Accidents - Knives - 50+ years old - Year 2005 - Wrist

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Date: 12/29/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Containers
59 YOF LACERATED LEFT WRIST WITH KNIFE WHILE TRYING TO OPEN A PACKAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT WAS USING A SMALL KNIFE TO OPEN PRESENTS & ACCIDENTALLY STAB- BED HERSELF ON LT WRIST. DX - LT WRIST LACERATION W/ARTERIAL BLEEDING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/12/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT L WRIST W/KNIFE, ACCIDENTAL DX: 0.5 CM WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT L WRIST W/ KNIFE WHILE COOKING IN KITCHEN DX LAC TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT WAS CUT W/KNIFE WHILE CUTTING A CANDLE. DX: L WRIST LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
59YMC TRIMMING A PLANT WITH KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT WRIST/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Containers
LACERATION WRIST - 56 YOM WAS OPENING A PACKAGE WITH A POCKET KNIFE AND LACERATED HIS LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2005	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT LACERATED WRIST USING KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT SUST. LAC TO WRIST. ON KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC L WRIST; USING KITCHEN KNIFE WHICH SLIPPED & PT TRIED TO CATCH IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LACERATION TO WRIST WITH KITCHEN KNIFE, DX; WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2005	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Knives
SPRAIN WRIST - 82 YOF WAS TRYING TO CUT CHICKEN WITH A KNIFE, HAVING DI FFULTY AND TRIED TWISTING THE CHICKEN INJURING HER LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2005	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT WRIST ACCIDENTLY ON KNIFE '' LAC"
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/15/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
68YMC SHARPENING KNIFE ON EMORY STONE AND KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING WRIST/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
USING KNIFE LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
2 CM WRIST LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT OPEING A PACKAGE OF COOKIES WITH A POCKETKNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPE D SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
TRYING TO SEPARATE FROZEN HAMBURGER W/ A KNIFE LEFT WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Other glass bottles or jars
PT OPENING GLASS BOTTLE WITH PEN KNIFE, IT SLIPPED, LAC LT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives
ACCIDENTALLY CUT WRIST WITH KITCHEN KNIFE 1 MO AGO, WOUND SITE PAINFUL DX R WRIST ULCER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT DX LACEATION TO LT WRIST - DUE TO CUTTING W/A KNIFE AT 11:00 AM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
78 YOF TRIED TO CUT WRISTS , DUE TO BACK PAIN. DENIES SUICIDE ATTEMPT. WITH KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT USING KNIFE TO REMOVE LICENSE PLATE AND ACCIDENTALLY STABBED L WRIST DX: L VOLAR WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
52 YOF LACERATED LEFT WRIST WITH KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2005	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WAS SLICING CHEESE AND KNIFE SLIPPED AND LACERATED PT'S WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT USING KNIFE TO SCREW IN SCREW AND CUT LEFT WRIST LEFT WRIST LACERATI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
64 YOM CUT WIRST WITH KNIFE LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives, Containers
ACCIDENTLY POKED WRIST W/ KNIFE WHILE CUTTING BOX. PUNCTURE WOUND LT WR IST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Knives
CUT WRIST WITH KNIFE WHILE CUTTING A CANDLE. DX-AVULSION L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT LEFT WRIST AT HOME WITH A KNIFE C/O PAIN LEFT WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT BY KNIFE BY ACCIDENT. DX- 4 CM LACERATION L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Other furniture
STABBED SELF W/ PUTTY KNIFE DIGGING IN GLIDE ON CHAIR. LAC LT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE CUTTING A BROWNIE LACERATION RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2005	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
STATES HE ACCIDENTLY CUT HIS WRIST WITH A KNIFE, TRANSFERRED TO ST *** HOSPITAL DX RT WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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