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Accidents - Knives with replaceable blades - 16-25 years old - Year 2005 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 500
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Date: 12/06/2005Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Pens and pencils
WAS AT HOME USING A POCKET KNIFE TO SHARPEN HIS PENCIL WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY CUT HIS RT LOWER LEG. LAC 4CM TO RT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/06/2005Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT SUS LAC TO LOWER LEG FROM A BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/21/2005Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT SUS LAC TO LOWER LEG FROM A BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2005Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT CUT LEG W/BOX CUTTER 1 MO AGO. DX: CELLULITIS L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2005Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEG WITH A BOX CUTTER DX: R LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/2005Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT CUT LEG W/BOX KNIFE 3 DAYS AGO. DX: OLD 2 CM L LEG LAC W/CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2005Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT LEG WITH A BLADE LACER LLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2005Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT CUT LOWER LEG ON A CUTTER 4 DYS AGO, NOW WOUND GOT INFECTED. " CELLULITIS "
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/09/2005Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Day wear
PT CUT LOWER LEG ON A UTILITY KNIFE TRYING TO MAKE PANTS INTO SHORTS,SU STAINED" LEG LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2005Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT HAS OPEN AREA L CALF W/ DRAINAGE SPIDER BITE? PT CUT WOUND OPEN W/ R AZOR BLADE, FEVER, DIZZY, DX:CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/18/2005Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS LOWER LEG WITH A BOX CUTTERA T HOME. DX-LACERATION LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/25/2005Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT PLAYING WITH A BOX CUTTER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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