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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 230
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Tables |
| PT WAS USING A KNIFE TO SCRAPE A LABEL OFF A BRAND NEW TABLE WHEN THE S HARP EDGE OF THE KNIFE STRUCK IN THE LEFT UPPER LEG LACERATION THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Floors or flooring materials |
| CUT WITH KNIFE CUTTING TILE FLOOR - LACERATION THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| RT THIGH LACERATION.PT WAS CARVING WOOD WITH A KNIFE AND KNIFE SLIPPED AND LACERATED THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives |
| PW TO UPPER LEG WHEN SAT ON KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2003 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT WITH SELF-INFLICTED STAB WOUND TO THIGH. STATES HE STABBED HIMSELF W ITH A KNIFE. +ETOH. UNKNOWN INTENT. D:SIMPLE LACERATION, THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT WAS CLEANING THE GROUT OUT OF THE WINDOW FRAME AT HOME WITH A KNIFEW HEN IT SLIPPED INTO HIS RIGHT UPPER LEG LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT STABBED SELF IN THIGH W HUNTING KNIFE WHEN TAKING WAX OUT OF CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2003 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT CUTTING A GERDEN HOSE WITH A POCKET KNIFE AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERA TION TO LEFT UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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