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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,011
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 29 Y/O/F FOOLING AROUND AT HOME ACCIDENTALLY STABBED WITH A KNIFE DX/ BACK LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 22YOM WITH LAC TO CHEST, STATES HE ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF WITH KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2010 | Age: 6 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: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 6YOM PLAYING W/ 4YO BROTHER. MOM UPSTAIRS. CLIMBED UP AND GOT STEAK KNI VES, BROTHER STABBED HIM IN CHEST. SMALL LAC. DX CHEST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives |
| 32 Y/O BM WAS STABBED IN CHEST WITH A KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| SUPERFICIAL CHEST LAC.14YOM WAS WIDDLING WOOD WITH A PARING KNIFE AND A CCIDENTLY LACERATED CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2010 | Age: 50 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 |
| 50 Y/O BM SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO CHEST FROM A KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Knives |
| 25 YOM JUGGLING A KNIFE TRYING TO COOK AND AND CUT HIMSELF. DX-LAC` UPPER CHEST, PNEUMOTHORAX WITH HEMOTHORAX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2010 | Age: 62 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 |
| 62 Y/O WM WAS SITTING IN RECLINER AT HOME WHEN MENTALLY CHALLENGED SON STABBED HIM SEVERAL TIMES WITH A BUTCHER KNIFE PERFORATED LUNG |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/27/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives |
| 38 YO F, HX OF SYNCOPAL EVENTS, WAS WORKING IN HER KITCHEN WHEN HAD SYN COPE. WOKE UP ON GROUND & HAD STABBED SELF IN CHEST W/ KNIFE DX:SW. ADM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/16/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 21 YOF LAC TO CHEST FROM A KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2010 | Age: 21 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, Tableware and accessories |
| 21YOM, WASHING THE DISHES @ THE SINK WHEN ACC STABBED SELF TO CHEST WIT H A KNIFE>>SW/PW/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2010 | Age: 51 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: Other |
| Product: Knives |
| 51 YOM DX CELLULITIS AND ABCESS RT BACK - ONE WEEK OF RED,SWELLING AND IRRITATION ON RT BACK.PT CUT BUMP W/A KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations |
| 30 Y/O/M THROWING KNIVES INTO CORK BOARD AT HOME AND WAS CUT BY A KNIFE STICKING OUT OF BOARD AT HOME DX/ CHEST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 23YOM WITH LACS TO CHEST FROM KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2010 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Power lawn mowers |
| 42 YO M TRYING TO CUT WIRES ON LAWNMOWER WITH BUTCHER KNIFE, SLIPPED, C UT CHEST. DX EXTENSIVE CHEST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/16/2010 | Age: 25 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 25YO BLACK MALE WALKED INTO A DRAWER & A KNIFE WAS STICKING OUT, STABBED IN CHEST, DX ACUTE CHEST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: American Indian/Alaska Native |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Knives |
| 19YO AMERICAN INDIAN MALE ACCIDENTLY STABBED SELF WITH KNIFE TO R LOWER CHEST - LIVER LACERATION +ETOH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/19/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 40 YOF ALLEGEDLY FELL AGAINST A KNIFE HELD BY HER SON. LACERATION, UPPE R BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Camping equipment |
| 11YOM, WAS @ ***, PLAYING AROUND, PUSHED INTO THE TENT&FELL ONTO OPEN K NIFE>>CHEST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2010 | Age: 10 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 |
| 10 YO M WITH A PUNCTURE WOUND TO CHEST WHEN HE WAS STABBED WITH A KNIFE AT HOME/ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/11/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 32 Y/O MALE STATES ACCIDENTALLY CUT SELF ON CHEST WITH A KNIFE AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2010 | Age: 3 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 |
| 3YOM RAN INTO A KNIVE COUSIN HAD IN HANDDX: CHEST WALL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Beds or bedframes |
| 45YOF WAS SLEEPING WITH KNIFE IN BED AT HOME AND ROLLED OVER CUTTING BACK/ LACERATION BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 46 Y/O/F ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HERSELF WITH A KNIFE DX; R BREAST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2010 | Age: 24 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 |
| PT WAS OPENING A BOX WITH KNIFE WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY STABBED SELF IN CHES T DX: CHEST WALL PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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