Accidents - Knives - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Wrist

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,790
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Date: 12/25/2009	Age: 55 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
CUT ARM WITH KNIFE WHILE PREPARING FOOD LACERATION WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2009	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
63 YOM CUT WRIST WITH KNIFE DX: WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2009	Age: 53 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 SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A WRIST BY A KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2009	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
AT PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT HER LT WRIST WITH A PARING KNIFE WHILE USING IT HOME. DX: LT WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2009	Age: 57 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 CUTTING VINES WITH A KNIFE AT HOME AND KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT WRIST DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2009	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
58YOM CUTTING A TOMATO WITH A KNIFE AT HOME AND IT SLIPPED INTO LEFT W RIST LACERATION WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2009	Age: 54 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, Other unpowered garden tools
54 YOM SUSTAINED LACERATION TO WRIST FROM A 3 INCH BLADE KNIFE WHILE CL EANING GARDENING EQUIPMENT, THE KNIFE FELL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/04/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
57YOM WAS CUTTING PLASTIC WITH A KNIFE AT HOME WHEN LACERATED WRIST. DX :WRIST LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2009	Age: 52 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, Containers
PT USING A SERRATED KNIFE TO OPEN A BOX AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO L EFT WRIST 52YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT TO WRIST WHILE USING KITCHEN KNIFE DX: WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 80 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
WRIST LAC- ACCIDENTALLY CUT SELF WITH POCKET KNIFE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT SLIPPED W/KNIFE. DX: L WRIST LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2009	Age: 56 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
ACCIDENTALLY LAC WRIST ON KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Nonglass bottles or jars
CUTTING A JUG OPEN AND KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT PATIENT AT HOME. DX-LAC LEFT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2009	Age: 55 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
PUNCTURE WRIST ON KNIFE
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 07/29/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
70 YOM, SHARPENING KNIFE WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2009	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives, Containers
CUT WITH PARING KNIFE TRYING TO OPEN PACKAGE/ PW LT WRIT, ARTERIAL INJU RY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2009	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	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 SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE WRIST WHILE FOOLING AROUND WITH A KNI FE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2009	Age: 62 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 WHILE USING A MACHETE. DX: 2 CM. LEFT WRIST LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2009	Age: 64 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 MACHETE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2009	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
PT ACCIDENTALLY STUCK SELF IN WRIST WITH A KNIFE DX: KNIFE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2009	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
ACCIDENTALLY CUT L WRIST W/KNIFE AT HOME DX: L RADIAL ARTERY LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/03/2009	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, Cabinet or door hardware
56YOM AT HOME USING A KNIFE TO REMOVE DOOR HARDWARE,SLIPPED INJURED LT WRIST AND THUMB;WRIST LACERATION 4CM,THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2009	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, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations
CUT HAND ON FRAME WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED DX: RT WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT WRIST WITH KNIFE AT HOME AFTER HEAVY DRINKING. DX WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2009	Age: 65 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
INJURED WRIST ON KNIFE PUNCTURE WOUND WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2009	Age: 55 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 KNIFE CUT AT HOME INJURING RT WRIST- DX: LACERATION RT W RIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2009	Age: 80 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 WAS HOLDING A NEW KNIFE, SLICING MEAT WHEN PT CUT WRIST, LACERATION, OCCURED AT HOME-LACERATION TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
HEAVY DRINKING DEPRESSED, WANTS TO DIE, HAD KNIFE ON WRIST. DX ETOH INT OXICATION, WRIST ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT W/CUT TO L WRIST W/A KNIFE WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON THE WELL AND CUT HIS WRIST W/POCKET KNIFE AT DAUGHTER-IN-LAW'S HOUSE. DX. LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2009	Age: 51 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, Pet supplies
51 YOM CUT WRIST WITH MACHETE WHILE CUTTING DOG LEASH CAUGHT ON TREE LACERATION WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2009	Age: 74 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 DX LACERATION OF LT WRIST - S/P DUE TO CUTTING W/KNIFE WHILE CUTTING FOOD IN KITCHEN AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2009	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, Cookware
PT TRYING TO GET BROWNIES OUT OF A PAN WITH A SHARP KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPP ED AND WENT INTO LEFT WRIST LACERATION WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
65 Y/O CUT HAND WHILE SHARPENING KNIFE, DX-LAC WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2009	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
PT WAS CUT W/KNIFE WHILE PEELING POTATOES. DX: R WRIST LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT TO WRIST WITH KITCHEN KNIFE DX: WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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