Accidents - Knives - 6-15 years old - Year 2006 - Upper Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,181
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Date: 12/27/2006	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, Unpowered models or parts
LACERATES UPPER LEG WITH KNIFE WHILE CUTTING HIS MODEL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2006	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, Foods
LAC TO UPPER LEG WHEN PEELING A ORANGE WITH A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2006	Age: 15 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
PT DX RT THIGH STAB WOUND - STABBED BY A FRIEND WHILE WRESTLING WITH KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2006	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, Day wear
POCKET KNIFE OPENED IN PT'S PANTS POCKET. DX: R THIGH LAC 2.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2006	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
CUT UPPER LEG WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
LACERATION LEG - 9 YOM WAS PLAYING AROUND WITH A SWORD ON SOFA AND SAT ON THE BLADE SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO BACK OF LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2006	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
FATHER ACCIDENTALLY CUT PT'S THIGH WITH A KNIFE HE WAS HOLDING LACERATION RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2006	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
PT SAT ON POCKET KNIFE. DX: 2 CM THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2006	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
HORSING AROUND, FELL LANDED ONTO A KNIFE " UPPER THIGH LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO UPPER LEG WHEN WALKED INTO A KNIFE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2006	Age: 15 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
LACERATION THIGH - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH 3" OPEN LACERTION TO INNER RIG HT THIGH - CUT ON KNIFE WHEN WHITTLING WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2006	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
PT CUT THIGH WITH A FILET KNIFE AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Day wear
CUT THIGH ON KITCHEN KNIFE IN PANTS POCKET LACERAION RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2006	Age: 10 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
PLAYING C FATHER'S NEW POCKET KNIFE, SLIPPED&FELL CUTTING PT'S THIGH " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO UPPER LEG WHEN USIGN A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2006	Age: 6 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'S 3 Y/O BROTHER GOT A KNIFE AND CUT PATIENT AT HOME WHILE THEY WERE PLAYING. DX-LACERATION THIGH, 3CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	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
PT USING A KNIFE AT HOME AND DROPPED IT ONTO LEFT THIGH LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2006	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, Electrical wire or wiring systems
LAC R THIGH; CUT SELF WITH KNIFE @ HOME - WAS STRIPPING WIRES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2006	Age: 8 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 WAS OPENING UP A WRAPPER WITH A KNIFE AND PUN UPPER LEG.DX UPPER LEG PUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO LEG WHEN USING AKNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Clothing
JUMPED ON FRIENDS LAP WHO HAD KNIFE IN POCKET & WAS STABBED IN LEG, LA CERATION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2006	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
PT STUCK SELF IN LEG WITH KNIFE ; LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2006	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
PT WAS WHITTLING WITH A KNIFE AND CUT UPPER LEG DX: LACERATION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2006	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
PT WAS PLAYING WITH A SWORD AND ACCIDENTLY CUT HIS THIGH/ LAC TO UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT. STATES HE WAS PLAYING W/A KNIFE AND ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HIMSELF IN L UPPER THIGH. DX. STAB WOUND UPPER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO LEG WHEN USING KNIFE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT DROPPED KNIFE, STRIKING LEG; LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2006	Age: 12 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 CUTTING PIECE OF WOOD WITH KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING THIGH. DX-LACERATION RIGHT THIGH, 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2006	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
LACERATION THIGH - PATIENT REPORTS HE DROPPED A *** KNIFE ON HIS RIGHT THIGH AT HOME JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL - 3 CM LAC WHEN CLEANING KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2006	Age: 12 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 WAS ACCIDENTLY CUT WITH A KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2006	Age: 15 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
PLAYING WITH A KNIFE DROPPED IT ONTO LEFT THIGH. DX LEG LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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