Accidents - Knives - Year 2008 - Knee

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,446
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	102
6-15 years old:	371
16-25 years old:	427
26-50 years old:	529
50+ years old:	15

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives, Motor vehicles or parts
PUNCTURE KNEE - 17 YO MALE PRESENTS AFTER ACCIDENTLY STABBING KNEE WHEN WHITTLING A CHOPSTICK IN THE BACK OF MOVING CAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT WAS TRYING TO CUT A STICK WITH A POCKET KNIFE, SLIPPED AND STUCK HIMSELF IN LT KNEE AREA. DX-LT KNEE AREA LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO KNEE WHEN FELL WITH A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/12/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT RIDING IN TRUCK AND KNIFE HIT KNEE AND CUT KNEE. DX. KNEE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Day wear
51 YOM HAD KNIFE IN BACK POCKET AND CUT BACK OF KNEE LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
ACCIDENTALLY CUT KNEE/LOWER LEG WITH A KITCHEN KNIFE WHILE PLAYING WITH IT VERSUS PULLING IT DOWN ON SELF>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT KNEE WITH POCKET KNIFE DX: KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PW KNEE WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WITTLING WOOD AT HOME WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED SUSTAINED A KNEE LACERA TION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT ACCID DROPPED A KNIFE AND IT STRUCK HIM IN THE L KNEE. HAS LAC TO L KNEE. STITCHED. DX L KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
ACCIDENTLY DROPPED KNIFE ON LEG KNEE LACERATION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT STATES CUT ON KNEE WITH SMALL KITCHEN KNIFE, NO DETAILS, LACERATION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
STUCK SELF WITH KNIFE/PW KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WAS AT HOME, GOT A SWORD STUCK IN THE BACK OF RT KNEE CAUSING A LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT KNEE W/MACHETE. DX: L KNEE LAC 6 CM, PATELLA PERIOSTEUM DISRUPTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT ACCIDENTLY STABBED LEFT KNEE WITH KNIFE AT HOME. DX: SMALL LACERATI ON TO LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Foods
AT HOME CUTTING VEGGIES WITH KNIFE,DROPPED KNIFE ON R KNEE,CUT R KNEE, DX LACERATION R KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT STATES WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH A KNIFE DX RT KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2008	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WAS AT HOME, GOT HOLD OF A STEAK KNIFE, LACERATED RT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Fishing
PT OUT FISHING CUTTING THE FISHING LINE WITH A KNIFE AND SUSTAINED A L ACERATION TO LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
KNEE LAC. W A KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Beds or bedframes
SHE & SISTER WERE POSING WITH KNIVES, & TAKING PICTURES, AT HOME- SHE PUT KNIFE DOWN ON THE BED, & FORGOT ABOUT IT, CUT KNEE. DX: KNEE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Stairs or steps
2 CM LACERATION KNEE (L): COMING DOWN STEPS, CUT ON COLLECTOR'S KNIFE THAT WAS BEING HUNG UP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Counters or countertops
SLIPPED, GRABBED COUNTER TO STOP FALL, KNIFE FELL/KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT DROPPED A KNIFE OF RIGHT KNEE, LACERATION OF RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Containers
PT CUT KNEE WITH A KNIFE WHILE TRYING TO OPEN A CONTAINER AT HOME DX// RIGHT KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Basketball
PT DX LACERATION OF RT KNEE - RUNNING WITH KNIFE PLAYING BASKETBALL JUST PTA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Plastic containers
PATIENT OPENING PLASTIC PACKAGE THAT NEW WALKIE-TALKIES CAME IN, ACCIDE NTALLY CUT KNEE WITH KNIFE; KNEE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT COLLECTS CIVIL WAR SWORDS, JUMPED ON COUCH WHERE ONE WAS LAYING AND IT WENT INTO HIS KNEE. DX. LAC KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO L KNEE ON KNIFE AT HOME DX; KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Beds or bedframes
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A KNEE FROM A KNIFE WHILE GETTING INTO BED AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT FELL ON A KNIFE AT HOME TODAY AND SUSTAINED LACERATION TO RT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT STATES WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH KNIFE AND IT SLIPPED AND CUT KNEE DX RT KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
DROPPED KNIFE LAC KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Motor vehicles or parts
PT WAS GETTING A KNIFE DOWN FROM ABOVE SUNVISIOR IN CAR WHEN KNIFE CUT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WAS PLAYING WITH A LARGE KNIFE CUTTING WEEDS WHEN SHE SUSTAINED A KN EE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT L KNEE W/KNIFE DX; KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Containers
DX KNEE LAC: OBTAINED WHILE CUTTING A BOX WITH A NEW KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
DROPPED A KNIFE LAC KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT KNEE WITH A KNIFE. DX: KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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