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Accidents - Knives - 6-15 years old - Year 2009 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 573
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Date: 10/26/2009Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO A KNIFE DX: R LEG LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2009Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
THROWING BUTTER KNIVES FOR FUN AT HOME, GOT HIT IN LOWER LEG BY KNIFE. DX: LACERATION LOWER ANTERIOR LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2009Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT RAN INTO STEAK KNIFE AND CUT SHIN; LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2009Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LACERATED LOWER LEG WITH A MACHETTE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2009Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PATIENT WEEDING MOM'S GARDEN USING DULL FILET KNIFE YESTERDAY, ACCIDENT ALLY STABBED HIMSELF IN LOWER LEG; ELLIPTOID PUNCTURE WOUND LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2009Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT SAT ON A COUCH AND CUT BY A KNIFE THAT WAS ON THE COUCH. DX LEG LAC ERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2009Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Knives
PT DX STAB WOUND TO RT LEG = S/P BIBEMS AFTER YOUNGER BROTHER STABBED HWER W/A KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2009Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
ACCIDENTALY CUT SELF TO LOWER LEG WITH A KNIFE WHILE AT A PICNIC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2009Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT LLL W/KNIFE DX: LLL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2009Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Containers
LAC TO LOWER LEG, PT WAS CUTTING OPEN A BOX WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2009Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PLAYING WITH POCKET KNIFE AT HOME AND CUT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2009Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT INJURED LOWER LEG WITH A KNIFE. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/2009Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
PT'S FATHER STATES PT LLE WAS HIT BY MACCATE (KNIFE) DX SUPERFISCIAL SKIN ABRASION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/21/2009Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Floors or flooring materials
ACCIDENTALLY SAT DOWN ON A KNIFE THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR CUTTING LEG >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2009Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT PLAYING HIDE-N-SEEK AT HOME, WENT INTO MOM'S CLOSET AND SAT DOW N ON A KITCHEN KNIFE, CUT BACK OF THIGH; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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