Accidents - Knives with replaceable blades - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,120
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	178
Year 1998:	31
Year 1999:	99
Year 2000:	265
Year 2001:	389
Year 2002:	83
Year 2003:	181
Year 2004:	309
Year 2005:	80
Year 2006:	158
Year 2007:	5
Year 2008:	87
Year 2009:	128
Year 2010:	119

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/26/2010	Age: 8 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 with replaceable blades
8 Y MALE RUNNING WITH BOX CUTTER IN HAND FELL AND CUT THIGH DX; LAC TO UPPET LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
6 YOM CUT THIGH W/BOX KNIFE. DX: L THIGH LAC 5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2010	Age: 11 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 with replaceable blades, Cardboard products
11YOM CUT THIGH WITH BOXCUTTER WHILE CUTTING CARDBOARD/ LAC RT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2009	Age: 11 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 with replaceable blades
CUT UPPER LEG WITH BOXCUTTER THAT FELL ON HIM. DX-LAC THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2009	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 with replaceable blades
15 YOM CUT UPPER THIGH BY ACCIDENT WHILE CHANGEING UTILITY KNIFE BLADE LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2009	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 with replaceable blades
LAC TO L INNER THIGH 3 INCHES W/BOX CUTTER. DX. LAC L INNER THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2008	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 with replaceable blades
LEFT THIGH INJURY FROM CUTTING WITH BOX CUTTER. DX-LEFT THIGH LACERATION (3 CM)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS @ FRIENDS HOUSE WORKING WITH A *** KNIFE WHITTLING WOODWHEN KNIF E ACCIDENTLY STABBED INTO LEG. DX LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2006	Age: 15 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 with replaceable blades
CUT TO UPPER LEG WITH RAZOR KNIFE DX: LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/25/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	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 with replaceable blades, Chairs
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF AN UPPER LEG FROM AN *** KNIFE WHEN SITTIN G IN A CHAIR AT A WEDDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2005	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 with replaceable blades
LACERATION THIGH - 14 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT THIGH WITH A BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Day wear
MOM HAD *** KNIFE IN HER BACK POCKET, & GAVE PT. PIGGY BACK RIDE, PTHAS CUT ON UPPER LEG. DX: LACERATION TO RT INNER THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2005	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 with replaceable blades
PT USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT SOMETHING AND SLIPPED CUTTING THIGH C/O P AIN LEFT THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO THIGH FROM A BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2005	Age: 9 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 with replaceable blades
PATIENT CUT ON LEG WITH BOX CUTTER AT HOME; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2004	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 with replaceable blades
PATIENT CUT THIGH ON BOX CUTTER AT HOME; THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS AT SCHOOL WHEN SHE LACERATED HER LT UPPER LEG WITH AN *** KNIFE. FE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2004	Age: 11 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 with replaceable blades
PT WAS USING A RAZOR KNIFE AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT THIG H
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2004	Age: 6 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 with replaceable blades
PT CUT THIS THIGH WITH BOX CUTTER. BLEEDING STOPPED. DX. RIGHT THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2004	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 with replaceable blades
PT CUT LEG WITH UTILITY KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS CUT W/BOX KNIFE. DX: 1.5 CM R THIGH LAC, GROIN RASH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Tables
BOX CUTTER FELL OFF TABLE AT SCHOOL HITTING PATIENT ON THIGH; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2004	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 with replaceable blades
PT STATES HE LACERATED THIGH WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PATIENT CUT THIGH WITH UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2003	Age: 14 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 with replaceable blades
CUT LEFT UPPER THIGH WITH BOX KNIFE DX: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2003	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: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers
PT WAS OPENING BOXES WITH A PEN KNIFE AND CUT HIMSELF ON RT UPPER THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2003	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 with replaceable blades
PT PLAYING AT HOME IN THE WOODS NEXT DOOR WITH A RAZOR KNIFE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2003	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 with replaceable blades
RT THIGH LAC-AT HOME-CUT ON E*** KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	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 with replaceable blades
LAC RT THIGH CUT W/E*** KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2002	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 with replaceable blades, Unpowered models or parts
PUTTING MODEL CAR TOGETHER AT HOME AND CUT RIGHT THIGH WITH E*** KNIFE E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2001	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2001	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 with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2001	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2001	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 with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2001	Age: 10 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: Puncture
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2001	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 with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2001	Age: 14 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 with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2000	Age: 11 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 with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2000	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2000	Age: 14 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 with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2000	Age: 9 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 with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2000	Age: 13 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 with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/1999	Age: 13 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 with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/1999	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 with replaceable blades, Tables
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/1999	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	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 with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/1999	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	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 with replaceable blades, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/1998	Age: 11 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 with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/1998	Age: 11 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 with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/1998	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	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 with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/1997	Age: 11 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 with replaceable blades, Other toy guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/1997	Age: 14 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 with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/1997	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	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 with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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