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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 824
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 29YOM CUT TO KNEE WITH RAZOR BLADE KNIFE AT HOME DX/3CM DEEP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS ACCID CUT W/BOX KNIFE IN SHOP AT SCHOOL. DX: LAC L KNEE 1.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT KNEE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT SUST. LAC. TO LEG ON SHEETROCK KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LAC TO LEG FROM RAZOR KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 32YOM CUT TO LEG ON UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME DX/L KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT RT KNEE YESTERDAY WITH UTILITY KNIFE, HURTS TODAY, CAN'T HARDLY WALK. DX: LEFT MEDIAL KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LAC TO KNEE WHEN USKNG A RAZORKNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| KNEE LACERATION - 12 YOF LACERATED HER RIGHT KNEE WITH AN E*** KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| R KNEE LAC/28YOM CUT R KNEE AT HOME ABOUT 15 MIN AGO WITIH UTILITY KNIF E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT. CUT KNEE ACCIDENTALYY WITH BOX CUTTER CAUSING 1/2 CM LACERATION TO RT. KNEE.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LT KNEE LAC-CUT ON A UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Paper products |
| PT AT SCHOOL, CUTTING PAPER WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, LAC RT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| *37YOM CUT RIGHT KNEE W/UTILITY KNIFEDX: LAC R KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT LT LEG W/KNIFE (CARPENTER KNIFE W/ 3/4 IN BLADE) DX: 2 CM LAC LT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT CUT KNEE ON A CARPET CUTTER, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers |
| OPENING BOX W/ BOX CUTTER AND CUT KNEE, 1 CM KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT W/BOX CUTTER LAST PM AT HOME. DX. LAC TO L KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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