Accidents - Knives - 16-25 years old - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,022
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Date: 12/23/2003	Age: 22 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
DX RIGHT LOWER LEG LACERATION: FLIPPING KNIFE IN AIR AND PT MISSED CATCHING IT AND IT HIT LEG AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2003	Age: 16 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
PT UNPACKING NEW KNIVES WHEN HE DROPPED ONE AND SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LOWER LEG. D: LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2003	Age: 21 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
2 CM LACERATION RT LEG - DROPPED BUTCHER KNIFE ON RT LOWER LEG WHILE COOKING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2003	Age: 24 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
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER LOWER LEG FROM A KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2003	Age: 22 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
PT C/O KITCHEN KNIFE FELL OUT OF HIT HANDS,AND STABBED HIS LT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT.INJ.RT.CALF AT PARK WHEN KNIFE FELL TO GROUND & BOUNCED UP HITTING L EG. DX; LAC.RT.CALF 1CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2003	Age: 24 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
LEFT CALF LAC. PT DROPPED A KNIFE AND IT CUT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2003	Age: 20 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
DX LEFT SHIN LACERATION: CUT SHIN AFTER DROPPING KNIFE ON IT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2003	Age: 17 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
PT SUS LACERATION TO LOWER LEG BY A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
18YOWM WAS CUTTING SOMETHING WITH A KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND STABBED H IM IN THE LEG.DX:LAC TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2003	Age: 20 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.INJ.RT.LOWER LEG AT HOME WHEN USING A KNIFE,SLIPPED CUTTING LEG. DX; 1CM. LAC. RT.LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT SELF WITH MACHETE DX. LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2003	Age: 22 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
22 YO M CUTTING SHRUB W/KNIFE STRUCK LEG W/KNIFELAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT ON KNIFE - LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2003	Age: 24 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 STABBED IN LEG WITH KNIFE, LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/14/2003	Age: 23 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
PT RECEIVED CUT TO LOWER LEG WHEN BUMPED UP AGAINST KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 18 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
18 Y.O. W MALE W/LEG LAC. PT WAS CUTTING A TREE W/A MACHETE & CUT SELF. E9203
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories
LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION.PT WAS USING A KNIFE TO SPLICE SPEAKER WIRE A ND LACERATED LOWER LEG WHILE TRYING TO INSTALL SPEAKERS IN CAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
DX:SW R CALF. THROWING THINGS AROUND KITCHE IN ANGER. SLIPPED ON SOME C OFFEE AND FELL ON STEAK KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2003	Age: 24 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
24 YO M CUT LEG ON POCKET KNIFE LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2003	Age: 19 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
BACKED INTO KNIFE LYING ON TABLE CUT LEG DX LAC TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
RIGHT LEG LAC, PT DROPPED A STEAK KNIFE ONTO LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2003	Age: 24 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, Sinks
24 YO M USING KNIFE ON SINK CUT LEG LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
HIT LEG WITH BLADE OF SWORD DX: LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Caulking or spackling compounds
CUT W/A KNIFE SHE WAS USING TO GET SEALER UP, KNIFE SLIPPED AND STABBED HER R LEG. DX. LAC R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives, Cookware
TRIPPED OVER BUTCHERING KNIFE AND FELL ONTO BUTCHERING KETTLE WHEN PUSHED BY FRIEND AT FRIEND'S HOME AT 2100. DX LEFT SHIN ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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