Accidents - Knives - 6-15 years old - Year 2008 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 719
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/18/2008	Age: 12 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
LAC TO WRIST WHEN USING A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Foods
PT RESIDENT AT JUVENILLE DET. CENT. CUTTING TOMATOES W/ KNIFE A WK AGO WHEN IT SLIPPED AND ACCID. CUT R WRIST. HAS LAC. DX R WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WITH LAC TO WRIST FROM A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives, Foods
CUT WRIST W/ A KNIFE TRYING TO OPEN ***PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT WRIST PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2008	Age: 14 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 STEAK KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2008	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
LACERATION TO BACK OF WRIST FORM KNIFE WHILE WASHING DISHES. DX-ACUTE 2 CM WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Tape recorders or players
R WRIST LAC. PT WAS TRYING TO OPEN DVD W KNIFE WHEN BLADE SLIPPED & CUT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2008	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 WAS CUT W/POCKET KNIFE WHILE CUTTING STRING. DX: L WRIST LAC 1.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2008	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
LACERATION TO RIGHT WRIST FROM KNIFE. DX- ACUTE 2 CM WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 7 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
ACCIDENTALLY CUT WRIST ONTO KNIFE THAT SLIPPED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN ?SOMETHING>> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2008	Age: 12 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
PT WAS AT HOME, USING A KNIFE, LACERATED RT LWR WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	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
CUT WRIST WITH PARING KNIFE AT HOME. DX LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 13 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 USING A STEAK KNIFE AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
14 YOM WAS SPLITTING LOGS AT CHURCH WITH A HUNTING KNIFE AND CUT HIS LE FT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2008	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
CUT WITH KNIFE;DX LACERATED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2008	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 ACCIDENTALLY CUT WRIST WITH KNIFE AT HOME SUPERFICIAL WOUND PT LEFT WITHOUT TX
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/04/2008	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
INT. CUT WRISTS C POCKET KNIFE P FALELY ACCUSED OF TOUCHING ANOTHER FEM ALE PRIVATES >> LAC/PSY EVA/SA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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