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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 422
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 25 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PATIETN STATED A KNIFE FELL OUT OF CABINET AND CUT HIS BACK. DX-UPPER BACK LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2005 | Age: 19 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 |
| 19 YOM STABBED HIMSELF IN CHEST WITH SMALL POCKET KNIFE CAUSING CHEST P UNCTURE. UNSURE HOW ACCIDENT HAPPENED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives |
| BINGE DRINKING (ALCOHOL) PULLED OUT A KNIFE FELL ON IT STAB WOUND TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Knives |
| PT ROLLED OVER ONTO KNIFE. DX: PENETRATING TRAUMA CHEST, PNEUMOTHORAX, HEMOTHORAX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/12/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives |
| 18 YO FELL ONTO POCKET KNIFE STAB WOUND CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/26/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CUT WITH A KNIFE CHEST LACER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2005 | Age: 17 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 |
| STABBED IN CHEST BY KNIFE DX: STABLE ENOUGHT TO GO HOME AFTER 2 CM SUTU RES WERE PLACED IN LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2005 | Age: 25 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 |
| STAB WOUND CHEST-PT SUS 2CM SUPERFICIAL INCISION TO CHEST WITH A SMALL KNIFE. ADMITS TO STABBING SELF. LEFT AMA. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/22/2005 | Age: 24 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 |
| PT STATES HE WAS ACCIDENTALLY STABBED TO UPPER BACK WITH KITCHEN KNIFE, LACERATION TO UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Knives |
| PT C/O "ACCIDENTALLY PUNCHED W/A KNIFE BY GIRLFRIEND TODAY. PT DX ABRASION TO CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2005 | Age: 20 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, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| CUTTING HOSE WITH KNIFE, CUT CHEST WALL CHEST LACER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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