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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,454
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2004 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CHILD ACCIDENTALLY CUT SELF WITH A KNIFE DX: CHIN LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2004 | Age: 11 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 |
| MOTHER THROWING THINGS AT HOME, PT STRUCK IN FACE WITH A METAL BUTTER K NIFE WITH PLASTIC HANDLE, ALSO HAD FINGER LAC NEEDING SUTURES; FACE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2004 | Age: 8 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 |
| FOREHEAD LAC, PT WAS PULLING CORE OUT OF AN APPLE WITH A KNIFE AND IT C AME UP HITTING HIM IN FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT. WAS SKINNING DEER IN WOODS AND HAD FINISHED DEER'S LEG AND CUT FACE W/ KNIFE WHEN SOMEONE ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED INTO HIM. DX.LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2004 | Age: 28 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 STATES STABBED IN FACE WITH KNIFE DEEP LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/20/2004 | Age: 4 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, Pens and pencils |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK ON R CHEEK WITH KNIFE OLDER BROTHER WAS USING TO SHARPEN A PENCIL. DX: LACERATION CHEEK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Fences or fence posts |
| PT.INJ.L.LOWER EYELID AT HOME WHEN OTHER CHILD THREW A BUTTER KNIFE OVER FENCE & IT HIT PT. DX; L.LOWER EYELID LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2004 | Age: 32 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 SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE NOSE FROM A FRIEND CUTTING WOOD WITH A KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Seasonal decorations |
| PATIENT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH PUMPKIN CARVER; EYELID LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 3 YO FEMALE WAS HIT IN NOSE WHEN POCKET KNIFE DROPPED LACERATION NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 24 YEAR OLD FEMALE HIT IN NOSE WITH POCKET KNIFE WHEN IT FELL LACERATION NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT WAS CUT W/KNIFE. DX: 4 CM FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| FACIAL LACERATION, PLAYING WITH A KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Knives |
| 11YOM PLAYING WITH POCKET KNIFE W/FRIENDS IN ED W/KNIFE EMBEDDED IN RT MAXILLARY SINUS -DX STAB WOUND RIGHT FACE/MAXILLARY SINUS S/P REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Plastic products |
| PT WAS CUT W/POCKET KNIFE WHILE CUTTING PLASTIC. DX: NOSE LAC 4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2004 | Age: 22 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 |
| PATIENT CUT WITH KNIFE. (NO DETAILS) DX: MULTIPLE LACERATION LT CHEEK/LT CHEST WALL/LT ABDOMEN/LT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Doors |
| LAC FOREHEAD; PT STAES " A KNIFE STUCK IN A DOOR FLEW OUT & HIT HER FOR EHEAD" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2004 | Age: 39 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 SUST LACERATION TO FACE WITH KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2004 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Knives |
| PT STANDING NEXT TO FATHER WHO WAS THROWING OUT PAN OF BURNING GREASE, SOME SPLASHED ONTO PTS FACE, SCALD BURNS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/02/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT HIT IN EYE WITH KITCHEN KNIFE. UNK IF WENT INTO EYE PER PT. LAC TO UPPER EYELID DX: LACERATION EYELID SKIN/PERIOCULAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2004 | Age: 12 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 LAC FACE ON A KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2004 | Age: 4 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 |
| PT PLAYING WITH KNIFE AND CUT SELF ON FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2004 | Age: 5 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 |
| CUT WITH POCKET KNIFE LAC. TO EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2004 | Age: 26 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 |
| LAC TO FACE FROM A KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2004 | Age: 28 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, Containers |
| OPENING BOX WITH KNIFE AND CUT CHIN WITH IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Knives, Rope or string |
| FACE AB-USING A KNIFE TO CUT A KNOT ON A BALLOON STRING-HIT FACE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| WAS ACCIDENTALLY CUT ON FOREHEAD BY COUSIN'S POCKETKNIFE WHILE CUTTING GRASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2004 | 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| STEAK KNIFE FELL OFF SHELF. DX: 2 CM FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2004 | 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 SWINGING A MACHETE AT HOME STRUCK SELF IN THE RIGHT TEMPLE LACERATIO N FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT EYELID WITH KNIFE WHEN CUTTING CHICKEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 37 YOM DROPPED AND KNIFE ON HIS HEAD SUFFERING LACERATION TO FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PUNCTURED EYELID WITH KNIFE WHEN TRYING TO PRY A TACK OUT OF FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2004 | Age: 38 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 "I WAS MAKING SANDWISHES AND I ACCIDENTALLY STABBED MYSELF W/A KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2004 | Age: 53 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 |
| 53 YO M STRUCK W/KNIFE ON FACE LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 9 YEAR OLD WAS HOLD A KNIFE AND PT CAME INTO THE ROOM AND WALKED INTO T HE TIP OF THE KNIFE. D: LACERATION UPPER EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives |
| MENTALLY DISABLED CHILD AND ANOTHER PLAYING WITH KNIFE DX. PW FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PAITENT FELL ON MACHETE AT HOME. DX: 2 CM LACERATION TO FOREHEA D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT. CUT HERSELF UNDER RT. EYE WITH A STEAK KNIFE WHILE CUTTING HAM- KNIFE SLIPPED. DX: RT. LOWER EYELID LACEERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2004 | Age: 30 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 |
| USING POCKET KNIFE, CUTTING ZIP TIE DX NASAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2004 | Age: 3 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 |
| PT PLAYING WITH KNIFE CUT ON FOREHEAD BY SAME AGE FRIEND, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2004 | 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 YOM CUT BY KNIFE LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2004 | 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. CUT W/KNIFE WHILE PLAYING W FRIEND AT HOME. DX. LAC NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2004 | 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 |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING AROUND WITH A SWORD AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIMSELF. DX-5CM FACIAL LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2004 | Age: 39 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT PUTTING KNIFE IN DRAWER WHEN KNIFE POPPED UP AND CUT NOSE. D: NASAL LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2004 | Age: 39 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 |
| 39 YO M ACCIDENTLY HIT IN FACE W/KNIFE LAC EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2004 | 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 |
| FACE LAC-@ HOME-THREW A FILET KNIFE UP IN THE AIR-KNIFE FELL & HIT PT'S FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT TO EYEBROW IN COLORGUARD SABER HIT FACE DX LAC TO EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2004 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| RUNNING WITH KNIFE & FELL FOREHEAD & NASAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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