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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 699
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT RT LEG WITH BOXCUTTER LACERATION RT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Fishing |
| PATIENT WAS CAMPING & CUT HIMSELF WITH A RAZOR KNIFE IN LOWER LEG & USED FISHING LINE TO CLOSE UNTIL HE CAME BACK. DX - LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Plastic products |
| UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE PT CUT PLASTIC WEBBING OFF WINDOW. DX: L LEG LAC 1.2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Rugs or carpets |
| 2 CM L LEG LACERATION, SUTURED: CUT WITH UTILITY KNIFE CUTTINGQCARPETI NG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LAC RT LOWER LEG W/ RAZOR KNIFE ON ACCIDENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| L CALF LAC/38YOM AT HOME AT 6PM, WHILE USING UTILITY KNIFE CUT L INNER CALF AREA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LEG CUT WITH UTILITY KNIFE LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT CUT LEG W/RAZOR KNIFE. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/13/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| RIGHT LEG LAC, PT CUT LEG USING A RAZOR KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Rugs or carpets |
| 35YMC CUT CALF WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHILE CUTTING CARPET/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT INSTALLING A NEW BLADE ON A PAINT SCRAPER AND LOST CONTROL OF IT DRO PPED IT ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT CHANGING THE BLADE ON A BOX CUTTER AND DROPPED IT ONTO LEFT LOWER LE G LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| RT LOWER EXTREMITY LACERATION.PT LACERATED LOWER LEG ON A BOX CUTTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| DX RIGHT CALF LACERATION: INJURED LEG WITH BOX CUTTER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEG WITH A UTILITY KNIFE DX: L LOWER LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT DROPPED A UTILITY KNIFE ONTO HIS LEFT LOWER LEG YESTERDAY SUSTAINED AN AVULSION TO SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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