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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 389
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives |
| PT DRINKING AT HOME, TRUNED FAST, HOLDING KNIFE AND HIT COUNTER, PW ABD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/14/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| SEIZURE & "FELL ON KNIFE".WAS MAKING SANDWICH.STAB WOUND TO L UPPER ABD.DX 2CM ABD STAB WOUND/SEIZURE DISORDER/HX DEPRESSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/10/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives |
| PATIENT HAS SELF-INFLICTED STAB WOUND TO ABDOMEN WITH 4" STEAK KNIFE. I NTENT UNKNOWN. HISTORY OF SCHIZOPHRENIA. D:STAB WOUND. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PATIENT WAS CLEANING DEER, ACCIDENTLY STUCK SELF IN ABDOMEN WITH KNIFE. DX: 1.5 CM LACERATION TO ABDOMEN WALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives, Beds |
| STAB WOUND ABDOMEN - 58 YOM STATES THAT HE FELL ON A CHEF'S KNIFE AND I T STABBED HIM IN THE ABDOMEN, ROLLED OVER IN SLEEP IN BED ONTO KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/20/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT STATES SHE WAS INJURED USING A KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LAC TO GROIN AREA FROM KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Day wear |
| PATIENT HAD OPENED POCKET KNIFE IN BACK POCKET, FORGOT AND SIT DOW N. DX: 3 CM LACERATION TO LOWER BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Knives |
| PATIENT WANTED TO DIE, PICKED UP KITCHEN KNIFE, WALKED INTO BATHROOM LOST FOOTING AND FELL. D: FRACTURED HIP, ADMITTED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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