Accidents - Knives - 6-15 years old - Year 2002 - Lower Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,176
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Date: 12/25/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
12 YOMC OPENING A PRESENT WITH HIS KNIFE AND STABBED HIMSELF IN L. ARM/ LACERATION TO L. FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives
PATIENT FELL ON A DIRTY STEAK KNIFE YESTERDAY, FOREARM RED AND SWOLLEN; CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT BY KNIFE; LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT @ SCHOOL ANOTHER STUDENT W/ AN ARMY SWISS KNIFE ACCIDENTY CUT PT'S FOREARM. DX RIGHT FOREARM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT ARM WITH A KNIFE DX: FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LACERATED LOWER ARM WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
2 Y/O SIBLING STABBED OLDER 11Y/O SISTER W/ BUTTER KNIFE DX FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT FOREARM WITH KNIFE AT HAUNTER HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
ACCIDENTLY CUT SELF WITH *** KNIFE LAC FOREARM LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HIMSELF IN THE LOWER ARM WITH A KNIFE. DX- LACERATION LEFT FOREARM, STAB WOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
FOREARM LACERATION- PT ACCIDENTLY BACKED UP INTO A KNIFE THAT HIS DAD W AS HOLDING TO CUT SOMETHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT FOREARM WITH KITCHEN KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
FOREARM LACERATION - 11 YOF ACCIDENTLY WAS CUT ON LEFT ELBOW WITH A KNI FE BY A FRIEND'S OF THE MOTHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives, Counters or countertops
PT CLIMBING ON THE COUNTER AT HOME ACCIDENTLY KNOCKED A KNIFE INTO RIGH T FOREARM PUNCTURE WOUND FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT LT FOREARM WHILE SHARPING KNIFE; FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Sinks
LAC (R) FOREARM, PT SUST INJURY WITH A KNIFE FROM THE SINK WHILE CLEANI NG, C/O MILD PAIN & BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WAS RUNNING DOWN A HILL AND FELL ON A KNIFE,2 CM LACERATION LT FOREA RM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Dishwashers
PATIENT CUTE HER RIGHT FOREARM TAKING DISHED FROM THE DISHWASHER, KNIFE WAS STICKING UP IN DISHWASHER, CUT HER LOWER ARM. DX-LAC. LOWER A
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT BACKED INTO A KNIFE CUTTNG OFFOREARMDX: LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT W/ A KNIFE BY ANOTHER CHILDLACERATION LEFT FOREARM 3 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT LACERATED FOREARM ON A KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT WAS SHARPENING HIS KNIFE AND CUT HIS RIGHT FOREARM.LACERATION L EFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT SELF WITH KNIFE DX. FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC (L) FOREARM, PT SUST INJURY WITH A KNIFE WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF PLASTIC AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THE LT FOREARM - PT STATES HER BROTHER WAS PLAYING W/A KNIFE AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT HER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives
PT WA SCRATCHED ON FOREARM WITH A PEN KNIFE BY A BOY AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Refrigerators
PT. CUT W/A BUTCHER KNIFE ACCIDENTALLY WHEN FOOD FELL OUT OF FRIDGE, KN IFE SLIPPED. DX. LAC R FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT W/ KNIFE; LAC LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
*10YOM STATES TAKING KNIFE AWAY FROM BROTHER AND WAS CUT ON ARM DX: LAC L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT FOREARM ON KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LEFT FOREARM LACERATION-STATES WAS PLAYING WITH FRIENDS & WAS ACCI- DENTALLY STABBED IN LEFT FOREARM W/KNIFE.SUS 2CM GAPING WD TO LFT FA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LACERATION FOREARM CUTTING APPLES WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Dishwashers
FELL ON A KNIFE IN A DISHWASHER, LAC R FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT SELF WITH KNIFE DX. FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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