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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 674
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2007 | Age: 34 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, Nonglass bottles or jars |
| WAS CUTTING A PLASTIC MILK CONTAINER WITH A RAZOR KNIFE AND CUT (L) LEG DX- LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2007 | Age: 48 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 |
| USING A BOX CUTTER SHE LACERATED HER LEG# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers |
| LAC TO LEG WHEN OPENING A BOX WITH A RAZOR KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 29 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 LEG LAC.PT LACERATED LOWER LEG WHILE USING A BOX CUTTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LACERATED LEG WITH A CARPET KNIFE# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 31 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 |
| LACERATION LOWER ELG WITH A UTILITY KNIFE# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 35 YO MALE CUT LEG ON BLADE KNIFE LACERATION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers |
| LOWER LEG LAC-BOXCUTTER SLIPPED WHILE CUTTING BOXES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| BOX CUTTER SLIPPED AND PT LACERATED SIDE OF CALF. D: LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2007 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT RECEIVED LACERATION ON LOWER LEG BY UTILITY KNIFE, NO DETAILS GIVEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2007 | Age: 28 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 LEG LACERATION.PT WAS USING A CARPET KNIFE AND LACERATED LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT LAC LT LEG WITH A UTILITY KNIVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 26 YO MALE ACCIDENTALLY CUT SELF WITH *** KNIFE LACERATION LEG LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Bags |
| PATIENT WAS OPENING A BAG WITH A BOX CUTTER, SLIPPED AND CUT LOWER LEG. DX-LACERATION LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2007 | Age: 30 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, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT SLEEPING ON COUCH, DID NOT KNOW BOX CUTTER ON COUCH, CUT LEG WHEN ROLLED OVER DX LACERATION R CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| SLIPPED WHILE USING BOXCUTTER LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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