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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,875
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Date: 12/25/2008	Age: 34 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
LAC TO UPPER LEG WITH A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2008	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, Containers
OPENING A BOX WITH KNIFE AND CUT THIGH. DX LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2008	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
LACERATION TO RIGHT THIGH - CUT WITH KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2008	Age: 26 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, Tree stands
PT WAS WORKING ON A TREE STAND WHEN HE CUT HIS THIGH WITH A KNIFE AND A LSO SUSTAINED LACERATION TO EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2008	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: Puncture
Product: Knives
PUNCTURE LEG W/ POCKET KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2008	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
PT WAS SWINGING COLLECTOR'S EDITION SAMURAI SWORDS. DIDN'T REALIZE HOW HEAVY IT WAS DURING SWING & ACCID. STRUCK PT'S THIGH. D:THIGH LACERATIO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2008	Age: 36 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
LACERATION LEFT THIGH-SUS A 1" LAC TO LEFT THIGH AFTER 8 YEAR OLD DAUGH TER TOSSED HIM A KNIFE AND IT CUT HIS LEFT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2008	Age: 30 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 CUT LEG WITH A KNIFE 6 DAYS AGO AND NOW RED DX/ LEFT THIGH LAC WITH CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2008	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
PT CUT THIGH WITH A KNIFE DX: THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	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
PATIENT CUT WITH KNIFE THAT HE WAS USING AT HOME DX: LT UPPER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2008	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, Foods
PT WAS CUTTING FOOD WITH A KNIFE AND HAND SLIPPED AND PT STABBED SELF IN THIGH. DX; THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Knife sharpeners
PT SHARPENING KNIVES & "SLIPPED"; SUSTAINED LAC TO THIGH. LAC 5CM L TH IGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2008	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, Animal induced injury
PT LAC THIGH WHILE SKINNING A DEER WITH KNIVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2008	Age: 44 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 HE STARTLED HIS WIFE AND WAS ACCIDENTALLY STABBED IN UPPER LE G WITH A KNIFE DX- LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2008	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
THIGH LAC-CUT SELF W/A CARPET KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives
S/W ON THIGH W A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2008	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
CUT LEG WITH HUNTING KNIFE WHILE CUTTING UP CARCAS. DX; LACERATION UPP ER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2008	Age: 27 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, Tableware and accessories
PT STATES WAS CARRYING A PLATE AND ACCIDENTLY STABBED SELF WITH A KNIFE DX RT THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2008	Age: 45 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 LAC LT THIGH WITH A KNIVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2008	Age: 29 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
LACERATED L THIGH WITH A KNIFE ACCIDENTALLY#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2008	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
PT WITH LAC TO THIGH FROM A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2008	Age: 35 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, Radios
PT WAS TRYING TO FIX A RADIO WITH A KNIFE AND CUT HIMSELF ON THIGH DX LACERATION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2008	Age: 27 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
AT HOME PT STS KITCHEN KNIFE STICKING OUT OF DRAWER AND PT RAN INTO IT DX LACERATION R UPPER THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 40 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 WAS TRYING TO CUT FENCE W/5" KNIFE BLADE AND CUT SELF. DX: L THIGH LAC 1.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	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
CUT LEG W/ KNIFE DX: THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Other specified plastic products
PT USING A KITCHEN KNIFE TRYING TO CUT A ZIP TIE AND SUSTAINED A LACERA TION TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2008	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, Day wear
DX LAC: WAS PULLING UP PANTS & HIS POCKET KNIFE THAT HE HAD ON HIS BELT OPENED AND SLICED IN LAT UPPER R THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2008	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, Pens and pencils
PT WAS USING A KNIFE TO SHARPEN A PENCIL WHEN SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT THIGH. DX: LACERATION TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2008	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
THIGH LAC-STABBED SELF W/ CARPET KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2008	Age: 29 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
STAB WOULD R THIGH/29YOM AT 8:30P WAS CUTTING A TIRE WITH KNIFE AND KNI FE SLIPPED HITTING THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2008	Age: 46 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 CUT UPPER LEG WITH KNIFE LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2008	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, Alcohol
PATIENT CUT HIS LEFT THIGH WITH A KNIFE WHILE OPENING SOMETHING, HADBEE N DRINKING ALL NIGHT. DX-LACERATION-RT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2008	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, Rugs or carpets
THIGH LAC0KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE CUTTING CARPET-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2008	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, Counters or countertops
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A THIGH FROM A KNIFE WHILE JUMPING UP TO SIT ON COUNTER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2008	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, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
LEFT THIGH LACERATION.PT WAS USING A KNIFE AND PUT IT ON COUCH AND THEN LATER ACCIDENTLY SAT ON KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT SLIPPED W/KNIFE WHILE CUTTING MEAT. DX: R THIGH LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2008	Age: 48 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
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY CUT THIGH WITH KNIFE TODAY. DX-LACERATION THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
R LEG LACERATION. PT CUT THIGH BY A KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2008	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 SELF WITH KNIFE/THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2008	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, Containers
CUT SELF OPENING BOX WITH KNIFE/THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2008	Age: 29 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, Containers
ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF IN THE THIGH WITH A KNIFE TRYING TO OPEN A BO X VERSUS CUPBOARD >> LAC/PW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2008	Age: 44 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 WITH LAC TO LEG FROM KNIFE, STATES HE FELL ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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