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Accidents - Knives - 26-50 years old - Year 2008 - Upper Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 267
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Date: 12/06/2008Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO ARM WHEN HE WAS DANCING IN THE KITCHEN WHEN A HOUSEMATE TURNED AROUND HOLDING A KNIFE ACCIDENTALLY CUTTING HIM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/30/2008Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF WITH KNIFE-STAB LACERATION TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/14/2008Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Knife sharpeners
43 YOM WAS SHARPENING A KNIFE AND MADE AN UPWARD MOVE WITH KNIFE AND AC CIDENTALLY STABBED SELF LEFT UPPER ARM SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2008Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Knives
PT TRIED TO REMOVE TATOO BY CUTTING IT W/A KNIFE. DX: L ARM CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2008Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT LAC RT UPPER ARM WITH A KNIVE DX: SEVERE RT ARM LAC WITH VASCULAR INJ
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 08/10/2008Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT C/O ACCIDENTALLY CUT LT UPPER ARM W/A KNIFE - DX UPPER ARM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2008Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT L UPPER ARM ON KNIFE IN GARAGE DX; ARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/26/2008Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT SUST LAC TO ARM FROM KNIFE#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/25/2008Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT STATES WAS ACCIDENTALLY CUT WITH A KITCHEN KNIFE ON ARM DX: LACERATION LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2008Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT DX LACERATION/STAB WOUND TO LT UPPER ARM - S/P PT C/O SW WITH STEAK KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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