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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 500
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2005 | 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 with replaceable blades, Pens and pencils |
| WAS AT HOME USING A POCKET KNIFE TO SHARPEN HIS PENCIL WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY CUT HIS RT LOWER LEG. LAC 4CM TO RT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2005 | Age: 22 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 with replaceable blades |
| PT SUS LAC TO LOWER LEG FROM A BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT SUS LAC TO LOWER LEG FROM A BOX CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT CUT LEG W/BOX CUTTER 1 MO AGO. DX: CELLULITIS L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2005 | Age: 19 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 with replaceable blades |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEG WITH A BOX CUTTER DX: R LOWER LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT CUT LEG W/BOX KNIFE 3 DAYS AGO. DX: OLD 2 CM L LEG LAC W/CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2005 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT LEG WITH A BLADE LACER LLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT CUT LOWER LEG ON A CUTTER 4 DYS AGO, NOW WOUND GOT INFECTED. " CELLULITIS " |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2005 | 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 with replaceable blades, Day wear |
| PT CUT LOWER LEG ON A UTILITY KNIFE TRYING TO MAKE PANTS INTO SHORTS,SU STAINED" LEG LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT HAS OPEN AREA L CALF W/ DRAINAGE SPIDER BITE? PT CUT WOUND OPEN W/ R AZOR BLADE, FEVER, DIZZY, DX:CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2005 | 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 with replaceable blades |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS LOWER LEG WITH A BOX CUTTERA T HOME. DX-LACERATION LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2005 | Age: 16 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 with replaceable blades |
| PT PLAYING WITH A BOX CUTTER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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