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Accidents - Knives - 6-15 years old - Year 2005 - Upper Trunk

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 102
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Date: 12/26/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Dishwashers
FELL ONTO KNIFE IN DISHWASHER DX: CHEST LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/2005Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
STABBED BY STEAK KNIFE TO CHEST BY BROTHER. " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/18/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
ASSAULT PT PLAYING AROUND WITH COUSIN WHEN ANOTHER BOY STABBED PT IN CH EST PT REPORTS RAN INTO KNIFE, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/02/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT THREW A KNIFE IN THE AIR AND TRIED TO CATCH IT BUT MISSED SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT SIDE OF CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2005Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT PLAYING WITH 9 Y/O SIBLING IN HOME & SIBLING STABBED PT WITH A KNIFE DX: PUNCTURE WOUND & LAC CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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