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Accidents - Knives with replaceable blades - Year 2006 - Knee

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 791
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:102
26-50 years old:584
50+ years old:104

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/27/2006Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LACERATION RT KNEE-SUS A 1 1/2" LACERATION TO LEFT KNEE WHEN HE CUT IT ON A CARPET KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/25/2006Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC TO KNEE WHEN USING A RAZOR KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/21/2006Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Cardboard products
MINOR LAC L KNEE/27YOM CUTTING CARDBOARD AT HOME WITH UTILITY KNIFE AND BLADE WENT INTO L KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2006Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers
CUT KNEE ACC ON A RAZOR KNIFE WHILE CUTTING APART A BOX " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2006Age: 30 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT KNEE ON RAZOR IN BATHROOM. DX-1.5 CM R KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2006Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED, CUT LT KNEE/ LAC LT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2006Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Plants, trees and shrubs
PATIENT CUT WITH BOX CUTTER WHILE TRYING TO CUT TWIG FROM TREE, BOX CUTTER SLIPPED CUTTING PATIENT'S KNEE. DX-LACERATION KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2006Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT CUT KNEE WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHEN CARVING PIECE OF WOOD AT HOME DX:KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2006Age: 31 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
DROPPED BOX CUTTER LAC TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2006Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CELLULITIS L PREPATELLAR AREA - BOX CUTTER SLIPPED AND CUT PREPATELLAR AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/05/2006Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Cardboard products
CUT LEG WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHILE TRYING TO CUT CARDBOARD/ LAC RT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2006Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS AT HOME USING A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Rugs or carpets
CUT CARPET C UTILITY KNIFE, SLIPPED CUTTING KNEE " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2006Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
R KNEE LAC/26YOM STS AT HOME CUT KNEE WITH A BOX KNIFE AT 8PM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2006Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Caulking or spackling compounds
PT CUTTING TIP OFF SILCONE TUBE W/ RAZOR KNIFE, CUT R KNEE DX: LAC R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/23/2006Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LEFT KNEE LAC, PT DROPPED A UTILITY KNIFE AND IT CUT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2006Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LEFT KNEE LACERATION.PT LACERATED KNEE WHILE USING A BOX CUTTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2006Age: 41 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LACERATION RIGHT KNEE-CUT ON UTILITY KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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