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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,778
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2007 | 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 |
| PT CUT THIGH WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME DX// RIGHT THIGH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 45 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 |
| CUT LEG WITH BOX CUTTER DX: LACERATION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2007 | 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 |
| PT CUT THIGH WITH A RAZOR KNIFE AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT THIGH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2007 | 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 |
| LEFT LEG LACERATION.PT LACERATED LEG ON A BOX CUTTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2007 | 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, Containers |
| RIGHT THIGH LAC, PT WAS OPENING A BOX WITH A BOX CUTTER INJURING LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2007 | 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, Cardboard products |
| PT CUTTING UP CARDBOARD BOXES WITH BOX CUTTER HAD LAC TO UPPER L LEG @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2007 | Age: 28 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, LACERATED RT THIGH WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2007 | 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 |
| 43YOM USING A UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME TO CUT SIDING,ACCIDENTLY LACERATED RIGHT THIGH; RIGHT THIGH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2007 | Age: 37 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 |
| THIGH LAC-CUT ON UTILITY KNIFE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2007 | Age: 26 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 CUT THIGH ON A UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT THIGH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| ACC CUT THIGH ON BOX CUTTER TODAY >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2007 | Age: 47 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 HAD LAC TO UPPER R LEG FROM BOX CUTTER @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2007 | Age: 42 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, House repair or construction materials |
| 2 CM R THIGH LACERATION: USING NEW UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT SHINGLES, KNIFE CUT THROUGH HIS BLUE JEANS AND CUT UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2007 | 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 |
| BOX CUTTER SLIPPED - CUT THIGH 4 CM THIGH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2007 | 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, House repair or construction materials |
| 28 YOM WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT WOOD TRIM WHILE REPAIRING HIS HOUSE. SUSTAINED CUT TO UPPER LEG. LACERATION, LEFT THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2007 | Age: 37 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 WITH BOX CUTTER, DX; LAC. THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LACERATION TO R UPPER LEG FROM A RAZOR KNIFE# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | 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, Rugs or carpets |
| PT WAS CUT W/UTILITY KNIFE WHILE CUTTING CARPET. D: L LEG LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2007 | 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME, LACERATED LT THIGH WITHA UTILITY KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2007 | Age: 36 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, House repair or construction materials |
| 1.5 CM LACERATION LT THIGH: CUT WHILE USING UTILITY KNIFE CUTTING SHINGLES LOCATION NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2007 | 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 |
| CUT THIGH WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. DX. L THIGH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2007 | 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 |
| PT WAS CUT W/BOX CUTTER. DX: 8 CM R THIGH LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2007 | 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 |
| 36YOM WHILE AT HOME USING A RAZOR KNIFE ACCIDENTLY SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE THIGH; 2.5-CM THIGH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2007 | Age: 39 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: Puncture |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Rugs or carpets |
| P.W. R THIGH/39YOF AT HOME 10 MONUTES AGO WAS CUTTING CARPET WITH A CAR PET KNIFE AND STABBED R THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2007 | Age: 45 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A ULTILITY KNIFE, LACERATED LT THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2007 | Age: 49 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 CUT SELF ON BOX CUTTER AT HOME DX: THIGH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2007 | 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 |
| PT INJURED LEG ON BOX CUTTER ART HOME TODAY DX// LAC LEFT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2007 | Age: 28 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, Rugs or carpets |
| CUTTING CARPET WITH WIT RETACTABLE KNIFE RAZOR CUT UPPER LEG ..LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2007 | Age: 50 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 |
| BOX CUTTER BLADE CUT THIGH R LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2007 | Age: 50 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 R THIGH W/BOX CUTTER DX: 7 CM LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2007 | Age: 33 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 |
| 33 YO M LACERATION TO THIGH CUT WITH UTILITY KNIFE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2007 | Age: 31 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 |
| 31 YOM HAD LAC TO R THIGH FROM RAZOR KNIFE - UNKNOWN EVENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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