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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 426
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/02/2006 | Age: 21 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, House repair or construction materials |
| PT CUTTING A ROPE ON A ROOF WHEN KNIFE FELL AND HIT HEAD. D:LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Knives, Toilets |
| PT CUT FINGER WITH A KNIFE WENT TO BATHROOM TO WASH PASSED OUT HIT HEAD ON TOILET + LOC DX// HEAD INJURY SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/05/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| USING KNIFE TO BREAK UP ICE AND TRIPPED AND FELL TEMPORAL AREA LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Knives |
| PT HIT HEAD W/MEAT CLEAVER WHILE CHOPPING WATERMELON. DX: GRADE I CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2006 | Age: 49 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 |
| PT STRUCK WITH A CLOSED POCKET KNIFE, NO DETAILS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/29/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LACERATED HEAD WITH KNIFE AT NIGHT CLUB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Chairs |
| PT WAS USING A *** KNIFE AND CUT THUMB ; THEN PT FAINTED AT THE SITE OF BLOOD & HIT HEAD ON A CHAIR. D: FALL; LAC TO SCALP ; THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Knives, Ladders |
| ON LADDER,CUTTING WITH MACHETE, FELL/CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/26/2006 | Age: 21 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, Counters or countertops |
| PT AT HOME, A BUTCHER KNIFE FELL OUT OF HOLDER ON COUNTER AND HIT PT IN THE HEAD DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2006 | Age: 10 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, Pillows |
| PATIENT IN PILLOW FIGHT AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, CUT ON HEAD BY POCKET KNIFE INSIDE PILLOW; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT FELL WHILE HOLDING KNIFE. DX: 2 CM SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| A WALLPAPER SCRAPER FELL ON HEAD DX: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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