Accidents - Knives with replaceable blades - 26-50 years old - Year 2002 - Upper Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,428
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Date: 12/13/2002	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 with replaceable blades
LAC TO L THIGH.CUT W/ UTILITY KNIFE.DX 10CM LAC L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
RT THIGH LACERATION.PT WAS USING A BOX CUTTER AND LACERATED THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2002	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 with replaceable blades
LACERATION THIGH - 28 YOM LACERATED LEFT THIGH WITH UTILITY KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2002	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 with replaceable blades
PT WORKING WITH A CARPET KNIFE AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 41 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 with replaceable blades
LFT THIGH LACERATION-PT WAS CUTTING PLASTIC TRIM WITH A BOX CUTTER AND CUT LEFT THIGH. HAS 2CM LACERATION TO AREA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2002	Age: 35 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 with replaceable blades, Day wear
35 YO MALE ACCIDENTALLY STUCK IN LEG WITH UTILITY KNIFE THROUGH JEANS LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2002	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 with replaceable blades, Containers
SLASHED LEG WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHILE OPENING BOX61/2 CM RIGHT ANT THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2002	Age: 45 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 with replaceable blades, Rugs or carpets
45-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS THIGH FROM A UTILITY KNIFE WHILE CUTTING CARPET AT HOME..
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2002	Age: 47 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 with replaceable blades, Beds
PATIENT ROLLED ONTO E*** KNIFE WHILE LYING ON BED. D: THIGH LACERATION. N.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2002	Age: 35 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 with replaceable blades
LAC L THIGH/35YOM CUT L THIGH WITH UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC TO UPPER LEG WHEN USING A RAZOR KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
RT THIGH LAC - ACCIDENTALLY CUT THIGH WITH A BOXCUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2002	Age: 32 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 with replaceable blades, Containers
PT WAS CUTTING OPEN A BOX WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AND CUT HIS RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	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 with replaceable blades
PT. WAS CUTTING WITH RAZOR BLADE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS THIGH CAUSING A 1" LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	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 with replaceable blades
PT CUT LEG WITH BOX CUTTER WHILE HELPING SISTER MOVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2002	Age: 39 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 with replaceable blades
LACERATION UPPER LEG - PATIENT SUSTAINED A LACERATION JUST ABOVE KNEE F ROM A SHEET ROCK KNIFE THIS MORNING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2002	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 with replaceable blades
LEFT THIGH LACERATION.PT WAS USING A BOX CUTTER AND IT SLIPPED AND PT L ACERATED THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT RIGHT INNER THIGH WITH BOX CUTTERDX LACERATION RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2002	Age: 42 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 with replaceable blades
42 YOM USING *** KNIFE LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
HIT LEG WITH BLADE OF BOX CUTTER DX: LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2002	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 with replaceable blades, Tapes
39 Y/O M C/O RT LEG LAC - USING BOX CUTTER KNIFE TO CUT MASKING TAPE.D X: THIGH LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT WITH DRYWALL KNIFE/LAC RT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2002	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Rugs or carpets
41-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS THIGH AS A RESULT OF CUTTING CARPE T WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Rugs or carpets
CUT LEFT UPPER LEG WITH UTILITY BLADE WHILE CUTTING CARPET AT HOME AT 1120. DX LACERATION LEFT MEDIAL THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2002	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 with replaceable blades
PT WAS USING KNIFE ON REPLACEABLE BLADE AT HOME WHEN HE ACCID LAC L THI GH W KNIFE DX 6 CM LAC L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2002	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 with replaceable blades
PT WAS CUT W/RAZOR KNIFE WHILE REMODELING. DX: R THIGH LAC 10 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2002	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 with replaceable blades
PT WAS CUT W/CARPET KNIFE. DX: 2.5 CM LAC R THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Pet supplies
LEFT THIGH CONTUSION-ACCIDENTLY CUT SELF WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHIL E INSTALLING A CAT DOOR @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2002	Age: 26 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 with replaceable blades
PATIENT LACERATED THIGH WITH ***KNIFE ACCIDENTALLY. D: THIGH LACERATION .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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