Accidents - Knives with replaceable blades - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,642
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	66
Year 1999:	84
Year 2000:	112
Year 2001:	169
Year 2002:	313
Year 2003:	222
Year 2004:	328
Year 2005:	46
Year 2006:	214
Year 2007:	290
Year 2008:	292
Year 2009:	75
Year 2010:	426

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
52 YOWF CUT LOWER LEG WITH A TILE KNIFE AT HOME LACERATION LT SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Rugs or carpets
A 77 YOM CUT LEG WITH BOX CUTTER WHILE CUTTING CARPET IN BASEMENT AT HO ME, LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2010	Age: 57 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 with replaceable blades
57YOM USING A RAZOR KNIFE, SLIPPED CUT LEFT CALF - LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
69 Y/O M CUT LEG ON BOX CUTTER LAC CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2010	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 with replaceable blades
LEFT CALF LAC.59YOM DROPPED BOX CUTTER AND IT LACERATED CALF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
63 Y/O/M CUT LEG ON A BOX CUTTER 5 DAYS AGO LOOKS RED DX/ HEALING LAC LT CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
RT SHIN LAC.54YOM WAS USING A BOX CUTTER AND IT SLIPPED AND LACERATED S HIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LEFT LEG LAC, 55 YOM CUT LEG WHEN USING A BOX KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers
68 Y/O MALE OPENING A BOX WITH A BOX CUTTER AT HOME AND INJURED LEG DX: LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2009	Age: 81 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 with replaceable blades, Cardboard products
RAZOR KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE OPENING CARDBOARD LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WITH LAC TO LEG FROM BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT ACCID CUT SELF W/BOX CUTTER 1 WK AGO. DX: L SHIN/KNEE SKIN INFECTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
NO DX STATED, PT LEFT AMA. PRESENTED AFTER USING UTILITY KNIFE @ HOME KNIFE SLIPPED, STRUCK PT TO LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 52 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 with replaceable blades
PT LAC RT LEG USING A UTILITY KNIVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
52YOM WAS HOME USING UTILITY KNIFE,ACCIDENTLY CUT CALF; LOWER LEG LACERATION,LEFT CALF,1.5CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS AT HOME USING A UTLILTY KNIFE. LACERATED RT LWR LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LACERATES LEG WITH AN UTILITY KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Day wear
CUTTING JEANS OFF HIMSELF WITH *** KNIFE 5 CM LACERATION TO CALF 5 CM LACERATION TO CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 53 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 with replaceable blades
53 YOM- FELL & CUT SHIN WITH UTILITY KNIFE/LAC. LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT USING A CLEAN UTILITY KNIFE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2006	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 with replaceable blades, House repair or construction materials
PT WAS WORKING ON HIS ROOF WITH A RAZOR KNIFE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATIO N TO LEFT CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2006	Age: 55 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 with replaceable blades
PT LACERATED LEG WITH A BOX KNIFE DX: LOWER LEFT EXTREMITY LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2006	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 with replaceable blades
LEG LAC-ACCIDENTLY CUT ON BOX KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
53 YOF LACERATED LEFT LOWER LEG WITH *** KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2005	Age: 58 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 with replaceable blades
PATIENT DROPPED AN *** BLADE ON HIS LEG COMPLAINING OF BLEEDING. DX-MIL D SUPERFICIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
3 CM LOWER LEG LAC-CUT ON DRYWALL KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LACERATION TO THE RIGHT LOWER LEG AFTER CUTTING IT WITH A BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT LEG WITH A BOX CUTTER DX: R LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2004	Age: 54 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 with replaceable blades, Rope or string
PT WAS CUTTING A ROPE WITH A RAZOR KNIFE WHEN HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS SCRAPING HIS BOAT UESTERDAY WITH A RAZOR KNIFE AND SLIPPED SUSTA INED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2004	Age: 59 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 with replaceable blades
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS LOWER LEG FROM A BOX KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT CUT LEFT LOWER LEG WITH BOX CUTTER WHILE OPENING SOMETHING LEFT LOWE R LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT LEG WITH UTILITY KNIFE/ LAC LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2003	Age: 59 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 with replaceable blades
59 YOF USING NEW BOX CUTTER LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2003	Age: 63 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 with replaceable blades
LACERATION LEG - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH 2 CM LACERATION TO BACK OF RIGHT CALF - REPORTS CUTTING LEG WITH UTILITY KNIFE AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LACERATION LOWER LEG - 54 YOM WAS PLANTING A TREE AND WAS CUTTING THE W RAPPING AROUND TREE WITH UTILITY KNIFE AND LACERATED HIS LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2003	Age: 92 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 with replaceable blades
LAC RIGHT LOWER LEG. PT DROPPED A UTILITY KNIFE AND IT CUT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Pipes
PT SLIPPED W/BOX CUTTER WHILE CUTTING PIPE. DX: 3 CM L LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2002	Age: 60 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 with replaceable blades
60 YO CUT LEG ON BOX KNIFE. DX LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT SELF WITH BOX CUTTER DX. SHIN LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LEG LACERATION - LACERATED LEFT LOWER LEG ON A UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT WITH UTILITY KNIFE/LT LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
HIT LEG WITH BLADE OF BOX CUTTER DX: LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2002	Age: 55 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 with replaceable blades
55 YOF C/O LACERATION TO R SHIN WITH *** KNIFE. DX:LACERATION OF R SHIN HIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2001	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2001	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	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 with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2001	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2000	Age: 55 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 with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2000	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/1999	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/1999	Age: 54 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 with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/1997	Age: 51 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 with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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