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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 720
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/22/2006 | Age: 22 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 |
| PT LACERATED RIGHT THIGH WITH BOX CUTTERS AT HOME, DX: LACERTION TO RIGHT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2006 | 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 with replaceable blades, Rugs or carpets |
| LAC L THIGH/20YOM CUT L THIGH W/UTILITY KNIFE WHILE CUTTING CARPET AT H OME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2006 | Age: 23 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 with replaceable blades |
| DX 2-3 CM LEFT THIGH LACERATION: USING BOX CUTTER AT HOME, INJURED LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2006 | 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 with replaceable blades |
| PT USING A BOX CUTTER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THOGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2006 | Age: 25 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 with replaceable blades |
| ACC STABBED SEFL IN THE THIGH USING A NEW *** KNIFE FOR A STUDENT PROJE CT " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | 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 with replaceable blades |
| CUT L LEG WITH UTILITY KNIFE DX LACERATION L THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2006 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Cardboard products |
| PT WAS AT HOME OPENING A CARDBOARD BOX WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, LACERATED LT UPPER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2006 | Age: 25 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 with replaceable blades |
| LAC L THIGH/25YOM AT HOME LACERATED L THIGH WITH UTILITY KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2006 | 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 with replaceable blades |
| RT THIGH LACERATION.PT LACERATED THIGH WHILE USING A BOX CUTTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2006 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WITH LACERATION ABOVE KNEE FROM BOX CUTTER. NO OTHER DETAILS. PT LEF T PRIOR TO MEDICAL SCREENING. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/14/2006 | 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 with replaceable blades |
| LAC R THIGH, PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT W/A BOX OPENER AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2006 | 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 with replaceable blades |
| CUT THIGH WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHILE CUTTING OLD TIRES OFF RIMS/ LAC RT T HIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Chairs |
| PT WAS CUT W/UTILITY KNIFE ON A CHAIR IN CAMPER. DX: R THIGH LAC 20 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2006 | Age: 22 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 with replaceable blades |
| WHILE USING A UTILITY KNIFE, IT SLIPPED AND CUT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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