POCKET KNIFE TO L THIGH BY BROTHER. DX. LAC L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2007	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: Laceration
Product: Knives, Foods
LACERATION THIGH - 20 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH 5.8 CM LACERATION TO LEFT T HIGH - SLICED APPLE ON HIS LAP WHILE SITTING ON SOFA - KNIFE SLIPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2007	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
20YMC CUT THIGH WITH A POCKET KNIFE/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	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, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
USING KNIFE TO CUT GARDEN HOSE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING LACERATION TO UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT AT HOME WALKING WITH A KNIFE AND FELL AND CUT LEG DX// LAC LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2007	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, Alcohol
CUT SELF WITH KNIFE, HAD 5 - 6 BEERS DX THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2007	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
ACCIDENTALLY STABBED (R) THIGH WITH A KNIFE DX- THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2007	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
PT WAS PLAYING W/KNIFE AND CUT LEG. DX: L THIGH LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2007	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
PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH A KNIFE, TOSSING IT IN THE AIR & IT HIT HIM IN THE LEG. DX - RT THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2007	Age: 23 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
L THIGH LAC/23YOF STS SHE UNINTENTIONALLY STABBED HERSELF WITH A KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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