Accidents - Knives - 16-25 years old - Year 2008 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,072
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Date: 12/20/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO LLL W/KNIFE SKINNING DEER DX: LLL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives
PT SUSTAINED STAB WOUND TO THE LEG WHEN CUT WITH A KITCHEN KNIFE AFTER FALLING ON LEG.@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
DR STATES PT SUST LAC TO LOWER LEG WITH KNIFE#
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/23/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
19 Y/O WAS CUT WITH A MACHETTI ON THE THIGH WAS USING IT TO CUT WOOD AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS LEG. DX-LAC LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE LOWER LEG WITH A KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
WAS "PLAYING AROUND" WITH A KITCHEN KNIFE AND IT WENT INTO HIS LEG DX - LAC TO (L) LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT USING MACHETE TO CUT DOWN WEEDS-CUT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives
PT SUSTAINED STAB WOUND TO THE LOWER LEG WITH A KNIFE.@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Knives
FX LATERAL TIBIA, LAC, CUT LEG WITH MACHETTI WHILE CUTTING DOWN TREE LIMBS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/20/2008	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
DX LAC POSTERIOR L UPPER CALF: ACC STABBED C POCKET KNIFE TO POSTERIOR KNEE AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT STATES WAS USING KNIFE AND IT SLIPPED CUTTING LEG DX RT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO R LOWER EXTREMITY WHILE PLAYING W/A KNIFE. DX. LAC R LOWER LEG .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Stairs or steps
HAD OPEN KNIFE IN POCKET, FELL DOWN STEPS, HURT LEG. DX LOWER LEG LACER ATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Containers
LACERATION LT.LEG.PT.REFERS CUT LEG WITH KNIFE(ACCIDENTALLY)WHILE MOVIN G BOXES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
STABBED WITH A KITCHEN KNIFE ACCIDENTALLY. DX LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WAS AT HOME, LACERATED RT LWR LEG WITH A KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
17YMC TAKING DOWN A COLLECTORS KNIFE TO CLEAN IT AND IT FELL CUTTING LOWER LEG/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT STATES HE WAS THROWING A POCKET KNIFE WITH ANOTEHR PERSON WHEN KNIFE WAS THROWNN AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT LOWER LEG. D:LEG LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT RT LOWER LEG WITH A MACHETTA DX LACERATION RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON CLEAVER IN HIS ROOM DX// LAC RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT DROP A KNIFE ON LT CALF AT HOME SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT LOWER LEG WITH A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY WITH A VERY SHARP, LARGE KNIFE. DX-RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY, SUPERFICIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
FELL ONTO OPEN POCKET KNIFE BLADE DX: LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
25 YO INJURED LEG ON KNIFE LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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