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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 421
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/30/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Counters or countertops |
| PATIENT WAS MAKING LUNCH WITH A KNIFE AND SAT IT ON THE COUNTER AND LATER WALKED INTO THE KNIFE. DX-RIGHT ELBOW LACERATION 5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2006 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| WOUND RT.ELBOW.PT.REFERS CUT ELBOW ACCIDENTALLY WITH KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT ELBOW ON KITCHEN KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Alcohol |
| PT PRESENTED WITH SEVERE BLEEDING TO ANTERIOR ELBOW AREA. V SHAPED, DE EP CUT PT CUT WITH KNIFE UNKNOW IF BY HIMSELF OR OTHER PERSON. PT INTOX |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/07/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT DX LACERATION LT ELBOW - S/P CUT TO ELBOW WITH KNIFE AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT ACCIDENTLY CUT WITH A KNIFE ON ELBOW BY BROTHER DX: ELBOW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives |
| P.W. L ELBOW/17YOM STS FRIEND ACCIDENTALLY CUT PT ONELBOW WITH STEAK KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT SELF WITH KNIFE/ELBOW LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Sinks |
| PT WAS WASHING HIS HANDS, AT THE SINK, & SLIPPED, CUTTING RT ARM ON A KNIFE. DX: ELBOW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/01/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT ELBOW WITH A FILLET KNIFE ON A BOAT DX: ELBOW LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Tables |
| FRIEND TRIED TO SLAM KNIFE DOWN ON TABLE AND HIT PATIENT'S ELBOW AT HOM E; ELBOW LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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