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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,995
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CHEEK LAC-OPENING A CHRISTMAS PRESENT W/A KNIFE-KNIFE SLIPPED-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 17 Y.O. B FEMALE W/LAC TO FACE. PT CUT W/SMALL KNIFE @ HOME. E9203 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LAC TO FACE WHEN STRUCK WITH KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT C/O LAC TO NOSE AND CHEECK. PT WAS CUT WITH KNIFE.(NO ASSUALT STATED )DX LACERATION FACIAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PATIENT STATES WAS CUT WITH KNIFE. DX: 6 CM LACERATION TO CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT ACCIDENTLY LAC FACE WITH KNIVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT HIT HEAD W/PUTTY KNIFE. DX: 4 CM FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PATIENT CUT ON FOREHEAD WITH KNIFE AT HOME; FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT WAS TRYING TO CUT THE FUEL LINE ON HIS TRUCK AND CUT HIMSELF IN FACE WITH HIS KNIFE DX: 2CM FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LACERATION FACE - 20 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT CHEEK FROM A MACHETE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUTTING AN APPLE / KNIFE SLIPPED CUT NOSE DX: NOSE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Knives |
| DISPLAY KNIFE FELL ON FOREHEAD DX: CONTUSION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LAC TO FACIAL AREA FROM KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Costumes or masks |
| 8 Y/O WHITE FEMALE CUT UPPER EYELID WHEN USING KNIFE TO OPEN HALLOWEENC OSTUME AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT CUT BY KNIFE; LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT CUT CHIN W/KNIFE. DX: 1 CM CHIN LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Power lawn mowers |
| PT WAS USING A POWER LAWN MOWER AT HOME WHEN A KNIFE FLEW OUT FROM UNDE R IT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 1 CM LACERATION R CHEEK, VASOVAGAL EPISODE, SYNCOPE, FELL AGAINST A KNIFE AFTER BECOMING DIZZY AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT'S FATHER STATES CHILD WAD HOLDING A KNIFE AND FAMILY DOG JUMPED UP ON CHILD AND KNIFE STRUCK CHILD IN THE NOSE , LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/21/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT USING A MACHETE AT HOME WHEN THE HANDLE SPLIT STRIKING HIM IN THE FA CE LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 26 Y/O M C/O LAC. TO LT. EYELID W/KNIFE.DX: FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/17/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LAC TO FACE FROM KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PATIENT FELL ON KNIFE AT HOME, STABBED IN NOSE; NOSE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT SELF WITH KNIFE DX. NOSE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| DX FACIAL LACERATION: CUT SELF WITH BUTTER KNIFE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT WAS CUT W/BBQ KNIFE. DX: .5 CM FACIAL LAC, IMPETIGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| HELPING MOM COOK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS FACE ON A KNIFE AND LAC CH EEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT ACCIDENTLY CUT FACE WITH A KNIFE. DX FACE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LAC TO FACE WHEN STRUCK BY KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| POKED IN EYE WITH PARING KNIFE/ SMALL LAC LOWER LID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Doors |
| PT PLAYING WITH KNIFE AT HOME, FELL INTO DOOR, LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| ACCIDENTLY POKED HERSELF IN THE EYE WITH A KNIFE EYELID LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LAC TO FACE WITH KNIFE WHEN AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Storm windows |
| USING POCKET KNIFE TO PUSH ON STORM WINDOW IT SLIPPED CUT HIS NOSE DX LACERATION NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 35 YO M SHARPENING KNIFE INJURED FACE LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT CHIN WITH KNIFE DX: CHIN LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 21 YOM SEEN FOR LAC TO HIS CHIN. HAD BEEN DRINKING WAS PLAYING AOUND AN D CUT HIMSELF W/ A KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 34 YO MALE WAS ACCIDENTALLY CUT WITH KNIFE ON FACE LACERATION LEFT SIDE FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 18 YO MALE ACCIDENTLY CUT BY STEAK KNIFE ACUTE 3MM FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Furniture |
| KNIFE SNAPPED BACK WHILE UNWRAPPING FURNITURE FACIAL LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| AT SCHOOL FOR PLAY PRACTICE. PRACTICING SWORD FIGHT FOR SCHOOL PLAY. DX: FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 17 YO M HAD A KNIFE TO FALL OFF SHELF AND CUT FACE LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| DX RIGHT CHEEK LACERATION: CUT CHEEK WITH KNIFE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 23 YO FEMALE CUT WITH KNIFE ON JAW FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| RUNNING WITH BUTTERKNIFE IN HAND-FELL-KNIFE CUT FOREHEAD DX LACERATION TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT PLAYING WITH A KNIFE HIS FRIEND THREW IT TO HIM AND STRUCK HIM IN TH E FACE LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| FACIAL LACERATION. HOLDING A KNIFE. ARM WAS BUMPED AND HE CUT HIMSELF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Tableware and accessories |
| 22YOM FRIEND CUTTING DEER SALAMI W/KNIFE PT REACHED OVER TO PICK UPPLAT E FRIEND ACCIDENTALLY CUT PT FACE W/KNIFE DX/ FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Containers |
| FACE LAC-CARRYING A BUTCHER KNIFE-TRIPPED ON A BOX-GOT CUT-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/09/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT PLAYING CUT ON RT CHEEK WITH A KNIFE THROWN BY COUSIN, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 35 YO MALE CUT FOREHEAD WITH SWORD LACERATION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Other plastic products |
| PT CUT FACE WHEN CUTTING STYROFOAM WITH POCKET KNIFE AND GOT STUCK THEK NIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EYELID AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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