Accidents - Knives - 50+ years old - Year 2006 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 796
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT PLAYING WITH POCKET KNIFE AND LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Cardboard products
PT WAS CUTTING SOME CARTONS WITH A KNIFE AND IT SLIPPED/ LAC TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
53 YO MALE ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF IN LEFT THIGH WITH STEAK KNIFE PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT HAD BEEN CUTTING A DEER AND SLIPPED WITH HIS KNIFE AND CUT THE LEFT INNER THIGH. DX: 2.5 CM LACERATION LEFT INNER THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT USING A KNIFE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT DROPPED A KNIVE ON LT UPPER THIGH DX: LAC LT UPPER THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2006	Age: 70 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
70 YO WHITTLING WOOD INJURED THIGH ON KNIFE LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	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
2.5 CM LAC LT LEG REPAIRED: CUTTING PLASTIC WITH KNIFE AT HOME, KNIFE SLIPPED, CUT LT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LACERATED L THIGH WITH A CARPET KNIFE#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2006	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: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT THIGH - S/P PT C/O "PUNCTURE WOUND W/A 3 INCH KNIFE AT HOME YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CARVING KNIFE SLIPPED/ RT THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
KNIFE FELL ON LEG DX: L THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT ATTEMPTING TO OPEN POCKET KNIFE CUT INNER THIGH 5CM LAC LT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Dishwashers
PATIENT WAS LOADING DISHWASHER & ACCIDENTALLY IMPALED HER RT THIGH WITH A KITCHEN KNIFE. DX - RT THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Containers
STAB WOUND R THIGH ACCIDENTAL W/KNIFE TRYING TO OPEN BOX DX: 6 CM THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2006	Age: 62 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, Stairs or steps
COMING DOWN STEPS ACCIDENTLY STABED SELF IN UPPER THIGH W KNIFE HE WAS CARRYING FOUND IN PICKUP LG AMT OF BLD LOSS THIGH WOUND TRANSFERRED OUT
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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