Accidents - Knives with replaceable blades - Year 2005 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,554
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	80
16-25 years old:	487
26-50 years old:	1,615
50+ years old:	369

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/11/2005	Age: 25 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: Other
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT HAS HAD PAIN IN UPPER LEG X 1 WEEK. CUT IT WITH *** KNIFE, DRAINED I T OF PUS & NOW HAS ABSCESS. D: ABSCESS, LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2005	Age: 43 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
CUTTING W/ AN ***TO KNIFERIGHT THIGH LACERATION RIGHT THIGH LACERATION
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: 11/15/2005	Age: 78 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
78 YOM CUT HIS LEG ON UTILITY KNIFE #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2005	Age: 45 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
SLIPPED WITH UTILITY KNIFE AND LACERATED THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2005	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 SELF WITH *** KNIFE DX. THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2005	Age: 48 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 SLIPPED WITH UTILITY KNIVE AND LAC RT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2005	Age: 34 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
34 YOM CUT UPPER LEG WITH UTILITY KNIFE LAC UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Day wear
STAB WOUND RIGHT LEG. PT SAT DOWN WITH *** KNIFE IN PANTS POCKET ANDCUT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WORKING ON CAR USING UTILITY KNIFE, SLIPPED CUTTING SELF ON THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2005	Age: 29 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
29YMC CUT TILE WITH UTILITY KNIFE AND CUT THIGH/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2005	Age: 49 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
49 YOM CUT UPPER LEG WITH UTILITY KNIFE LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2005	Age: 36 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
*** KNIFE FELL FROM HAND AND HIT THIGH, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2005	Age: 40 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, House repair or construction materials
LACERATION UPPER LEG - PATIENT REPORTS HE CUT HIS LEFT THIGH WHEN USING A RAZOR KNIFE WHEN CUTTING VINYL SIDING AT HOME JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2005	Age: 37 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 USING BOX CUTTER AND CUT R LEG DX: PARTIAL QUADRACEP TENDON LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2005	Age: 39 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
UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND PATIENT LACERATED THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2005	Age: 38 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
CUT THIGH ON STRAIGHT RAZOR. " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2005	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 THIGH WITH UTILITY KNIFE LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2005	Age: 21 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 R THIGH W/ RAZOR KNIFE DX: LAC R THIGH
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: 08/01/2005	Age: 36 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 WAS CUT W/BOX CUTTER. DX: 2 CM R THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2005	Age: 16 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 USING UTILITY KNIFE. DX: 1.3 CM R THIGH LAC.
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: 07/28/2005	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
PT USING UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME, SLIPPED AND STABBED THIGH, HAS LAC. DX: THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
52 YO MALE CUT LEG WITH UTILITY KNIFE PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2005	Age: 50 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
PT CUT THIGH ACCIDENTLY ON BOX CUTTER WHILE INSTALLING TILES/ " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2005	Age: 24 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 THIGH WITH A BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2005	Age: 20 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
PT LAC LT THIGH WHILE CUTTING TOY PACKAGE OPEN WITH A BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2005	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
ACCIDENTALLY CUT THIGH WITH A BOX CUTTER DX: THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2005	Age: 23 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
2 CM THIGH LAC-CUT ON UTILITY KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2005	Age: 20 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, Tarpaulins
USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT TARP, CUT LEG DX THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2005	Age: 65 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, Ladders
PT FELL OFF A LADDER WHILE HOLDING ONTO A BOX CUTTER SUSTAINED A LACERA TION TO LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2005	Age: 41 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
PATIENT WAS DOING SOME WORK WITH A NEW RAZOR BLADE ABOUT 3 INCHES LONG & LACERATED HIS RIGHT THIGH. DX - SEVERE RIGHT LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2005	Age: 25 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
APPROX 10 CM FULL THICKNESS LAC TO R THIGH, JUST ABOVE KNEE FROM BOX CU TTER DX: R THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2005	Age: 33 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
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN A UTILITY KNIFE LACERATED HIS RT UPPER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2005	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, Pipes
PT CUTTING A PVC PIPE WITH A BOX CUTTER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO T HIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2005	Age: 47 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
HAS CUTS FROM USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT CARPET AT HOME, DX; CUT TO THIGH,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2005	Age: 26 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
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS RT THIGH WITH AN *** KNIFE.
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: 04/08/2005	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
28 YO MALE ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEFT UPPER THIGH WITH UTILITY KNIFE LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2005	Age: 56 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
PT CUT BY RAZOR KNIFE; LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2005	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
ACCIDENTALLY CUT THIGH WITH A UTILTY KNIFE DX: R THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2005	Age: 31 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 R THIGH WITH BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2005	Age: 63 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
PT USING A RAZOR KNIFE AT HOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2005	Age: 20 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, Kitchen mixing bowls, canisters or similar containers
PT DX RT THIGH LACERATION - DUE TO CUTTING PLASTINC WITH A BOX CUTTER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2005	Age: 37 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
37YOM CUT UPPER THIGH WITH UTILITY KNIFE OPENING BOX DX 1" LACERATION LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2005	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, Rugs or carpets
ACCIDENTLY LAC RT THIGH W/ AN *** KNIFE CUTTING CARPET TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2005	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, Rugs or carpets
PT LACERATED THIGH WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHILE WORKING WITH CARPET AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2005	Age: 21 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
PUNCTURED THIGH ON AN *** KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2005	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
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A THIGH FROM A UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME.
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: 02/02/2005	Age: 45 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, Buckets or pails
LAC RT THIGH W/ RAZOR KNIFE WHILE CUTTING PLASTIC BUCKET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2005	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
LAC TO LEG FROM A BOX CUTTER AT 21:45 TONIGHT. DX. LAC R THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2005	Age: 28 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
PATIENT STABBED SELF WITH BOX CUTTER. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT T HIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2005	Age: 20 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
ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEG WUTH A BOX CUTTER DX: L THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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