Accidents - Knives - 26-50 years old - Year 2005 - Wrist

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,730
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Date: 12/31/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC L WRIST, PT SUST INJURY W/A KNIFE AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, SENS ATION INTACT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2005	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT WRIST WITH KNIFE. DX- 4 CM L WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT LACERATED WRIST CUTTING MEAT WITH A KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Plastic containers
42 YOM WAS OPENING PLASTIC PACKAGE WITH KITCHEN KNIFE CAUSING LACERATIO N TO LEFT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE CARVING WOOD/ LAC LT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE SKINNING A DEER. LACERATION LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Vacuum cleaners
PATIENT WAS WORKING ON VACCUM CLEANER AND CUTTING SOMETHING WITH KNIFE AND CUT HIS WRIST. DX: 4 CM LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT BY KNIFE; LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
ACC CUT WRIST C STAKE KNIFE '" LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT WRIST WITH KNIFE WHILE CUTTING POTAOES DX: LACERATION TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT LAC LT WRIST WITH KNIVE WHILE ROOFING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Rugs or carpets
PT DX LACERATION OF WRIST - DUE TO A KNIFE WHILE CUTTING CARPET AT HOME TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Tableware and accessories
C/O PT STATES CUT WRIST ON A KNIFE WHILE WASHING DISHES DX LT WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC L WRIST, PT DRINKING ETOH & SUST INJURY W/A FALLING KNIFE AT HOME, C/O PAIN, BLEEDING, DENIES SELF-INFLICTED INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT C/O SEVERE CUT TO RT WRIST. PT CUT WRIST ON KNIFE. DX LAC RT WRIST/F OREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2005	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT SELF WITH KNIFE DX. FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CARVING A PUMPKIN WITH A KNIFE AND DEEPLY LACERATED WRIST ARTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
USING A KNIFE LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2005	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
ACCIDENTALLY CUT RIGHT WRIST WHILE SLICING INTO A SQUASH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Knives
SEPARATING FROZEN DOUGH W/ A KNIFE TWISTED WRIST SPRAIN RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
C/O PT STATES KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT WRIST DX LT WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2005	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Knives
R WRIST PAIN AFTER CUTTING GRASS WITH MACHETE DX: R WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2005	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT WAS USING A MACHETTE CUTTING LIMBS AND SUSTAINED A CM WRIST LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Rugs or carpets
USING KNIFE TO CUT CARPET LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT C/O CUT LFT ARM. PT ACCIDENTLY CUT WRIST WITH KNIFE. DX LAC LFT WRIS T.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Dishwashers
ACCIDENTALLY CUT WRIST ON A KNIFE IN THE DISHWASHER DX: WRIST LAC,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LACERATION WRIST - 38 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT WRIST ON A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CUT TO L WRIST WITH KNIFE WHILE MAKING CANDLES DX; WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
USING KNIFE TO CUT WATERMELON DX: WRIST LAC & TENDON INJURY THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT WAS PEELING POTATOES WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS WRIST AT HOME. DX-LACERATION WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
SCRAPING PAN ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF IN WRIST DX: LACERATION TO L) WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT SUST LACERATION TO WRIST FROM KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2005	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Containers
PT ACCIDENTLY CUT WRIST ON A KNIFE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A BOX SUSTA INED" LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT LEFT WRIST WITH A KNIFE C/O PAIN LEFT WRIST LACEARATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
3CM WRIST LAC-CUT ON A KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Fishing
CUT WRIST WITH KNIFE WHILE CLEANING FISH DX- 4.2CM LACERATION LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WAS DRINKING BEER AND COOKING AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST WHILE TRYING TO USE A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Knives
PT WAS AT HOME USING A JACK KNIFE WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2005	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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Containers
CUT WRIST WITH KNIFE OPENING BOX LACER WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT WITH KNIFE; LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2005	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
46 YO USING A KNIFE TO CUT POTATOES LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
ACCIDENTIALLY CUT WITH KNIFE WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
L WRIST LAC PARTIAL THICKNESS - KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT BY KNIFE; LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
WAS CUTTING A TWIG ON A TREE WITH HIS POCKETKNIFE AND CUT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2005	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
SLIPPED W/ KNIFE IN HAND KNIFE FELL ON WRIST LEFT WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT CUTE LFT WRIST WHILE CHTTING CHICKEN WITH A KNIFE. DX-LEFT WRIST LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUTTING SAUSAGE AT HOME WITH KNIFE, IT SLIPPED PT SUSTAINED LAC LT W RIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT HAND AND WRIST WITH KNIFE IN KITCHEN DX- 7CM LACERATION OF LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC INNER WRIST WHILE USING A KNIFE-LAC LT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
48 YO SHARPENING KNIFE LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
ACCIDENTALLY PUNCTURED WRIST WITH A STEAK KNIFE DX: R WRIST PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT L WRIST WHILE USING A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2005	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT LEFT WRIST ON A PERRY KNIFE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Clothing accessories
LACERATION WRIST - PATIENT CUT HER LEFT WRIST - CUT ON POCKET KNIFE IN PURSE WHILE SHOPPING - REACHED INTO PURSE CUT ON OPEN POCKET KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT HIT ON WRIST WITH MEAT CLEAVER, LACERATION, NO DETAILS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2005	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC L WRIST, PT PEELING GREEN BANANAS W/A KNIFE AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, SENSATION & MOTOR INTACT, NO TENDON COMPROMISE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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