Accidents - Knives - 6-15 years old - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 625
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/19/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT PLAYING WITH GIRLFRIEND WHO STABBED HER IN LT LEG WITH A STEAK KNIFE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives, Cardboard products
WAS MAKING SOMETHING WITH CARDBOARD AND CUT LEG WITH KNIFE DX LT LOWER LEG PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS LOWER LEG FROM A KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT SELF WITH KNIFE SHIN LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT C/O BEING CUT BY A KNIFE TO LT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT LEG WHEN LOOKING AT SWORD AND DROPPED IT.`
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT LEG W/MACHETE. DX: 3 CM R SHIN LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT WITH KNIFE; LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
DROPPED POCKET KNIFE WHILE OPENING IT AT CAMPGROUND LACERATION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2003	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
DX 1 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT SHIN: CUTTING FRUIT AT HOME, WENT THROUGH FRUIT AND CUT SHIN WITH KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT LOWER LEG ON A KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT WITH KNIFE; LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT LEG WITH MACHETE DX. LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
STATES HE WAS CLEANING HIS CLOSET AND THE KNIFE FELL ON HIS LEG CUTTING IT DX LT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Beds or bedframes
PT. SLEEPS W/A KNIFE BECAUSE HE IS PARANOID, PT ROLLED OVER ON KNIFE WH ILE IN BED. DX. LAC R LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH A FIELD KNIFE AND CUT HIS LEG. DX-STAB WOUND LACERATION RIGHT CALF, 2CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LACERATION LOWER LEG ON KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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