Accidents - Knives - Year 2008 - Upper Trunk

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,292
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	166
16-25 years old:	327
26-50 years old:	767
50+ years old:	30

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/23/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WAS PLAYING AROUND WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND WHEN HIS CHEST LANDED ON TOP OF A KNIFE THAT WAS FACING UPWARDS IN A DRYING RACK. DX; CHEST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Other specified plastic products
PT WAS USING POCKET KNIFE TO OPEN PLASTIC PACKAGE PHONE WAS IN AND STABBED SELF. DX: 2 CM L UQ LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT BIBA, SUSTAINED STAB WOUND W/ KNIFE TO CHEST, WAS PULSELESS UPON ARRIVAL%
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/28/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Floors or flooring materials
PT CLEANING IN HIS KITCHEN AND SLIPPED ON THE KITCHEN FLOOR STRUCK UP PER BACK AGAINST A KNIFE LACERATION UPPER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives
PT DX STAB WOUND TO LT CHEST - S/P STABBED AT RETIREMENT PARTY WITH KIITCHEN KNIFE 8 INCH BLADE AT MOM'S HOUSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT TRIPPED WHILE HOLDING STEAK KNIFE & ACCIDENTLY CUT SELF ACROSS UPPER CHEST WHILE AT HOME.C/O PAIN AROUND SITE.DX:PUNCTURE WOUND UPPER THORAX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Containers
PT OPENING PACKAGE WITH POCKETKNIFE IN PARKING LOT AND STABBED CHEST DX// CHEST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives, Alcohol
PT WITH STAB WOUND TO LEFT UPPER CHEST FROM KNIFE PT ALSO WITH ALCOHOL ON BOARD INTENT WAS NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives
SLASHED MARK ON UPPER BACK W A KNIFE
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/21/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT STABBED IN CHEST WITH KNIVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
STATES WAS STABBED LEFT SIDE OF CHEST PCKED INTO KNIFE WOUND IS OZZING RECORD STS WAS ACCIDENTAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH KNIFE AND HAS LACERATION TO CHEST. DX; 2 CM S UPERFICIAL LACERATION TO CHEST, NO SUTURES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PRESENTS WITH CHEST WALL CUT STATUS POST STUMBLING WHILE HOLDING A POKC ET KNIFE&ACCIDENTALLY STABBED CHEST WALL>> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
BECAME DIZZY WHILE PREPARING FOOD AND FELL ON KITCHEN KNIFE TO UPPER AB DOMEN STAB WOUND UPPER ABDOMEN *
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/06/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives, Other specified plastic products
PT CUTTING "ZIP TIE " OFF AND HAD POCKET KNIFE UPSIDE DOWN, IT SLIPPED AND STABBED HIMSELF IN ABDOMEN DX; CHEST STAB WOUND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/23/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LACERATED CHEST WITH A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives, Counters or countertops
PT BACKED INTO A KNIFE SITTING ON COUNTER, PUNCTURE WOUND TO UPPER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT TRIPPED ON BOAT AND LANDED ON KNIFE WHILE CLEANING FISH. DX: CHEST LAC 6 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives, Alcohol
STAB WOUND TO CHEST-STABBED W/A KNIFE WHILE INTOXICATED-STATES HE FELL ON THE KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LACERATED UPPER CHEST WITH A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives, Alcohol
PT INTOXICATED IN HIS KITCHEN COOKING AND "FELL ONTO A 12 INCH STEAK KN IFE" IOI CHEST
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT STABBED HIMSELF WITH KITCHEN KNIFE SUST LAC TO CHEST#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT SUS LACERATION TO CHEST, CUT BY MACHINE BLADE%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives
GOT STABBED ON R SIDE OF RIB W KITCHEN KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives, Alcohol
S/W TO CHEST & FLANK, ALCO. INTX. BAL 294.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Stairs or steps
FELL ON STAIRS W/KNIFE, STAB WOUND TO CHEST DX; 3.5 CM CHEST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE CHEST - STABBED W/A KITCHEN KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives
STAB WOUND R UPPER CHEST W KITCHEN KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Rope or string
CHEST LAC/15YOF AT HOME WAS CUTTING HEMP IN BEDROOM WITH KNIFE, TRIPPED JABBING SELF IN L CHEST WALL WITH KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Alcohol
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF IN CHEST PULLED KNIFE ON POLICE WHILE BEING ARRESTED DURING STRUGGLE CUT HIMSELF. DX-LAC. CHEST ETOH INTOX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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