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Accidents - Knives - Year 2010 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 389
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Date: 12/13/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives
60YOM, FD STAGGERING NEAR BY PHARMACY THEN FELL HITTING HEAD ONTO PAVEM ENT, +LOC, A KNIFE WAS FD NEAR BY>>CHI/LAC/ETOH=0.301INTOX/ R/O SW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/06/2010Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
13YOM WAS MESSING AROUND W POCKET KNIFE AT HOME WEHN BRO HIT HAND W KNI FE IN IT & KNIFE FLIPPED UP HITTING HIM IN BACK OF HEAD D SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/20/2010Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
TRIED TO LANCE BOIL ON HEAD WITH KNIFE LACERATION HEAD 39 YO M #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2010Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
36YOF-STATES KNIFE FELL OFF SHELF AND HIT HEAD, HAS ABRASION TO HEAD. DX: ABRASION TO SCALP*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2010Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
4 YR F FELL OFF COUCH;DX LACERATED SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2010Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
19 YO F PUNCTURE WOUND TO SCALP FROM KNIFE WHEN SHE WAS SITTING CAR EX BOYFRIEND THREW A KNIFE AT HER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2010Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives, Floors or flooring materials
49YOF, CUT FINGER ON BREAD KNIFE, SAT DOWN AFTER SEEING BLD, HER CHLD P ULLDER HER ARMS&CAUSED HER TO FALL HITTING HEADONTO FLOOR>>CHI/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/26/2010Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Asian
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives
3YOF HIT HEAD ON A POT. DX. HEAD TRAUMA, SCALP LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives
60YOF HIT BY A BICYCLE. DX. HEAD TRAUMA, SCALP LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2010Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives
2YOM WAS STABBED IN THE FOREHEAD WITH A 10 INCH BUTCHER'S KNIFE, BY 10 YO SISTER, AT HOME. DX; CHI, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2010Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
4YOM ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE KNIFE FROM COUSIN WHO IS MRDD, ACCIDENTALLY C UT ON SCALP; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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