Accidents - Knives - Year 2002 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,346
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	175
16-25 years old:	373
26-50 years old:	433
50+ years old:	364

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Counters or countertops
PT WITH CUT TO UPPER ARM WHEN KNIFE FELL OFF COUNTER AT HOME DX:SMALL LAC TO UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
26 YO MALE CUT UPPER ARM WITH BUTCHER KNIFE LACERATION UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
32YOM-PUNCTURE WOUND=LEFT UPPER ARM-STATES FELL BACK ON KNIFE AT HOME-A CCIDENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
10 YO FEMALE CUT ARM WITH KNIFE LACERATION UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LACERATION UPPER ARM - 24 YOM LACERATED SELF ON LEFT UPPER ARM NEAR ELB OW WITH KNIFE WHILE JUST "MESSING AROUND"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT CUT ON UPPER ARM BY STEAK KNIFE 3 DAYS AGO. DID NOT GET MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL NOW. INTENT UNKNOWN. D:LACERATION, WOUND INFECTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives, Tarpaulins
53 Y/O F INJURED L FOREARM WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE CUTTING TARP AT HOM E. DX; STAB WOUND L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/25/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
62 YO MALE CUT WITH POCKET KNIFE IN UPPER ARM LACERATION UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT L ARM WHILE PLAYING A GAME WITH A STEAK KNIFE. R ARM LAC $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT UPPER ARM WHEN STABBED WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PUNCTURED UPPER ARM WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT BY KNIFE; LAC ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT WITH KNIFE-LEFT ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Floors or flooring materials
PT CUT UPPER ARM WHEN TRIPPED ON SHOE STRING AND FELL ON KNIFE THAT WAS STICKING UP IN THE FLOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT. RECEIVED LACERATION TO UPPER ARM WITH A KNIFE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
THROWING KNIFE IN AIR, ACCIDENTLY HIT UPPER ARM WHEN CAME DOWN. DX: LA CERATION UPPER ARM. AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY CUT ON RT. ARM WITH KNIFE BY SISTER CAUSING SMALL LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
GOT TATTOO LAST WEEK, REMOVED IT HIMSELF BY SCRAPING IT OFF WITH AKNIFE AND BURNING IT. DX LEFT UPPER ARM ABRAS/INFECTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT UPPER ARM WITH KNIFEDX LAC TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Clothing accessories
WEARINGKNIFE ON BELT, CUT ARMDX: LT. UPPER ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2002	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT ARM ON UTILITY KNIFE LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT ARM WITH A WALLPAPER SCRAPER WITH A NEW BLADE IN IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
23 Y/O M INJURED L UPPER ARM WHEN FELL ON KNIFE WHILE INTOXICATED AT H OME. DX; LAC UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC WITH SUTURES ARM REPAIR. 42 ML WAS AT HOME AND TRIPPED, LANDING ON A FILET KNIFE THAT WAS ON THE GROUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
25YOM CUT ARM WITH KNIFE DX: ARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Clothing
WRESTLING AROUND WITH BROTHER. KNIFE IN HIS POCKET ACCIDENTLY CUT PTS ARM. SUPERFICIAL LACERATION RT UPPER ARM. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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