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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 487
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2005 | Age: 25 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: Other |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT HAS HAD PAIN IN UPPER LEG X 1 WEEK. CUT IT WITH *** KNIFE, DRAINED I T OF PUS & NOW HAS ABSCESS. D: ABSCESS, LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2005 | 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 with replaceable blades |
| CUT THIGH WITH UTILITY KNIFE LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2005 | 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 with replaceable blades |
| PT CUT R THIGH W/ RAZOR KNIFE DX: LAC R THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2005 | 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 with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS CUT USING UTILITY KNIFE. DX: 1.3 CM R THIGH LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2005 | 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 with replaceable blades |
| LACERATION THIGH WITH A BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT LAC LT THIGH WHILE CUTTING TOY PACKAGE OPEN WITH A BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2005 | 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 with replaceable blades |
| 2 CM THIGH LAC-CUT ON UTILITY KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2005 | 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 with replaceable blades, Tarpaulins |
| USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT TARP, CUT LEG DX THIGH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2005 | Age: 25 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 with replaceable blades |
| APPROX 10 CM FULL THICKNESS LAC TO R THIGH, JUST ABOVE KNEE FROM BOX CU TTER DX: R THIGH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2005 | Age: 20 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 with replaceable blades, Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers |
| PT DX RT THIGH LACERATION - DUE TO CUTTING PLASTINC WITH A BOX CUTTER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2005 | 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: Puncture |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PUNCTURED THIGH ON AN *** KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2005 | 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 with replaceable blades |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEG WUTH A BOX CUTTER DX: L THIGH LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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