Accidents - Knives - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Trunk

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 616
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	22
Year 1998:	6
Year 1999:	82
Year 2000:	6
Year 2001:	46
Year 2002:	135
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	14
Year 2007:	140
Year 2009:	81
Year 2010:	63

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 03/31/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
3YOM RAN INTO A KNIVE COUSIN HAD IN HANDDX: CHEST WALL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
4 YO M STABBED IN BACK BY 3 YR OLD BROTHER. HAD BEEN PLAYING WITH A KNI FE WHEN IT HAPPENED. DX:STAB WOUND, BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
RAN INTO SOMEONE HOLDING KNIFE;DX PUNCTURED UPPER TRUNK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Dishwashers
FELL ON A KNIFE, THAT WAS STICKING UP IN OPEN DISHWASHER, STAB WOUND TO CHEST. DX; CHEST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Drinking glasses
LACERATION TO CHEST. DISHES & KNIVES STACKED ON TOWEL AT HOME. PT PULLE D ON TOWEL, GLASS BROKE & KNIVES FELL CAUSING LAC TO CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2007	Age: 0 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
APPOX. 25 YO STABBED SELF IN CHEST WITH LARGE HUNTING KNIFE. SUICIDAL. D: STAB WOUND CHEST, CARDIAC ARREST, RESP. FAILURE. DIED.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/13/2006	Age: 0 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
MULTI STAB WOUNDS C A KNIFE TO THE CW&ABD " STAB WOUND/PW"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/10/2005	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
STABBED IN CHEST WITH KNIFE, +MEDSTAR AMBULANCE +CPR + POLICE
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/05/2005	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
UPPER BACK, STAB WOUND WITH KNIFE FOUND BY 3 YEAR OLD BROTHER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/18/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
4 YOM HURT WHEN 8 YR OLD RELATIVE AND HE WERE PLAYING WITH KNIFE.DX: 1 CM LACERATION ON CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2002	Age: 0 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives
MULTIPLE STAB WOUNDS TO CHEST WITH KNIFE BY HUSBAND. CPR, PNEUMOTHORAX , TO OR, DIED. DRUG AND ALCOHOL SCREEN NEG. NO AGE KNOWN OR BIRTHDATE
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 02/06/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Beds
PATIENT FOUND IN BED WITH STEAK KNIFE STUCK IN UPPER BACK, UNKNOWN HOW PT. STABBED WITH KNIFE AT HOME; UPPER BACK LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2001	Age: 0 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/29/2001	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/24/2001	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Dishwashers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2001	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives, Dishwashers
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/16/2000	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/12/1999	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/1999	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/27/1999	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Dishwashers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/1998	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/1997	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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