Accidents - Knives - 6-15 years old - Year 2007 - Wrist

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,320
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Date: 12/30/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Foods
LAC TO WRIST, WAS CUTTING HAM @ HOME, NICKED WRIST W/ KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO WRIST FROM A KNIFE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT WRIST WITH KNIFE WHILE OPENING GIFTS, DX; L WRIST LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2007	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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Foods
DROPPED KNIFE WHILE EATING DINNER SUST'D CUT TO WRIST >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives, Illegal drugs
PT RAN AWAY FROM HOME DOING COCAINE FOUND IN A HALFWAY HOUSE TOOK A KNI FE AND CUT WRIST WANTS TO KILL SELF DX// LEFT WRIST ABRASION R/O SI
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/12/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CARVING NEW PIECE OF WOOD W/NEW POCKET KNIFE AT HOME AND ACCIDENTALL Y CUT WRIST; LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Foods
PT CARVING PUMPKIN AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT WRIST W/A KNIFE; LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT DROPPED A SHARP KNIFE AND TRIED TO GRAB IT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Tables
MOVING ITEMS ON A TABLE, DIDN'T SEE KNIFE, IT LACERATED HER LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT PLAYING AROUND WITH FATHERS SWORD SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT WRI ST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WAS CUT W/KNIFE WHILE CUTTING AN APPLE. DX: L WRIST LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
ACCIDENTLY STABBED BY A FRIEND PLAYING W/ A KNIFE LACERATION RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT ACCIDENTLY LACERATED WRIST WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT WRIST WHILE CUTTING COOKIES WITH KNIFE AT HOME. DX; MINOR LACERATI ON WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Tableware and accessories
WASHING DISHES - DROPPED A KNIFE - YOUNGER SIBLING PICKED UP THE KNIFE AND WAS WAVING IT AROUND AND CUT PTS WRIST. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT WRIST WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT ACCIDENTLY LACERATED WRIST WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT SUST LACERATION TO WRIST FELL ON A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
KNIVE SLIPPED WHILE CUTTING BROWNIES AND PT LAC LT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LACERATION LEFT WRIST-SELF-INFLICTED WITH CLEAN KNIFE-SUICIDAL IDEALATI ONS-ADJUSTMENT DISORDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT WRIST WITH POCKET KNIFE AT HOME LACERATION LT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PATIENT REACHING TO GRAB A TOOL IN DRAWER, CUT WRIST ON KNIFE WHILE PUL LING HAND OUT; WRIST LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
WRIST LAC-CUT ON POCKET KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Clothing accessories
PT CUT LEFT WRIST 2 WKS AGO WITH STEAK KNIFE AND TIED A BANDANA SCARF AROUND NECK WANTS TO DIE. DX MINOR LACERATION DEPRESSED.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/07/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT CUT BY KITCHEN KNIFE AT HOME DX: RT WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
ACCIDENTALLY STABBED WITH A KNIFE WHILE TRYING TO OPEN SOMETHING. DX L ACERATION WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WAS PUTTING KNIFE AWAY INTO SHEATH AND MISSED STABBING WRIST. DX: R WRIST LAC X2 W/RADIAL ARTERY INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/13/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC R WRIST, PT PLAYING W/A KNIFE & GO CUT SOMEPLACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WAS OPENING A PACKAGE WITH A KNIFE AND ACCIDENTALLY SLIPPED CAUSING LACERATION TO (L) WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT W/STEAK KNIFE AT HOME. DX. LAC L WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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