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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,905
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2008 | Age: 6 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 SUS LACERATION TO CHEEK FROM KNIFE, WAS FOUND PLAYING WITH IT AND WHEN OLDER BROTHER TOOK AWAY FROM HIM, IT POKED HIS CHEEK% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2008 | 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 |
| CUT FOREHEAD WITH KNIFE;DX LACERATED FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Alcohol |
| PT HAD BEEN DRINKING THIS PM WHEN HE DECIDED TO CUT HIS FACE,ARMS & LEG S W/ A KNIFE DUE TO STRESS.NO SI/HI. DX: LACERATION,ETOH INTOXICATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Floors or flooring materials |
| 29 YOM SLIPPED ON KITCHEN FLOOR AND LANDED ON KNIFE AT HOME LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Plastic containers |
| LAC TO CHIN, PT CUT SELF WITH KNIFE WHILE TRYING TO OPEN A PLASTIC PACK AGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2008 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| NOSE INJURY FROM PULLING KNIFE OFF COUNTER AND CUTTING NOSE. DX-NOSE LACERATION (1.5 CM) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Knives |
| PT SISTER BUMPED INTO BROTHER WITH A HOT BUTTER KNIFE AND BURNED PTS FA CE DX/ BURN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 33 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 |
| LACERATION FOREHEAD - 33 YO MALE REPORTS INJURY AT HOME - ACCIDENTLY CU T SELF ON METAL EDGE OF PAINT SCRAPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Alcohol |
| CUTTING W KNIFE IN UPWARD MOTION AT HOME WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED LACERATING FOREHEAD HAD BEEN DRINKING "FEW BEERS" DX 1 CM FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | Age: 26 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 ACCIDENTALLY CUT ON FACE WITH A BREAD KNIFE WHEN A RELATIVE TURNED. D: FACE LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 21MONTH OLD MALE GRABBED A KNIFE AT HOME LACERATED CHIN; CHIN LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2008 | Age: 52 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 CUT EYEBROW WITH KNIFE, LACERATION, NO DETAILS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2008 | Age: 24 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: Other |
| Product: Knives |
| BUMP ON THE CHIN FOR MONTHS, YESTERDAY DECIDED TO INCISE IT WITH *** KN IFE, NOW WITH PAIN, REDNESS&SWELLING>>CELLULITIS/ABCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 41 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 ACCIDENTALLY CUT SELF WITH A KNIFE ON FACE AT HOME DX; LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT DX LACERATION OF FACE - S/P PT C/O PIECE OF KNIFE BROKE AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 31 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 CUT HER NOSE WITH A BUTTER KNIFE DX LACERATION NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | 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 WAS USING KNIFE AND ACCIDENTLY CUT SELF DX RT EYEBROW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 4 YO MALE WAS ACCIDENTALLY STABBED IN CHEEK WITH KNIFE BY BROTHER LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LAC TO FACE WHEN USING A KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Bags |
| PT USING KNIFE TO CUT A BAG OPEN AND CUT FOREHEAD W/THE KNIFE; FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | 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, Containers |
| PT WAS OPENING BOX WITH KNIFE, IT SLIPPED, LACERATED FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT SLIPPED W/POCKET KNIFE AND CUT SELF. DX: FACIAL LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | 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 |
| STABBED HIM IN FACE W KNIFE. FACE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2008 | 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 |
| FACIAL LAC-BROTHER ACCIDENTLY CUT PT W/A KNIFE-@ HOME-LEFT W/O TREATEME NT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LACERATION TO FOREHEAD FROM A BUTCHER KNIFE. DX LACERATION FACIAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 31 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 |
| PT WAS USING KNIFE TO CUT SOMETHING AND SLIPPED CUTTING FACE, LACERATION ABOVE LEFT EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| TRIPPED WITH KNIFE, RIGHT CHEEK LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| HAD KNIFE IN HAND,FOOLING AROUND WITH FRIEND&ACCIDENTLLY CUT NOSE WITH KNIFE >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | 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, Foods |
| PT CUTTING FOOD AT HOME W/KNIFE SOMEHOW CAUSED LAC TO R EYE LID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 32 YO MALE WAS HIT IN FACE WITH SPACKLE KNIFE LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives, Jewelry |
| MOTHER CUTTING A BRACELET OFF CHILD'S ARM WITH A KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED A ND CUT CHILD IN FOREHEAD. DX. FACIAL PUNCTURE WOUND.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 21 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 C/O LAC TO CHIN WITH KNIFE. DX LAC FACIAL FRACT FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 42 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 |
| 42 YOF HIT JUST UNDERNEATH RIGHT EYE ON EYELID WITH BUTTER KNIFE SUSTAI NING A LACERATION ACCIDENTALLY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 3 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 |
| 3 YO M LACERATION TO L NARE FROM PAIRING KIFE AT HOME, CHILD WAS PLAYING WITH A KNIFE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIMSELF UNDER THE CHIN WITH A KNIFE. DX-LACERATION FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT FOREHEAD WITH KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2008 | Age: 4 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT BY A KITCHEN KNIFE. DX LACERATION NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 38 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME LACERATED CHIN WITH A KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2008 | Age: 9 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 |
| DX L FACIAL LAC, 3CM, SIMPLE, REPAIRED: LAC TO CHEEK AFTER BLADE FROM A PIZZA KNIFE FLEWW FROM HANDLE DURING DISHWASHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | Age: 18 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 INCISED LT SIDE OF FACE WITH KNIFE AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 3 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME, GRABBED A KNIFE AND LACERATED NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Knives |
| 35 YOM PARTICIPATING IN A PLAY WAS HIT IN THE FACE WITH HANDLE OF A SWO RD SUSTAINING CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Counters or countertops |
| NOSE LAC-CLIMBED ONTO COUNTER TO GET A BROWNIE-CUT ON KNIFE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2008 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives |
| PATIENT FELL WHILE CARRYING A KNIFE, SUFFERED PUNCTURE WOUNDS BELOW HIS RIGHT EYE. DX-PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO THE FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PAT SUS LACERATION TO FACE AFTER CUTTING WITH KNIFE% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Knife sharpeners |
| PT.INJ.FOREHEAD & CHEEK AT HOME WHEN SHARPENING A KNIFE & SLIPPED. DX; 6 CM.LAC.RT.SIDE FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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