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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,423
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Date: 12/28/2003	Age: 29 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
LAC TO LEG WHEN SAT ON KNIFE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT WAS WORKING ON A CANDLE WITH A KNIFE WHEN SHE ACCIDENTALLY STABBED H ER THIGH WITH THE KNIFE. DX. PUNCTUE WOUND TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2003	Age: 41 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, Containers
THIGH LAC-CUT ON KNIFE WHILE CUTTING A TOY OUT OF A BOX-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2003	Age: 34 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
34 YOM DROPPED KNIFE PUNCTURE THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT.REPORTED PLAYING AROUND & WAS ACCIDENTLY STABBED W/KNIFE LT.THIGH DX-S/P STAB WOUND LT.THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2003	Age: 45 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, Day wear
45 YOM WIPED BUTCHER KNIFE ON PANTS LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
R THIGH LAC/32YOM SUSTAINED KNIFE WOUND WHILE SKINNING A DEER AT SAMPSO N STATE PARK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2003	Age: 28 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
SKINNING A DEER, KNIFE WENT INTO THIGH/ LAC, STAB WOUND RT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT STATES CUT LEFT UPPER THIGH ACCIDENTALLY WITH A KNIFE LACERATION UPP ER THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2003	Age: 27 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
PT, WHO HAD 20 BEERS OVER 7 HOURS, BACKED INTO STEAK KNIFE. D: STAB WOU ND AND LACERATION, THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2003	Age: 27 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
PT SUSTAINED ACCIDENTAL LACERATION TO THIGH WITH KNIFE. D: THIGH LACERA TION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2003	Age: 36 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
LAC TO L THIGH, CUT W/ROOFING KNIFE DX: 2" LAC L THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2003	Age: 26 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
WAS CUT ON LT UPPER LEG WITH A KNIFE DX LT UPPER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 38 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, Footwear
PT WAS CUTTING HIS SANDALS WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives, Tables
PT SEEN AFTER BEING CUT BY AN *** KNIFE THAT ROOLED OFF A TABLE ONTOHER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2003	Age: 31 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
31 YOM CUT HIS LEG WITH A KNIFELACERATION L THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2003	Age: 32 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, Dishwashers
DX LEFT UPPER LEG LACERATION: CUT LEG ON KNIFE IN DISHWASHER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT SUS LACERATION TO THIGH BY A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT-STABBED HIMSELF BY ACCIDENT WITH POCKET KNIFE DX-STAB WOUND R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Stairs or steps
RAN DOWN STAIRS WITH KNIFE IN HAND TRIPPED & CUT THIGH WITH KNIFE DX: THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT DX RT THIGH LACERATION - "I CUT MYSELF W/A KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT "I CUT MYSELF W/A KNIFE" - DX RT THIGH LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT ACCID STABBED THIGH W/STEAK KNIFE. DX: 1 CM R THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT USING A KNIFE AT HOME ACCIDENTLY STABBED SELF IN THE LEFT UPPER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2003	Age: 30 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
30 YO MALE SAT ON A KNIFE LACERATION RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO UPPER LEG WHEN USING KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2003	Age: 30 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, Rope or string
RT THIGH LAC-STABBED SELF W/ KNIFE WHILE CUTTING A ROPE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT THIGH WITH POCKET KNIFE TRYING TO OPEN IT DX LACERATION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2003	Age: 30 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
PT SUST LACERATION TO THIGH FROM KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2003	Age: 41 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
PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT THIGH WITH A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2003	Age: 29 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
CUT LEG WITH KNIFE DX: THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Water softeners or conditioners
LAC R INNER THIGH WITH KNIFE WHILE FIXING WATER PURIFIER @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2003	Age: 30 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: Puncture
Product: Knives
DX LEFT THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND: CLOSING 2 IN BLADE AND INJURED LEG THROUGH JEANS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Thermal or sound insulation materials
PT CUT THIGH WHEN CUTTING INSULATION OFF WIRE WITH KNIFE AND CUT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Keys, key rings or key chains
37 YO M CUT THIGH ON POCKETKNIFE ON KEY RING LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2003	Age: 42 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
SOMEONE THREW A KNIFE AT PT AND LAC LEG THEN PT CHASED HIM AND SCUFFLED AND PT FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 50 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
PT CUT THIGH WHEN USING A MACHETE TO CUT DOWN LIMBS AND KNIFE CAME BACK AND CUT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2003	Age: 26 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, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
USING A SHARP KNIFE TO CUT CANDLE IT SLIPPED AND LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2003	Age: 27 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, Telephones or telephone accessories
27 Y.O. W FEMALE W/LAC TO THIGH. PT WAS TRYING TO OPEN CELL PHONE PACKA GE W/KNIFE & STABBED SELF. E9203
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Fishing
39 Y.O. W MALE W/LAC TO THIGH. PT WAS USING A FILET KNIFE TO CUT HIS FI SHING LINE & CUT SELF @ THE LAKE. E9203
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 43 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
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HIMSELF WHILE CLEANING HIS KNIFE. DX-RIGHT THIGH LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2003	Age: 39 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
39 YOM CUT WITH POCKET KNIFE LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT WAS AT HOME WORKING AND STUCK HIMSELF WITH HIS POCKET KNIFE. DX-2.5CM LACERATION RIGHT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2003	Age: 43 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
PT STABBED SELF BY ACCIDENT WITH KNIVE DX: 1CM LAC TO LT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives, Day wear
PT PUT AN OPEN POCKETKNIFE IN HIS PANTS POCKET WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY STABB ED HIMSELF IN HE RIGHT UPPER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT SLIPPED W/KNIFE. DX: 2 CM L THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT CUT BY KNIFE AT HOME. DX: LACERATION TO UPPER RIGHT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2003	Age: 40 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
CUT LEG W/ A CARPET KNIFE DX 1.3 CM RT THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2003	Age: 31 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, Cardboard products
DX LEFT THIGH LACERATION: CUTTING CARDBOARD WITH KNIFE ON LAP AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT WITH KNIFE; LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2003	Age: 39 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: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT FELL BACKWARDS AND A STEAK KNIFE PUNCTURED LEG DX: PW LT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2003	Age: 26 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
DX LACERATION LEFT UPPER LEG: CUT LEG WITH KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives
PT ACCIDENTLY CUT HER RIGHT UPPER LEG WITH A KNIFE 5 DAYS AGO GOT INFEC TED CELLULITIS LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
ACCIDENTLY STABBED SELF WITH KNIFE-DX-ACUTE L THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives, Day wear
CUTTING SLEEVEOFF OF SHIRT WITH KNIFE-STABBED UPPER LEG DX STAB WOUND TO UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT THIGH WITH KNIFE - LACERATION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT. WAS USING A KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF MEAT, THE KNIFE SLIPPED, STABBED HIS THIGH - STAB LACERATION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Cardboard products
PT. WAS OPENING A CARDBOARD BOX, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE PTS. THIGH - LACERATION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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