Accidents - Knives with replaceable blades - Year 2002 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,233
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	74
16-25 years old:	77
26-50 years old:	768
50+ years old:	313

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT USING A RAZOR KNIFE AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
60 YO CUT LEG ON BOX KNIFE. DX LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations
CUT W/BOXCUTTER WHILE CUTTING FOAM FOR FRAME. DX. LAC R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WORKING AT A FRIENDS HOUSE WITH A RAZOR KNIFE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT LACERATED L CALF WITH RAZOR KNIFE, SUPERFICIAL L CALF LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Ladders
WALLPAPERING AT MOTHER'S HOUSE, RAZOR KNIFE DROPPED OFF LADDER AND CUT HER LEFT LOWER LEG. DX LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT TO RT LOWER LEG. CUT W/ WALLPAPER SCRAPER. DX; 5 CM RT LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, House repair or construction materials
1.5 CM RIGHT LEG LACERATION - HAD UTILITY KNIFE ON ROOF - STATES WIND BLEW IT OFF AND KNIFE HIT LEG (AT HOME)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Rope or string
PATIENT CUTTING PIECE OF ROPE WITH UTILITY KNIFE AT A FOOD PANTRY, DROP PED KNIFE AND CUT LOWER LEG; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT USING A BOX CUTTER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
DX LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG: CUT LEG WITH BOX CUTTER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT CUT LEG WITH *** KNIFE WHEN CUTTING PEICE OF WOOD AND THE WOOD BROKE AND SLICED LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT LAC CALF WITH A UTILITY KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT SUS LAC TO LEG BY ABOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Pipes
AT HOME USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT PIPE AND CUT HIS LEFT LOWER LEG. DX LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT SELF WITH BOX CUTTER DX. SHIN LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS USING A RAZOR KNIFE WHEN IT DROPPED AND LACERATED HIS LEFT SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT CUT ANKLE W/A RAZOR KNIFE; LAC RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PATIENT ACCIDENTLY CUT LEG WITH BOXCUTTER. DX; 20 CM LACERATION TO LE FT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LEG LACERATION - LACERATED LEFT LOWER LEG ON A UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT WITH UTILITY KNIFE/LT LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC TO LLE . CUT W/ CARPET KNIFE . DX: 1CM LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
HIT LEG WITH BLADE OF BOX CUTTER DX: LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
RT LOWER LEG LAC-CUTTING SOMETHING WHEN A UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
55 YOF C/O LACERATION TO R SHIN WITH *** KNIFE. DX:LACERATION OF R SHIN HIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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