Accidents - Knives - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 913
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	130
Year 1999:	93
Year 2000:	18
Year 2001:	106
Year 2002:	97
Year 2003:	33
Year 2004:	15
Year 2005:	122
Year 2006:	80
Year 2007:	100
Year 2008:	14
Year 2009:	93
Year 2010:	6

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/03/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
19 YO F PUNCTURE WOUND TO SCALP FROM KNIFE WHEN SHE WAS SITTING CAR EX BOYFRIEND THREW A KNIFE AT HER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives
PT CUT SELF W/KNIFE WHEN HE FELL WHILE CUTTING BREAD. DX: ALCOHOL INTOX, L ARM LAC 3 CM, CLOSED HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives, Floors or flooring materials
PT LACERATED THUMB WITH KNIFE WHILE CUTTING POTATOES. BECAME DIZZY AND FELL FORWARD HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR. DX:CHI, FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
19 Y/O ACCIDENTALLY CUT HEAD WITH A KNIFE. DX-LAC SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
21 YOM WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN OLD MACHETE WITH A HOOK ON THE BACK, S WUNG FORWARD AND HOOK CAUGHT PT'S BACK OF HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC OT HEAD WHEN STRUCK BY A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT SUST LAC TO SCALP WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO TOP OF HEAD WHEN SWORD FELL A FEW INCHES. D: SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, House repair or construction materials
PT CUTTING A ROPE ON A ROOF WHEN KNIFE FELL AND HIT HEAD. D:LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Chairs
PT WAS USING A *** KNIFE AND CUT THUMB ; THEN PT FAINTED AT THE SITE OF BLOOD & HIT HEAD ON A CHAIR. D: FALL; LAC TO SCALP ; THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Counters or countertops
PT AT HOME, A BUTCHER KNIFE FELL OUT OF HOLDER ON COUNTER AND HIT PT IN THE HEAD DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
DX HEAD LACERATION: CUT HEAD WITH KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives
CHI - 20 YOF WAS AT A MEDIEVAL RE-ENACTMENT AND WAS STRUCK ON HER HEAD ACCIDENTALLY WITH A PADDED SWORD, DID HAVE LOC FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT OPENING A CABINET AT HOME WHEN A KNIFE FELL OUT STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WAS STABBED IN HEAD WITH A 2INCH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LACERATION HEAD - 17 YOM BENT OVER TO PICK SOMETHING UP IN A STORE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE TOP FRONT OF HIS HEAD ON PUTTY KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Ceilings and walls
SWORD FELL OFF CEILING WHERE IT WAS HANGING AND LAC PT HEAD WITH HANDLE OF SWORD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO SCALP AFTER CUTTING HEAD WITH A TABLE K NIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2002	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: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
21-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS SCALP FROM A KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT RAN INTO KNIFE BLADE ON FARM.DX: 1 CM SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2001	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2001	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2001	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: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Ladders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2001	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2000	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/1999	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/1999	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/1997	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/1997	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/1997	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/1997	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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