Accidents - Knives - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,590
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	135
Year 1998:	217
Year 1999:	153
Year 2000:	6
Year 2001:	232
Year 2002:	143
Year 2003:	83
Year 2004:	76
Year 2005:	154
Year 2006:	6
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	59
Year 2009:	231
Year 2010:	71

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/06/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
13YOM WAS MESSING AROUND W POCKET KNIFE AT HOME WEHN BRO HIT HAND W KNI FE IN IT & KNIFE FLIPPED UP HITTING HIM IN BACK OF HEAD D SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
7 YOM WAS STANDING NEAR PERSON USING A KNIFE; KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING PT IN HEAD---------------DX: HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK WITH A PIZZA CUTTER WHEN PLAYING AROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives, Floors or flooring materials
CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE THEN PASSED OUT AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR AT HOME. D X CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT WAS PLAYING W/ HIS BROTHER AND ENDED UP HAVING A KNIFE ACCIDENTLY IN SERTED IN RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD. DX: FOREIGN BODY,STAB WOUND. ADMIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/16/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Fishing
H/O HEMOPHILIA, PT PICKED UP POCKET KNIFE & ACCIDENTALLY BRUSHED IT ALO NG SIDE OF HEAD WHILE FISHING; SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC HEAD W/ KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives, Counters or countertops
PLAYING W/ A KNIFE SWINGING BACK AND FORTH AT FATHER FATHER TRIED TO TA TAKE KNIFE FROM HIM HIT HAND ON COUNTER CONTUSION SCALP /CHEST WALL
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/03/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON A KNIFE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Pillows
PATIENT IN PILLOW FIGHT AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, CUT ON HEAD BY POCKET KNIFE INSIDE PILLOW; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT KNOCKED A KNIFE OFF OF THE COUNTER AND INJURED HEAD. DX HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT BY KNIFE ACCIDENTLY [BY COUSIN] SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
MOM WAS TAKING A KITCHEN BUTCHER KNIFE AWAY FROM PT'S YOUNGER SIBLING WHEN SHE PULLED HER HAND BACK & PT GOT CUT ON FOREHEAD. DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Trays
RAN INTO WAITRESS AT *** RESURANT CUT HEAD ON KNIFE OR TRAYDX LAC HEAD DX LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT PLAYING AROUND @ HOME WITH FRIENDS HIT BY WOODEN SWORD ONTO HEAD. DX SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT PLAYING WITH A KNIFE WITH ANOTHTER CHILD AT HOME WHEN THE OTHER CHIL D WAS IN A TREE AND DROPPED THE KNIFE ON HIS HEAD LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives, Handrails, railings or banisters
CUT FINGER ON POCKET KNIFE AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, FELT NAUSEA AND FAINTED, HIT HEAD AND KNEE ON BANISTER OR WALL, VOMITING; HEAD INJURY, LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Tables
FOOLING AROUND AT SUPPER TABLE AT HOME, PUT A KNIFE UP TO HIS HEAD AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS HEAD WITH THE KNIFE. DX LACERATION OF SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WAS PLAYING WITH A KNIVE DX: 2 CM SCALP LAC +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT STAES WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH BUTCHER KNIFE BY MOTHERS BOYFRIEND WHO WAS DRUNK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT HIS HEAD WITH A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2001	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2001	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2001	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2001	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2001	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: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2001	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2000	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/1999	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives, Beds
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/17/1999	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/1999	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/1999	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Knives, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/21/1999	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/1999	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/1999	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Counters or countertops
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/1998	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/1998	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/1998	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: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/1998	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/1997	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/1997	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/1997	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/1997	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/1997	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives, Televisions
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/17/1997	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives, Ceilings and walls
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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