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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 533
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/23/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN PLAYING WITH A SWORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2005 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Knives |
| PTS MOTHER ACCIDENTLY DROPPED A BUTTER KNIFE ONTO CHILDS HEAD CLOSED HE AD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| DX HEAD LACERATION: CUT HEAD WITH KNIFE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 42YOBF-LACERATION SCALP-TURNED & SOMEONE CUT HEAD WITH KITCHEN KNIFE=AC CIDENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2005 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 16MOM-LACERATION SCALP-CUT BY 11YO SWINGING KNIFE AROUND-POLICE REPORT MADE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT KNOCKED A KNIFE OFF OF THE COUNTER AND INJURED HEAD. DX HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| SCALP LACERATION, CUT WITH KNIFE BY SIBLING (KITCHEN KNIFE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT BY KNIFE ACCIDENTLY [BY COUSIN] SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Knives |
| CHI - 20 YOF WAS AT A MEDIEVAL RE-ENACTMENT AND WAS STRUCK ON HER HEAD ACCIDENTALLY WITH A PADDED SWORD, DID HAVE LOC FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Ladders |
| SCALP LACERATION - WALLPAPER SCRAPER FELL OFF LADDER ONTO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT OPENING A CABINET AT HOME WHEN A KNIFE FELL OUT STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| MOM WAS TAKING A KITCHEN BUTCHER KNIFE AWAY FROM PT'S YOUNGER SIBLING WHEN SHE PULLED HER HAND BACK & PT GOT CUT ON FOREHEAD. DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Trays |
| RAN INTO WAITRESS AT *** RESURANT CUT HEAD ON KNIFE OR TRAYDX LAC HEAD DX LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT WAS STABBED IN HEAD WITH A 2INCH KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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