Accidents - Knives - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Lower Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,786
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Date: 11/28/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT BY KNIFE; LAC ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
53 YO MALE CUT LEFT FOREARM WITH KNIFE WHILE CUTTING BREAD LACERATION LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
57 YO M CUT TOP OF ARM WITH POCKET KNIFE. DX 1 CM LAC TO L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
55 YO MALE CUT ARM WITH KNIFE PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
51 YO MALE ACCIDENTALLY CUT SELF WITH STEAK KNIFE LACERATION LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT LOWER ARM WITH KNIFE WHILE CUTTING OFF DEER LEG WHILE HUNTING. DX: LACERATION LOWER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Counters or countertops
LEFT FOREARM LACERATION.PT SLID FOREARM ON COUNTER AND LACERATED FOREAR M ON A KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
56 YOM JACK KNIFE SLIPPED INJ TO LOWER ARM AT HOME DX 3CM LAC DEEP LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
60 Y/O F C/O LEFT WRIST INJURY WITH KNIFE. DX: LACERATION TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
MALE WITH OPEN WOUND OVER RT.FOREARM WITH METAL BLADE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives, Stretch cords or stretch straps
PATIENT WAS CUTTING STRAPS FROM A PIPE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND STUCK A HOLE IN HIS LEFT FOREARM. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT ARM WITH A KNIFE WHILE TRIMMING A PIECE OF WOOD DX: LACERATION LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
L ARM LAC/56YOM ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HIMSELF WITH HIS OWN CLEAN KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
CUT ARM WITH KNIFE ABRASION LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Glass bottles or jars
PT TRING TO GET FROZEN FOOD OUT OF A JAR WITH A STEAK KNIFE AT HOME WHE N SHE SLIPPED SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Cardboard products
LACERATED LEFT FOREARM WITH KNIFE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CUT CARDBOARD BOX DX: LACERATION, LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
SHARPENING K***,KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF HAND,PUNCTURE WOUND TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LT FOREARM LAC-KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE WORKING IN HIS GARAGE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
ACCIDENTALLY CUT L FOREARM WITH A KNIFE. L FOREARM LAC $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO ARM WHEN USING KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT SUST. LAC. TO FOREARM ON KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PUNCTURE (R) FOREARM, PT STS FELL ON A KNIFE AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING & UNABLE TO MOVE FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC (L) FOREARM, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A KNIFE AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Bags
58 YO FCUT WOUND TO FOREARM BY KNIFE STICKING OUT OF A BAGLAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT LEFT FOREARM WHILE CUTTING MEAT WITH KNIFELACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Pipes
PT USING A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT PVC PIPING AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATIO N TO LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Stretch cords or stretch straps
HURT ARM HIT WITH KNIFE WHILE CUTTING STRAP DX: LACERATION TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
L FOREARM LAC/55YOWF STABBED L ARM AT HOME WITH A KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PLAYING AROUND W/ A FREIND -ACCIDENTLY CUT W/ A KNIFE LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
ACCIDENATLLY CUT L FOREARM ON A KNIFE. L FOREARM LAC $
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/13/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT SELF ON LEFT ARM WITH KITCHEN KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT ARM WITH KNIFE, LAC ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
53-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FOREARM FROM A KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
TRANSPORING A BOWIE KNIFE AND TRIPPED AND STABBED SELF IN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Tableware and accessories
LAC (R) FOREARM, PT WASHING DISHES & SUST INJURY WITH A KNIFE, MODERATE PAIN & BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CITH WITH KNIFE WHILE CHOPPING ICE/LT FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Tools
CUTTING A NEW TOOL OUT OF ITS PACKAGE WITH A KNIFE AT HOME AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM. DX LACERATION LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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