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Accidents - Knives - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 503
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Date: 12/25/2003Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
RIGHT LOWER LEG LAC, PT DROPPED KNIFE WHEN CARVING A ROAST AND CUT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/18/2003Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Footwear
63 Y.O. W MALE W/LEG LAC. PT CUT SELF W/KNIFE WHILE TRYING TO CUT OFF H IS BOOT @ HOME. E9203
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/10/2003Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
PT WAS PUSHING A WHEELBARROW WHILE HOLDING A KNIFE AT HOME DROPPED THE KNIFE ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/07/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT SELF WITH KNIFE DX. SHIN LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2003Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Containers
CUT RT. LOWER LEG W/ KNIFE CUTTING BOX OPEN DX: LACERATION RT. LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2003Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
78 YO MALE CUT BACK OF LEG WITH KNIFE LACERATION KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2003Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUTTING PUMPKINS WITH POCKET KNIFE AND STABBED SELF LT LOWER LEG; 2CM LACERATION LT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
DROPPED A KNIFE DX. LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2003Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
54 YOF CUT LEG WITH KNIFE LACERATION R LEG LOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2003Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
54 YO M STABBED HIMSELF IN LEG WITH POCKETKNIFE PUNCTURE WOUND LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2003Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT LOWER LEG ON KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2003Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT USING A PEAR KNIFE AT HOME SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2003Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
56 YOM CUTTING LIMBS WITH MACHETE LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/27/2003Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUTTING TREES WITH A MACHETE AT HOME STRUCK LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATIO N LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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