Accidents - Knives - 6-15 years old - Year 2002 - Upper Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,379
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Date: 12/30/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Cardboard products
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HIMSELF IN LEG WITH STEAK KNIFE WHEN CUTTI NG A CARDBOARD BOX AT HOME; THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT WITH A KNIFE; LAC LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT R THIGH W/ KNIFE ACCIDENTALLY.DX 1.5CM R LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT UPPER LEG WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
KNIFE FELL ON THIGH DX: THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT CUT BY A POCKET KNIFE AT HOME. DX: 1 INCH LACERATION TO UPPER RIGHT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT BY KNIFE; LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
STABBED INNER LT THIGH WITH CARPENTERS KNIFE AT HOME. S/P LACERATION AT LT THIGH 2.5 CM. DO NOT CONTACT PT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUTTING WOODEN BRANCH WITH KITCHEN KNIFE, CUT LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
11 YOM CUT WITH KNIFE LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2002	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LACERATED THIGH WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT ACCIDENTLY STABBED HERSELF IN THE UPPER LEG WITH A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT.C/O CUT TO RT.UPPER LEG WITH KNIFE BLEEDING CONTROLLED DX-LACERATION RT.THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
KITCHEN KNIFE 5" LONG LACERATED THIGH DX: SUTURED LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LACERATION TO RIGHT THIGH WITH KITCHEN KNIFE. DX PUNTURE LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
13 YOWM WAS CLEANING HIS KNIFE AND LACERATED HIS LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
11 YO M HA KNIFE TO FALL CUTTING THIGH LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
DAD STATES PT LAC RT LEG WITH KNIFE V TYPE LAC DX: 1-1/2" CM LAC RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
STABBED IN THIGH WHILE PLAYING WITH POCKET KNIFE WITH FRIEND LACERATION RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
15 YOM CUT LEG WHILE WHITTLING DX LACERATION R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PLAYING W/ A FRIEND STABBED W/ KNIFE STAB WOUND LEFT UPPER THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT'S MOTHER STATES CHILD ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HERSELF IN RIGHT THIGH WHILE PLAYING WITH A STEAK KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
15 YO M PUNCTURE THIGH W/KNIFEPUNCTURE WOUND THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT PLAYING WITH KNIFE WITH A FRIEND, STABBED SELF IN RT UPPER LEG, LACF EMORAL ARTERY. PT TO OR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/06/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT THIGH WITH A PARING KNIFE. LACERATION TO RT THIGH. TRANSFERED BYPRI VATE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER HOSP. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/06/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH KNIFE AND STABBED HIS LEGDX: LACERATION LEFT T HIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Beds
KNELT ON KNIFE THAT WAS ON BED BEING USED TO SHARPEN PENCILS/LAC RT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HIMSELF IN LEG WITH PARING KNIFE WHEN SKIP PING AT HOME; THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Book bags or back carriers
PATIENT SAT ON BOOK BAG AT HOME SHE HAD STEAK KNIFE IN TO SHARPEN PENCI LS, KNIFE WENT THROUGH BOOK BAG AND PANTS INTO THIGH; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT IN BASEMENT AT FRIEND'S HOUSE,KIDS PLAYING WITH A BUTCHER KNIFE,PT S TOOD TO GO AND WALKED INTO KNIFE,STAB WOUND TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/10/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT CUT INNER THIGH WITH KNIFE; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Cardboard products
OPENING A CEREAL BOX WITH A CLEAN STEAK KNIFE AND CUT LEFT THIGH. 3 CM LACERATION TO LEFT THIGH, SIMPLE CLOSURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Martial arts
ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HIMSELF W/ A 10IN KNIFE WHILE DOING KARATE FORMS.DX 3CM R LEG LAC (THIGH)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT LACERATED THIGH WITH DULL KNIFE WHILE WHITTELING. D:THIGH LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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