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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 638
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO ARM WHEN HE WAS DANCING IN THE KITCHEN WHEN A HOUSEMATE TURNED AROUND HOLDING A KNIFE ACCIDENTALLY CUTTING HIM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF WITH KNIFE-STAB LACERATION TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives, Foods |
| UPPER ARM STAB WOUND-ACCIDENTLY STABBED SELF W/A KNIFE WHILE CUTTING AN APPLE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Knife sharpeners |
| 43 YOM WAS SHARPENING A KNIFE AND MADE AN UPWARD MOVE WITH KNIFE AND AC CIDENTALLY STABBED SELF LEFT UPPER ARM SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Knives |
| PT TRIED TO REMOVE TATOO BY CUTTING IT W/A KNIFE. DX: L ARM CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT CUT ARM WITH A KNIFE AT HOME DX/ RIGHT UPPER ARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT WAS PLAYING AROUND W/NEW KNIFE AND WAS CUT. DX: R ARM LAC 6 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT LAC RT UPPER ARM WITH A KNIVE DX: SEVERE RT ARM LAC WITH VASCULAR INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT C/O ACCIDENTALLY CUT LT UPPER ARM W/A KNIFE - DX UPPER ARM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT SUS LACERATION TO ARM AFTER SLIP AND FALL WHILE HOLDING KNIFE TO CUT % |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT L UPPER ARM ON KNIFE IN GARAGE DX; ARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Knives |
| R ARM STAB WOUND W KITCHEN KNIFE. UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 52YOF WAS HOME HAD A KNIFE SITTING IN THE DISH DRAIN,REACHED OVER IT ACCIDENTLY CUT LEFT UPPER ARM;ARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT PLAYING AROUND WITH A SWORD AND CUT UPPER ARM DX// LEFT UPPER ARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT C/O CUT ARM WITH KNIFE. DX LAC UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT SUST LAC TO ARM FROM KNIFE# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Foods |
| PT WITH LAC TO ARM WHILE CUTTING SANDWICH WITH KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT STATES WAS ACCIDENTALLY CUT WITH A KITCHEN KNIFE ON ARM DX: LACERATION LEFT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT DX LACERATION/STAB WOUND TO LT UPPER ARM - S/P PT C/O SW WITH STEAK KNIFE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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