Accidents - Knives - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,485
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	40
Year 1998:	122
Year 1999:	36
Year 2000:	293
Year 2001:	100
Year 2002:	108
Year 2003:	89
Year 2004:	190
Year 2005:	158
Year 2006:	323
Year 2007:	224
Year 2008:	164
Year 2009:	483
Year 2010:	149

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/20/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
TRIED TO LANCE BOIL ON HEAD WITH KNIFE LACERATION HEAD 39 YO M #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2010	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
36YOF-STATES KNIFE FELL OFF SHELF AND HIT HEAD, HAS ABRASION TO HEAD. DX: ABRASION TO SCALP*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives, Floors or flooring materials
49YOF, CUT FINGER ON BREAD KNIFE, SAT DOWN AFTER SEEING BLD, HER CHLD P ULLDER HER ARMS&CAUSED HER TO FALL HITTING HEADONTO FLOOR>>CHI/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
49 Y/O BM LACERATED HEAD WITH A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives
HIT IN HEAD WITH MACHETE KNIFE HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/16/2009	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: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives
PT 27YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER SUSTAING STAB WOUND WITH KNIFE TO HEAD IN TOXICATED FROM DRINK ALCOHOL- DX- BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/14/2009	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO SIDE OF HEAD FROM KNIVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives
HEAD & FOREARM INJURY FROM SLIPPING & FALLING, KNIFE CUT ARM. DX-ACUTE CLOSED HEAD INJURY, ACUTE HEAD LACERATION 2.5 CM,ACUTE FOREARM LACERATI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
ACCIDENTLY LACERATED SCALP WHEN RAISED HEAD STRIKING A KNIFE THAT WAS O N A RACK AT HOME DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2009	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Knives
WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH A GUN AND LACERATED LEG WITH A KNIFE WHEN SOMEONE ATTEMPTED TO ROB HIM SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives
PT SUSTAINED HEAD TRAUMA AFTER BEING CUT WITH A KNIFE.@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
GOT HIT IN HEAD WITH A MACHETTE AND SUSTAINED A SKULL FRACTURE AND LACE RATED TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/20/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO HEAD WHEN PLAYING WITH A SWORD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT DX SCALP LACERATION - CUT W/KITCHEN KNIFE AT HOME JUST PTA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
SCALP LAC. CUT W KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Knives
ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED A KNIFE ONTO FOOT CUTTING IT, SAW THE BLOOD THEN P ASSED OUT&FELL HITTING SIDE OF HEAD>> SCALP HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT STATES HE HIT TOP OF HIS HEAD W/A KNIFE - DX SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Counters or countertops
PT C/O LAC TO HEAD AFTER TRIPPING OVER PUPPY IN KITCHEN AND KNIFE THAT WAS ON COUNTER HIT HEAD. DX. LAC HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
43 YO STRUCK WITH KNIFE IN HEAD LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WITH LACERATION TO SCALP AFTER SWORD COLLECTION FELL CAUSING LACERAT ION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH THE HEEL OF THE BLADE OF A KNIFE . DX: LEFT PARIETAL CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives, Alcohol
PT AT A MEDIAL FESTIVAL ALL NIGHT + ETOH HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A SWORD DX// HEAD INJURY HEAD CONTUSION SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO HEAD WHEN USING A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2006	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives, Toilets
PT CUT FINGER WITH A KNIFE WENT TO BATHROOM TO WASH PASSED OUT HIT HEAD ON TOILET + LOC DX// HEAD INJURY SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/05/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
USING KNIFE TO BREAK UP ICE AND TRIPPED AND FELL TEMPORAL AREA LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Knives
PT HIT HEAD W/MEAT CLEAVER WHILE CHOPPING WATERMELON. DX: GRADE I CONCUSSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT STRUCK WITH A CLOSED POCKET KNIFE, NO DETAILS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/29/2006	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LACERATED HEAD WITH KNIFE AT NIGHT CLUB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT FELL WHILE HOLDING KNIFE. DX: 2 CM SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
A WALLPAPER SCRAPER FELL ON HEAD DX: SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2005	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO HEAD WHEN PLAYING WITH A SWORD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
42YOBF-LACERATION SCALP-TURNED & SOMEONE CUT HEAD WITH KITCHEN KNIFE=AC CIDENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Ladders
SCALP LACERATION - WALLPAPER SCRAPER FELL OFF LADDER ONTO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT BY KNIFE; LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Beds or bedframes
PT FELL OUT OF BED AND LANDED ON KNIFE SUSTAINING MULTIPLE LACERATIONS TO HEAD,CHEST AND HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives
PT ACCIDENTLY STRUCK OVER THE HEAD WITH A "NIPPER" (SOMETHING LIKE A MA CHETE) CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
SUSTAINED LACERATION TO HEAD FROM A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Stairs or steps
PT. CUT L RING FINGER W/KNIFE AT HOME, BECAME FAINT, WENT OUTSIDE AND P ASSED OUT ROLLING DOWN STEPS. DX. LAC SCALP, CONT, SYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO HEAD FROM KNIFE WHEN AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
34 YO MALE CUT ON HEAD WITH KNIFE SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
WAS SHAVING HEAD AND KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIMSELF DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Knives
PATIENT CUT FINGERS WITH KITCHEN KNIFE 2 DAYS AGO AND TODAY FELL AND HI T HEAD ON PAVEMENT. D: CONCUSSION WITHOUT LOC, FINGER LACERATIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Knives, Floors or flooring materials
CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE, PASSED OUT, HIT HEAD ON FLOOR WHILE WIFE IN LABOR MILD CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT FELL ON KNIFE AT HOME, ALSO ETOH ABUSE, LACERATION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2001	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2001	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2001	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: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2000	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2000	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2000	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/21/2000	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/18/2000	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Ladders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2000	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/1999	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/1999	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/1998	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/1998	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/1998	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/1997	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/1997	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives, House repair or construction materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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