Accidents - Knives - 16-25 years old - Year 2002 - Upper Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,533
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Date: 12/27/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT R UPPER THIGH 2 DAYS AGO W/ POCKET KNIFE.DX 1/2CM LAC R THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT SUSTAINED STAB WOUND TO RT THIGH - DUE TO KITCHEN KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT SELF WITH KNIFE DX. THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT SELF WITH KNIFE DX. THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PLAYING WITH KNIFE DROPPED ON THIGH DX LACERATION TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
WHILE PLAYING WITH FRIEND, PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY STABBED WITH KNIFE TO TH IGH, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
16YOM-LACERATION RIGHT THIGH=AT HOME-ROLLED OVER ON KNIFE CUT THIGH-ACC IDENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
FELL WHILE CARRING KNIFE DX: PUNCTURE TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
18 Y/O F C/O PUNTURE WOUNDS - WITH BOX CUTTER. DX: LACERATION LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
STEAK KNIFE TO INNER THIGH LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT TRIMMING A TREE BRANCH WITH A KNIFE AT HOME SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOU ND TO RIGHT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
17-YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER THIGH AS A RESULT OF DROPPING A KN IFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT UPPER LEG WHILE SKINNING DEER IN WOODS WHILE HUNTING. DX: LACERATI ON THIGH. FROM KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
THIGH LACERATION FROM KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
DX 1 CM LACERATION RIGHT THIGH: SLIPPED WHILE USING KNIFE AND CUT LEG AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Floors or flooring materials
DX LEFT THIGH LACERATION: FELL ONTO 6 IN KITCHEN KNIFE ON FLOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT WAS THROWING KNIVES AT WOOD AND ONE WENT INTO LEG. DX: STAB WOUND L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
22 YO F SAT DOWN ON STEAK KNIFE INJURING THIGH LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT IN STORE WITH COWORKER TRYING TO POKE PT LEG ACCD, PUSHED TIP OF KNI FE INTO LT THIGH, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Containers
DX RIGHT THIGH LACERATION: CUT THIGH WHILE USING KNIFE TO CUT BOX AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Beds
PATIENT JUMPED ON BED AND SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THIGH FROM POCKET KNI FE THAT WAS OPEN ON BED. D: THIGH LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT SELF WITH KNIFE DX. THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
STAB WOUNDS RT THIGH - PER PT FELL ONTO A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
# 23 YOM CUT LEG ON KNIFE DX LACERATION L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
THIGH LACERATION - WAS CARVING WOOD WITH A KNIFE AND IT SLIPPED LACERAT ING RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
RT THIGH LACERATION.PT WAS OPENING TRUNK OF CAR AND NEEDS TO USE A KNIF E AND HAND SLIPPED AND PT LACERATED THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Beds
PT SUST. LAC. TO THIGH ON KNIFE IN BED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT PUNCTURED THIGH WITH OWN SWORD. D: LACERATION/PUNCTURE WOUND, THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
INJURED WHEN WORKING ON WOOD SCULPTURE CUT THIGH W KNIFEDX: 2 CM LAC TO R MID THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT WAS PLAYING AROUND WITH A KNIFE AT HOME. DX-EXTENSIVE LACERATION RIGHT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
ACCIDENTALLY STABBED THIGH W/KNIFE. DX: LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Containers
PT. WAS OPENING A BOX WITH A KNIFE WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY STABBED HIMSELF I N THE UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
RT THIGH LAC-CUT ON A POCKET KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
STABBED WITH KNIFE IN RIGHT THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
SHARPENING KNIFE CUT THIGH DX LACERATION TO HIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
16 YOM ACCIDENTALLY STAB HERSELF IN RT THIGH W/ A ***-DX MINIMAL LACERA TION OF THE THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT WAS PLAYING AROUND WITH A FRIEND AND WAS BUT BY A KNIFE ACCIDENTALLY. DX-LACERATION LEFT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Stairs or steps
CARRYING KITCHEN KNIFE AT HOME AND FELL DOWN STAIRS AND CUT RIGHT THIGH ON KNIFE BLADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
DROPPED STEAK KNIFE, CHILD PICKED IT UP AND ACCIDENTLY STABBED HER IN T HE LEG/LAC LT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT. LACERATED HER THIGH WITH A STEAK KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Cardboard products
PT CUT THIGH WHILE OPENING CARDBOARD BOX WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
ACCIDENTLY STABBED IN LT THIGH BY COUSIN WHILE PLAYING. STAB WOUND LT T HIGH@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PUNCTURE WOUND RT THIGH-DROPPED A KNIFE ON THIGH ACCIDENTLY @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives
STABBED WITH KNIFE IN UPPER LEFT LEG ON 12/25 WOUND CLEANING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT STABBED IN THIGH WITH STEAK KNIFE WHILE PLAYING W/ SON DX PUNCUTURE THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT WAS CUTTING UP A DEER AND STABBED HIS THIGH WITH THE KNIFE. DX-LACERATION RIGHT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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