Accidents - Knives - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Wrist

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,499
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Date: 12/17/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Fans
PATIENT WS CLEANING VENT HOOD OVER STOVE WITH A KNIFE WHICH SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT WRIST. DX-LACERATION WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2007	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
PT WAS CUTTING CHEESE AND KNIFE SLIPPED. DX: L WRIST LAC .5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT TOP OF L HAND WITH KNIFE, DX; L WRIST LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2007	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 CUT WRIST WITH A KNIFE WHILE SKINNING A DEER DX: WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2007	Age: 75 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, Plastic containers
75 YO F LACERATION TO WRIST CUT WITH KNIFE WHILE USING KNIFE TO CUT A PLASTIC CONTAINER AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2007	Age: 54 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 ACCIDENTLY STABBED SELF IN WRIST WITH KNIVE DX: WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2007	Age: 93 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
93 YOM CUT WRIST WITH KNIFE LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/03/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT ACCIDENTLY LACERATED WRIST WHILE USING A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT C/O LAC LFT THUMB. PT CUT THUMB WITH POCKET KNIFE. DX LAC LFT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2007	Age: 72 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
LAC WRIST ON A PARING KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT C/O HAND LAC. PT ACCIDENTLY CUT SELF WITH KNIFE. DX LAC LFT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT SUST LACERATION TO WRIST FROM KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Motor vehicles or parts
PT STATED IN THE CAR WHEN A KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2007	Age: 55 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
DOING SOME WOODWORKING AND LAC WRIST ON A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
STABBED LEFT INNER WRIST WITH KNIFE WHILE OPENING PACKAGE UNKNOWN 1.5 CM LACERATION LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT CUTTING TREE LIMBS WITH A KNIFE AT HOME AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED SUSTAI NED A LACERATION TO LEFT WRIOST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2007	Age: 91 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, Foods
L WRIST LAC/91YOM CUT L WRIST WITH KNIFE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CUT A BAGE L AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2007	Age: 66 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 WRIST WHILE USING A KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
70YOF WHILE AT HOME CUTTING ONIONS WITH A KITCHEN KNIFE,ACCIDENTLY SLIPPED SLICING HER WRIST; LACERATION OF THE LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2007	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
WRIST LAC-CUT W/A KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives, Dishwashers
STRUCK WRIST C A KNIFE IN THE DISHWASHER "PW''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Tableware and accessories
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY CUT RT WRIST AREA WITH A KNIFE WHILE DOING DISHES. DX - WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Plastic bags
WRIST LAC-KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE OPENING A PLASTIC BAG-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2007	Age: 81 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, House repair or construction materials
PULLING UP A TILE C A KNIFE WHICH SLIPPED OFF HAND CUTTING WRIST " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT WRIST ON A KITCHEN KNIFE AT HOME LAC ERATION WROST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Knives
PT USING A KNIFE TO CUT MEAT LAST EVENING STRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
74 YOM USING KNIFE, SLIPPED - LAC TO L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Foods
CUT SELF WITH KITCHEN KNIFE WHILE CUTTING CHEESE DX L WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2007	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
PT CUT WRIST ON KNIFE WHILE CLEANING A DEER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2007	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, Tableware and accessories
PT WAS WASHING DISHES AND LACERATED RIGHT WRIST FROM KNIFE STICKING OUT OF DRAIN BOARD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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