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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,362
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	83
16-25 years old:	317
26-50 years old:	1,428
50+ years old:	533

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/14/2002	Age: 67 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
CUT ON UTILITY KNIFE - THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2002	Age: 28 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
LAC TO L THIGH.CUT W/ UTILITY KNIFE.DX 10CM LAC L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 41 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 LACERATION.PT WAS USING A BOX CUTTER AND LACERATED THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2002	Age: 28 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
LACERATION THIGH - 28 YOM LACERATED LEFT THIGH WITH UTILITY KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2002	Age: 40 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 WORKING WITH A CARPET KNIFE AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2002	Age: 17 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/E*** KNIFE. DX: 1 CM R THIGH LAC. DX: 1 CM R THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 41 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
LFT THIGH LACERATION-PT WAS CUTTING PLASTIC TRIM WITH A BOX CUTTER AND CUT LEFT THIGH. HAS 2CM LACERATION TO AREA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2002	Age: 35 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, Day wear
35 YO MALE ACCIDENTALLY STUCK IN LEG WITH UTILITY KNIFE THROUGH JEANS LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2002	Age: 53 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
CUT LEG WITH A SHEETROCK KNIFE DX: THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2002	Age: 42 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
SLASHED LEG WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHILE OPENING BOX61/2 CM RIGHT ANT THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 22 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 CUT LEG W/UTILITY KNIFE. DX: 2 CM L THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2002	Age: 45 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, Rugs or carpets
45-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS THIGH FROM A UTILITY KNIFE WHILE CUTTING CARPET AT HOME..
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2002	Age: 20 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
RT UPPER LEG LACERATION.PT LACERATED UPPER LEG ON A BOX KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2002	Age: 47 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, Beds
PATIENT ROLLED ONTO E*** KNIFE WHILE LYING ON BED. D: THIGH LACERATION. N.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2002	Age: 35 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
LAC L THIGH/35YOM CUT L THIGH WITH UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2002	Age: 25 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
25 YR OLD MALE LACERATION TO HIS LEFT LEG. ACCIDENTLY CUT HIMSELF WITH A FILET KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2002	Age: 32 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
LAC TO UPPER LEG WHEN USING A RAZOR KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2002	Age: 35 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 - ACCIDENTALLY CUT THIGH WITH A BOXCUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2002	Age: 17 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
PT SUST LACERATION TO LEG FROM BOXCUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2002	Age: 32 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, Containers
PT WAS CUTTING OPEN A BOX WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AND CUT HIS RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	Age: 25 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
CUT SELF WITH UTILITY KNIFE DX. THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	Age: 44 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 CUTTING WITH RAZOR BLADE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS THIGH CAUSING A 1" LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 42 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
PT CUT LEG WITH BOX CUTTER WHILE HELPING SISTER MOVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2002	Age: 55 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, Containers
PATIENT CUT INNER THIGH WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHILE CUTTING BOXES. D: THIGH LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2002	Age: 39 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
LACERATION UPPER LEG - PATIENT SUSTAINED A LACERATION JUST ABOVE KNEE F ROM A SHEET ROCK KNIFE THIS MORNING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 36 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 LACERATION.PT WAS USING A BOX CUTTER AND IT SLIPPED AND PT L ACERATED THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 19 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
LAC TO UPPER THIGH WITH BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2002	Age: 56 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
PT CUT HIMSELF WITH A BOX CUTTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2002	Age: 35 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
CUT RIGHT INNER THIGH WITH BOX CUTTERDX LACERATION RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2002	Age: 53 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
CUT THIGH W/ BOX CUTTER DX: THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2002	Age: 42 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
42 YOM USING *** KNIFE LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2002	Age: 32 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
HIT LEG WITH BLADE OF BOX CUTTER DX: LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2002	Age: 52 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, Fences or fence posts
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO RT LEG USING A BOX CUTTER TO CUT A FENCE +
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: 05/08/2002	Age: 39 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, Tapes
39 Y/O M C/O RT LEG LAC - USING BOX CUTTER KNIFE TO CUT MASKING TAPE.D X: THIGH LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2002	Age: 61 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, House repair or construction materials
TRIMMING VINYL SIDING WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME AND CUT HIS LEFT UPP ER LEG. DX LACERATION OF LEFT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 27 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
CUT WITH DRYWALL KNIFE/LAC RT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2002	Age: 55 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, Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
WAS CUTTING CARPET WITH BOX CUTTER DX: LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2002	Age: 54 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
CUT RT. THIGH W/ UTILITY KNIFE DX: LACERATION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2002	Age: 41 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Rugs or carpets
41-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS THIGH AS A RESULT OF CUTTING CARPE T WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT SUST. LAC. TO THIGH ON BOX CUTTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PW RT THIGH.PT WAS USING AN E*** KNIFE AND DROPPED IT ON THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 43 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, Rugs or carpets
CUT LEFT UPPER LEG WITH UTILITY BLADE WHILE CUTTING CARPET AT HOME AT 1120. DX LACERATION LEFT MEDIAL THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2002	Age: 29 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 USING KNIFE ON REPLACEABLE BLADE AT HOME WHEN HE ACCID LAC L THI GH W KNIFE DX 6 CM LAC L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2002	Age: 28 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/RAZOR KNIFE WHILE REMODELING. DX: R THIGH LAC 10 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2002	Age: 25 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 LACERATION.PT LACERATED THIGH WHILE USING A BOX KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2002	Age: 51 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 LACERATION.PT WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE AND LACERATED THIGH ACCIDENTLY.
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: 01/29/2002	Age: 38 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/CARPET KNIFE. DX: 2.5 CM LAC R THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2002	Age: 25 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 A RAZOR KNIFE AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT UPP ER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Pet supplies
LEFT THIGH CONTUSION-ACCIDENTLY CUT SELF WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHIL E INSTALLING A CAT DOOR @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2002	Age: 26 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
PATIENT LACERATED THIGH WITH ***KNIFE ACCIDENTALLY. D: THIGH LACERATION .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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