Accidents - Knives - 26-50 years old - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,880
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Date: 12/31/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
RIGHT LEG LAC, PT CUT LEG WHEN USING A KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LEFT LEG LAC, PT DROPPED A KITCHEN KNIFE INJURING LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2003	Age: 40 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 WSA CUT W/KNIFE WHILE CUTTING MEAT. DX: 2 CM R LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL ON KNIFE ON FLOOR. ACUTE LT LEG LAC-4CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2003	Age: 28 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
28 YEAR OLD MALE CUT WITH KNIFE OVER LOWER LEG LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Knives
LEFT SHIN AVULSION. PT DROPPED A KNIFE AND INJURED LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC (R) LWR LEG, PT STS ACCIDENTALLY SUST INJURY WITH A KNIFE AT THE STORE, C/O PAIN, BLEEDING, NO VASCULAR COMPROMISE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2003	Age: 31 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
PT. CUT HIS LEG WITH KNIFE WHILE TRYING TO KILL A DEER AFTER BRINGING DEER DOWN WITH BOW AND ARROW - DEER KICKED & KNIFE WENT IN PT'S LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2003	Age: 37 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 DROPPED MACHETE ON LOWER LEG TODAY AT HOME. D: SHN LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
27YOFC CUT LOWER LEG FROM KITCHEN KNIFE/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
USING SHARP KNIFE, SLIPPED AND CUT L LOWER LEG. DX. LAC L LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2003	Age: 36 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 STABBED HIMSELF WITH A MACHETE CUTTING A TREE LIMB, DROPED IT ON HIS LOWER LEG. DX-RIGHT LOWER LEG LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
DROPPED KNIFE ON CALF - LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2003	Age: 31 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
PT CUT LEG WITH BUTCHER KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2003	Age: 36 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 MACHETE IN WOODS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
SHARPENING KNIFE-IT FELL ON LEG-LACERATION RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2003	Age: 33 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 LEG; CUT W/ KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Metal containers
PT C/O WAS STANDING ON A BARREL USING A KNIFE TO FIX SOMETHING IN THE CEILING - SLIPPED AND FELL,KNIFE CUT LT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
DROPPED KNIFE ON LEG. DX LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives
MILD CELLULITIS TO LEG. PT INJURED LEG WHEN CUTTING IT WITH A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
49 YO MALE ACCIDENTALLY CUT LOWER LEG WITH KNIFE LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2003	Age: 38 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 CUT LEG W/MACHETE. DX: 8 CM R LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2003	Age: 30 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
WAS COOKING, KNIFE FELL & LAC RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	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
DROPPED KNIFE ON LEFT LOWER LEG. DX: LAC TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT LEG WITH A KNIFE DX: LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LACERATION LEFT TIBIA-CUT LEFT LEG ON A BBQ STEAK KNIFE THAT WAS ON BAC K SEAT OF CAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2003	Age: 29 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
PT USING A MACHETE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Containers
PT WAS CUT W/KNIFE WHILE OPENING BOX. DX: 1 CM L LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
STUCK SELF WITH KNIFE WHILE CUTTING A HOSE DX. PW LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO LOWER LEG WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Day wear
LACERATION LOWER LEG - 46 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT SHIN WITH A KNIFE WHI LE CUTTING HIS SHORTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2003	Age: 47 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
KNIFE DROPPED ON LEG LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG 1 1/2 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2003	Age: 33 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, Stretch cords or stretch straps
HE WAS CUTTING CORD WITH KNIFE IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEG DX RT LOWER LEG LASERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2003	Age: 28 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
28 YO M USING KNIFE CUT LEG LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2003	Age: 46 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 WAS *** WITH A MACHETE AND CUT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2003	Age: 32 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 LEG WITH KNIFE AT HOME LAC TO LAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2003	Age: 43 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. STATES HE CUT HIS LEG WHILE CUTTING UP MEAT W/POCKET KNIFE. ETOH. PT. SIGNED OUT AMA.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/25/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Bags
PT WAS CUT W/A KNIFE THAT HE WAS CARRYING IN HIS TOOL BAG,KNIFE CUT LTL EG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives
PT ACCIDENRLY CUT RIGHT LOWER LEG WITH A KNIFE TWO DAYS AGO GOT INFECTE D CELLULITIS LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT IS + AOB C/O LEG PAIN AFTER STABBING THE LATERAL SIDE OF HER LEG WHILE PLAYING W/A KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
ROLLED OVER ON POCKET KNIFE DX: LT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Knives
PT.SPILLED HOT FOOD ON FRONT OF BODY C/O PAIN TO RT. LEG & REPORTED STEPPED ON KNIFE DX-1% BURN -1%BSA LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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