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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 722
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2007 | Age: 23 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 with replaceable blades |
| PT WORKING OUTSIDE,CUT WITH BOX CUTTER-NEW BLADE-ABOVE R KNEE DX LACERATION EXTREMITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2007 | Age: 21 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, Tapes |
| PT CUT THIGH WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHILE CUTTING TAPE AT HOME DX// LEFT THIGH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2007 | 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 with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS CUT W/RAZOR KNIFE. DX: L THIGH LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2007 | Age: 17 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, Wire |
| USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT COPPER WIRE ACCIDENTALLY CUT THIGH. DX THIG H LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2007 | Age: 24 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 |
| LACERATES UPPER LEG WITH BOX CUTTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2007 | 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 with replaceable blades |
| CUT LEG WITH BOX CUTTER DX THIGH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/23/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers |
| PT CUT THIGHT WITH BOX CUTTER WHEN TRYING TO OPEN BOXES DX: LEFT THIGH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2007 | Age: 24 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, Containers |
| CUT THIGH WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHILE TRYING TO OPEN BOX/ LAC RT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2007 | Age: 17 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 with replaceable blades, Cardboard products |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A THIGH WITH AN *** KNIFE WHILE CUTTINGCAR DBOARD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2007 | Age: 21 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 |
| CUT R LEG ABOVE KNEE W/BOX CUTTER DX: THIGH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2007 | Age: 23 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 |
| CUT LEG WITH BOX CUTTER THIS AFTERNOON THIGH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2007 | Age: 25 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 ACCIDENTLY LAC LT THIGH WITH A BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2007 | Age: 16 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 SLIPPED WHILE USING A BOX CUTTER AND LAC RT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2007 | Age: 25 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, Cardboard products |
| PT STATES SHE WAS USINF A BOX CUTTER CUTTING CARDBOARD LACERATED LEG DX- (R) UPPER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2007 | 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 |
| LAC THIGH ON UTILITY KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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