Accidents - Knives - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Wrist

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,020
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Date: 12/28/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WITH LAC TO WRIST FROM A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Paper products
CUT WITH KNIFE WHILE REACHING FOR A PAPER TOWEL. DX- L WRIST LACERATION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2008	Age: 60 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, Alcohol
BREAKING UP WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND, WERE ARGUING WHILE ETOH=0.162 INTOXICA TED&SLASHED WRISTS WITH A POCKET KNIFE, DENIES SUICIDALITY>>LAC/PSYCH E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
WRIST LAC-CUT ON KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Bicycles or accessories
CUT L WRIST W/KNIFE TRYING TO CUT BICYCLE TIRE DX: WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2008	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, Foods
CUT WRIST W/ KNIFE PEELING VEGETABLES LACERATION LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2008	Age: 67 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 SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A WRIST WITH A KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Foods
PATIENT WAS CUTTING CHICKEN AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEFT WRIST WITH THE KNIFE. DX-LT WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	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
WRIST LAC WITH CAKE KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2008	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
PT CUT WRIST AT HOME JUST PTA WHILE USING A KNIFE - DX LT WRIST LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2008	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, Foods
58 YO FEMALE CUT WRIST WHILE CUTTING A FILET WITH KNIFE AT HOME LACERATION WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Knives
PT RECEIVED TENDON AVULSION IN WRIST WHEN PEELING SHRIMP WITH KNIFE AND FELT POP IN WRIST AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Tables
A KNIFE WAS ON A TABLE, PT TURNED AROUND AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT WRIST WIT H KNIFE, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT SELF W A KNIFE BY ACCIDENT ON WRIST. LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2008	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
PT USING BUTCHER KNIFE SLICING MEAT AT 5:45 PM AND CUT L WRIST. DX. LA C L WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
STABBED SELF WITH TIP OF KNIFE DX: LACERATION TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2008	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, Foods
PT WITH LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST PT STATES WAS CUTTING WATERMELON AND K NIFE SLIPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT WRIST ON KNIFE DX: WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT ACCID CUT WRIST W/KNIFE WHILE CUTTING PLASTIC. DX: L WRIST LAC 1.5 CM W/LACERATED ARTERY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2008	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
PT C/O ARM LAC WITH KNIFE. DX LAC RT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
A 2 CM LACERATION WITH REPAIR: AT HOME CLEANING HIS QUAD, STABBED SELF WITH PENKNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2008	Age: 71 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, Dishwashers
DX R WRIST LAC: REACHING INTO DISHWASHER AND CUT WRIST ON KNIFE IN DISH WASHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2008	Age: 53 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
REACHING FOR KITCHEN KNIFE THAT FELL ONTO HIS WRIST LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2008	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
PT WAS PREPARING TO SKIN A HOG THAT HE KILLED USING A BUTCHER KNIFE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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