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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 994
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2003 | Age: 35 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 with replaceable blades, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LT THIGH - S/P ACCIDENTALLY WITH BOX CUTTER WHILE SITTING UP ON SOFA AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2003 | 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 with replaceable blades |
| PT SLIPPED W/RAZOR KNIFE. DX: R THIGH LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2003 | Age: 49 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 CUT THIGH WHILE USING A UTILITY KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2003 | 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 with replaceable blades |
| 29 YO MALE STUCK SELF WITH UTILITY KNIFE ACCIDENTALLY RIGHT THIG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2003 | 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 |
| RT THIGH LACERATION.PT LACERATED THIGH WHILE USING A BOX CUTTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2003 | Age: 28 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 with replaceable blades |
| PT CUT THIGH WITH BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2003 | 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, Containers |
| PT CUT LEG W/UTILITY KNIFE WHILE OPENING BOX 4 DAYS AGO. DX: R THIGH LAC W/INFECTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2003 | Age: 33 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, Containers |
| PT WAS CUT W/BOX KNIFE WHILE CUTTING BOXES. DX: L THIGH 3 CM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2003 | 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 |
| STATES CUT R UPPER LEG W/ UTILITY KNIFE WOUND 3-4 CM LONG R THIGH LACER ATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2003 | 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 with replaceable blades |
| RT THIGH LACERATION.PT LACERATED THIGH WHILE USING A BOX CUTTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2003 | 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 with replaceable blades |
| CUT THIGH WITH A UTILITY KNIFE DX: THIGH LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2003 | Age: 30 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 LEG WITH UTILITY KNIFE DX: THIGH LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2003 | 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 |
| LT THIGH LAC-CUT ON UTILITY KNIFE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2003 | 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 with replaceable blades |
| LACERATION LEG - 46 YOM PRESENTS WITH A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT UPPER TH IGH FROM A UTILITY KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2003 | Age: 41 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 |
| UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING THIGH/ RT THIGH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Rugs or carpets |
| THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND-UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE CUTTING CARPET-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2003 | 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 |
| 35 YOM CUT LEG WITH A UTILITY KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2003 | 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 with replaceable blades |
| LAC L THIGH/38YOM PRESENTS WITH V SHAPED LAC OBOVE L KNEE FROM *** KNIF E. HAPPENED AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 31 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 |
| LACERATION THIGH - 31 YOF LACERATED HER RIGHT THIGH WITH AN E*** KNIFE E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2003 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LT THIGH LAC-CUTTING TILE W/ UTILITY KNIFE-ACCIDENTLY STABBED LEG-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PUNCTURE WOUND THIGH - 31 YOM INJURY SUSTAINED TO LEFT THIGH WITH AN E* ** KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2003 | 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 |
| PATIENT CUT JIS RIGHT UPPER LEG WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. DX-RIGHT THIGN LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2003 | Age: 38 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, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations |
| PT LACERATED THIGH WITH UTILITY KNIFE TRYING TO FRAME PICTURE, ACUTE R THIGH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2003 | Age: 49 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 NEW UTILITY KNIFE AND CUT LEG. DX: R LEG LAC SIMPLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2003 | 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 with replaceable blades |
| LACERATION THIGH - PATIENT PRESENTS FROM HOME AND REPORTS HE ACCIDENTLY CUT RIGHT DISTAL THIGH WITH A UTILITY KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2003 | Age: 48 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 |
| RT THIGH LAC-CUT W/A BOX CUTTER-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2003 | Age: 50 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN HE LACERATED HIS RT THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2003 | Age: 29 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 with replaceable blades |
| 29 Y F CUT HERSELF WITH A CARPET KNIFE. DX: LACERATION TO LEFT THIGH FROM CARPET KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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