Accidents - Knives - 26-50 years old - Year 2007 - Upper Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,109
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Date: 12/28/2007	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: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Other specified plastic products
USING KNIFE TO CUT PLASTIC AND SLIPPED AND LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2007	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: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT WAS USING KNIFE TO OPEN PRESENTS AND STUCK IT IN COUCH AND THEN SAT ON IT, PUNCTURE WOUND TO BACK OF RIGHT UPPER THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2007	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
CUT LEG ACCIDENTLY WITH HUNTING KNIFE; LACERATION TO LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2007	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: Puncture
Product: Knives
USING KNIFE PUNCTURE WOUND THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2007	Age: 30 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, Doors
PT OPENED DOOR WITH KNIVE IN HAND, STABBED SELF IN THIGH DX: RT LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2007	Age: 37 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, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
LACERATION OF LEFT THIGH - SAT DOWN ON A KNIFE THAT WAS LYING ON THE SOFA (LEFT THERE BY HIS DAUGHTER).
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2007	Age: 47 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, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PATIENT CUTTING HOSE WITH KNIFE AND CUT LEG-LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Buckets or pails
WAS CUTTING THE BOTTOM OUT OF A PAIL WITH A KNIFE AND LACERATED UPPER L EG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2007	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: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT USING A KNIFE WHEN HE SLIPPED SUSTAINED A PW TO UPPER LEG
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/17/2007	Age: 28 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, Tables
PT RAN INTO KNIFE ON BEDSIDE TABLE, LACERATION TO RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2007	Age: 32 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, Containers
PT SLIPPED AND STABBED SELF IN THIGH WITH KNIVE WHILE OPENING A PACKAGE DX: THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2007	Age: 31 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 DX ACCIDENTAL STAB WOUND TO RT POST THIGH - PT REPORTS SHE SAT DOWN ON A KNIFE TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2007	Age: 36 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, Tables
PT CUTTING SOMETHING ON TABLE, SLIPPED & PUNCTURED THIGH W KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
30 YO FEMALE CUT RIGHT THIGH ON KNIFE AT HOME LACERATION UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
RT THIGH LACERATION.PT DROPPED A KNIFE AND LACERATED THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2007	Age: 27 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
PT SPOOKED HIS WIFE AND SHE STABBED HIM IN THE LEF WTIH THE KNIFE BY AC CIDENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2007	Age: 37 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, Foods
LAC TO UPPER LEG FROM A KNIFE - CUTTING ONIONS AND CUT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 37 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 DROPPED A KNIVE WHILE COOKING DX: LAC LT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2007	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, Floors or flooring materials
WOUND RT.THIGH.PT.REFERS SLIPPED FALLING DOWN ON FLOOR CUT THIGH ACCIDE NTALLY WITH KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Containers
PT.INJ.L.THIGH AT HOME WHEN USING A KNIFE TO OPEN A BOX,SLIPPED. DX; L. THIGH LAC.3CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2007	Age: 37 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 THIGH WITH POCKET KNIFE, ACCIDENTLY DX; 2 CM LACERATION TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2007	Age: 35 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
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY CUT HER LEFT THIGH WITH A KNIFE. DX-LACERATION LEFT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
RIGHT THIGH LAC, PT DROPPED A KNIFE WHEN CUTTING A SANDWICH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2007	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
THIGH LAC-ACCIDENTLY CUT SELF W/ KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT'S THIGH WAS PUNCTURED W/BLUNT SWORD DURNG PRACTICE FOR A PLAY AT COLLEGE. DX: SUPERFICIAL PW L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2007	Age: 42 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 RECEIVED LAC TO UPPER L LEG FROM KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Containers
PT WAS CUTTING A BOX WITH BOX CUTTER AT HOME AND IT SLIPPED AND CUT THIGH, DX: SUPERIFICAL LACERATION TO LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Bags
PATIENT WAS CARRYING TRASH OUT WHEN A SHARP KNIFE POKED THROUGH BAG CUTTING LT THIGH. DX - LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2007	Age: 45 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
LACERATION UPPER LEG WITH KNIFE WHILE CUTTING UP BOXES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2007	Age: 38 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, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT LAC LT UPPER THIGH WHEN CUTTING THE END OF A CIGGARETTE OFF WITH A KNIVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2007	Age: 50 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
LAC TO UPPER LEG FROM A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2007	Age: 35 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
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF WITH STEAK KNIFE SAT., HAVING PAIN, SWELLING RIGHT THIGH. DX-LACERATION THIGH, LOW BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2007	Age: 31 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
31 YOM RECEIVED LAC TO R UPPER LEG WHILE CARVING SCULPTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT DROPPED KNIFE ON LEFT LEG (ACCIDENTAL) SUSTAINING LACERATION DX: LACERATION LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2007	Age: 38 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: Puncture
Product: Knives, Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT USING 3 INCH KNIFE POINTING TOWARDS HIS BODY TO CUT PLASTIC ELECTRI CAL TIES. BLADE PENETRATED THIGH. D:PENETRATING WOUND, THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2007	Age: 37 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
PT DX LACERATION TO LT THIGH - S/P PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON A KITCHEN KNIFE TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
34 YOM CUT UPPER L LEG WITH FISHING KNIFE - LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2007	Age: 37 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 - SUSTAINED STAB WOUND TO THIGH W/A KNIFE YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2007	Age: 33 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 LEG WITH KNIFE AT FRIENDS HOUSE DX// LEFT THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2007	Age: 27 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
27 YO INJURED THIGH ON KNIFE LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2007	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
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HIMSELF WITH BUTCHER KNIFE. DX-LACERATION STAB WOUNDS RIGHT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2007	Age: 38 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 R THIGH, PT PLAYING W/A KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
48 YOM BACKED INTO HUNTING KNIFE, STABBED R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2007	Age: 41 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, Foods
LAC L THIGH, PT GOT A CUT WITH A KNIFE WHILE MAKING SANDWICHES AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2007	Age: 34 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 SUS LAC TO UPPER LEG FROM A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2007	Age: 36 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 LAC TO UPPER LEG FROM A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2007	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
RIGHT THIGH LAC, PT WAS USING A STRAIGHT EDGE KNIFE AND DROPPED IT ON L EG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2007	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
THIGH LAC, PT DROPPED A KNIFE INTO LAP CUTTING LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2007	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
CUT WITH *** KNIFE @ HOMEDX LACERATION R UPPER LEG DX LACERATION R UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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