Accidents - Knives with replaceable blades - Year 2008 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,068
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	37
16-25 years old:	141
26-50 years old:	596
50+ years old:	292

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	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
CUT LEG WITH A BOX CUTTER. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2008	Age: 24 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
24YOM WHILE USING A BOX CUTTER ACCIDENTLY CUT HIS RT LOWER LEG WHILE HOME;LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2008	Age: 20 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, Containers
LEFT LOWER LEG LAC.PT WAS USING A BOX CUTTER TO OPEN A BOX AND LACERATE D LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2008	Age: 31 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
31 YOM CUT RIGHT LEG WITH BOX CUTTER LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	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
LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK BY A RAZOR KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers
26 YOM CUT RIGHT SHIN WITH BOX CUTTER WHILE CUTTING BOX LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2008	Age: 19 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, Rugs or carpets
PT CUTTING CARPET WITH A RAZOR KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEG DX// LEFT LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT LEG W A BOX CUTTER. LEG WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2008	Age: 16 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 USING A BOX CUTTER TO DEBARK A STICK AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT LOWER LEG; LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2008	Age: 36 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
LAC TO LEG WHEN USING A RAZOR KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2008	Age: 52 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 WITH LAC TO LEG FROM BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT ACCID CUT SELF W/BOX CUTTER 1 WK AGO. DX: L SHIN/KNEE SKIN INFECTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 6 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
6 YOM LACERATED LEFT LOWER LEG WITH AN *** KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2008	Age: 6 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
ACCIDENTALLY CUT LOWER LEG ON A BOX CUTTER THAT HE PICKED UP AFTER BROT HER DROPPED IT>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2008	Age: 31 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
LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG - LAYING CARPET, ACCIDENTLY CUT LEG WITH CARPET KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 47 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, Bags
USING RAZOR KNIFE TO CUT BAG AT HOME WHEN SLIPPED W KNIFE SUST LAC TO L LEG DX L LEG LACERATION 3 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2008	Age: 43 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
ACCIDENTALLY SLASHED LEG WITH BOX CUTTER, ?MECH >>LAC
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/04/2008	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
LACERATION LEFT LEG-SUS A 3CM LACERATION TO LEFT LEG WHEN HE CUT IT ON A BOX CUTTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
NO DX STATED, PT LEFT AMA. PRESENTED AFTER USING UTILITY KNIFE @ HOME KNIFE SLIPPED, STRUCK PT TO LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 52 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 LAC RT LEG USING A UTILITY KNIVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2008	Age: 46 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
RLL LAC W/BOX CUTTER DX; RLL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2008	Age: 52 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
52YOM WAS HOME USING UTILITY KNIFE,ACCIDENTLY CUT CALF; LOWER LEG LACERATION,LEFT CALF,1.5CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2008	Age: 27 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, Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT STATES CUT LOWER LEG WITH UTILITY KNIFE TODAY WHILE LAYING CARPET AT HOME DX 7 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2008	Age: 36 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
ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEFT LOWER LEG WITH BOX CUTTER. DX-LACERATION LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2008	Age: 65 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
PT WAS AT HOME USING A UTLILTY KNIFE. LACERATED RT LWR LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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