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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 339
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Counters or countertops |
| PT WITH HEAD LAC, PULLED A KNIFE OFF A COUNTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PTS COUSIN THREW A KITCHEN KNIFE AND HIT PT. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2008 | 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 |
| PT DX SCALP LACERATION - CUT W/KITCHEN KNIFE AT HOME JUST PTA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| SCALP LAC. CUT W KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2008 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT WAS @HOME WHEN BROTHER ACCIDENTLY DROPPED A CLEAN BUTTER KNIFE ONTO HEAD. DX HEAD LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Knives |
| ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED A KNIFE ONTO FOOT CUTTING IT, SAW THE BLOOD THEN P ASSED OUT&FELL HITTING SIDE OF HEAD>> SCALP HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 38 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 STATES HE HIT TOP OF HIS HEAD W/A KNIFE - DX SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Knives, Counters or countertops |
| PLAYING W/ A KNIFE SWINGING BACK AND FORTH AT FATHER FATHER TRIED TO TA TAKE KNIFE FROM HIM HIT HAND ON COUNTER CONTUSION SCALP /CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Counters or countertops |
| PT C/O LAC TO HEAD AFTER TRIPPING OVER PUPPY IN KITCHEN AND KNIFE THAT WAS ON COUNTER HIT HEAD. DX. LAC HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 21 YOM WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN OLD MACHETE WITH A HOOK ON THE BACK, S WUNG FORWARD AND HOOK CAUGHT PT'S BACK OF HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2008 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Counters or countertops |
| KNIFE FELL OFF COUNTER AND HIT PT IN HEAD LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2008 | Age: 43 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 |
| 43 YO STRUCK WITH KNIFE IN HEAD LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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