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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 490
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT WAS CUT W/KITCHEN KNIFE. DX: L LEG LAC 7.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 75YOM CUTTING A FISH WITH HIS KNIFE AND DROPPED IT ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT CUT LOWER LEG ON MACHETE WHEN CUTTING LIMBS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LOWER LEG LAC-CUTTING WEEDS WHEN MACHETTI HIT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Knives |
| DEVELOPED PUSTULES/BLISTERIN TO LOWER LEG AFTER GOT BITTEN BY SPIDER, O PENED THE BLISTERS WITH A POCKET KNIFE,+REDNESS&SWELLING>>CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT STATES WAS CUTTING SOME BRACHES W/KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING L AC TO L LOWER LEG. DX. 2" LAC L LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2009 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT WITH A KNIFE LAST NIGHT. DX. LOWER LEG LACERATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LAC LWR LEG ON KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Tapes |
| DX LAC LEG: SPECIAL OLYMPIAN C/O LAC RLE W CUT'G TAPE W CLEAN POCKET- KNIFE & SLICED THRU HIS PANTS ACC LAC~2IN LONG ACROSS ANT PORT LLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Fishing |
| TRIPPED OVER HIS FISHING TACKLE BOX AND CUT BY MULTIPLE FISHING KNIVES TO LOWER LEG LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LOWER LEG LAC, PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR A PATH WITH A KNIFE AND CUT L EG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| WAS COOKING AND DROPPED A KNIFE CAUSING LAC TO L LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LOWER LEG LAC-ACCIDENTLY CUT ON POCKET KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT LEG ON KNIFE, DX; LWOT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/01/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 58 YOM SUSTAINED DEEP LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG FROM A KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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