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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 289
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 32YOM WAS HOME USING A BOX CUTTER,ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LT KNEE; KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| HAS LAC TO (L) KNEE FROM BOX CUTTER---(L) KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT (R) KNEE WITH A RAZOR KNIFE DX- LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| RIGHT KNEE LAC, PT CUT KNEE USING A RAZOR KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| KNEE LAC, PT KNEELED DOWN ONTO A CARPET KNIFE CUTTING KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LAC TO KNEE - USING RAZOR KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Other specified plastic products |
| LEFT KNEE LACERATION FROM BOX CUTTER, CUTTING PVC. DX-LACERATION LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS CUT W/BOX KNIFE. DX: L KNEE LAC 6 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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