Accidents - Knives - 26-50 years old - Year 2002 - Upper Leg

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Date: 12/23/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
41 YO FEMALE ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF WITH KITCHEN KNIFE LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2002	Age: 29 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
29 YO MALE ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF IN LEG WITH FISHING KNIFE STAB WOUND RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2002	Age: 35 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
LAC LEG - STABBED LEG WITH PARING KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2002	Age: 33 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
PW TO UPPER LEG WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2002	Age: 48 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, Containers
PATIENT WAS CUTTING A BOX OPEN WITH KNIFE AND SLIPPED AND CUT THIGH. D X: 5 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2002	Age: 44 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 WITH KNIFE WHILE AT HOME-DX-LACERATION L UPPER THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Plastic wrapping products
CUT THIGH WITH HUNTING KNIFE WHILE CUTTING PLASTIC BAND OFF BOX AT HOME . DX: LACERATION THGH AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2002	Age: 48 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
PT STATES KNIFE FELL ON LEG, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2002	Age: 40 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 CUT WITH KNIFE; LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2002	Age: 41 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
LACERATION THIGH - PATIENT REPORTS HE WAS SKINNING/GUTTING A DEER AND S TABBED SELFT IN LEFT THIGH WITH HUNTING KNIFE - AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2002	Age: 26 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
PT CUT RT LEG WITH KNIVE DX: 3CM LAC RT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 33 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
LACERATION THIGH - PATIENT PRESENTS VIA AMBULANCE AFTER STABBING SELF I N LEFT THIGH WITH KNIFE WHEN GUTTING A DEER AFTER HUNTING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT BY KNIFE; LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
RT UPPER THIGH LACERATION-WHILE IN POLICE CUSTODY PT SAT ON HIS OWN KNI FE IN HIS POCKET. HAS 2CM LACERATION TO RT UPPER THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PATIENT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THIGH AFTER A STEAK KNIFE PUNCTURED HIM WHILE CLOSING A DRAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2002	Age: 44 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: Puncture
Product: Knives
44YOM-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT THIGH-STABBED SELF WITH KNIFE-WAS MAD-NON SUI CIDAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2002	Age: 32 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 THIGH W/ POCKET KNIFE; THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives, Doors
PT. CARRYING KNIFE IN HAND WHILE WALKING TO ANSWER DOOR, FELL STABBED H IMSELF R THIGH. DX. STAB WOUND R THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Tables
KNIFE WAS STICKING OUT FROM A TABLE AND PT WALKED INTO THE KNIFE 2 DAYS PTA-DX-ACUTE L THIGH LACERATION, L CALF ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO LT UPPER LIP W/ KNIFE BLADE. WAS CLEANING GOAT'S FOOT W/ KNIFE BLADE AND SLIPPED AND CUT LEG. DX; LAC REPAIR LT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
42 Y/O M C/O RIGHT LEG LACERATION - WHILE CUTTING MEAT KNIFE SLIPPED. DX: LACERATION RIGHT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 28 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
PT SUST. LAC. TO THIGH ON KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2002	Age: 31 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: Puncture
Product: Knives, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PATIENT STABBED THIGH WITH *** KNIFE WHILE CUTTING A HOSE. D: STAB WOUN D, THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC THIGH, PT DROPPED A KNIFE ONTO LEG.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/08/2002	Age: 32 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
PT CUT BY HORSESHOE KNIFE; LAC LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC LEFT THIGH. PT DROPPED A KNIFE ONTO LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2002	Age: 41 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 SLIPPED W/KNIFE. DX: STAB WOUND R THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WORKING WITH A MACHETE AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives, Stairs or steps
SLIPPED DOWN STAIRS WHILE CARRYING SILVERWARE/DISHES-FELL ON KNIFE DX STAB WOUND TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/29/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Day wear
LAC RT THIGH - A KNIFE FELL AND CUT THRU PANTS WHILE WOOD CARVING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 31 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, Chairs
USING A KNIFE TO REPAIR A CHAIR, CUT R INNER THIGH. DX. L UPPER THIGH L ACERATON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2002	Age: 43 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
43 YOM CUT W/ KNIFE LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO LEG WHEN USING KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2002	Age: 32 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
PT C/O STAB WOUND TO THIGH, NO DETAIL, WITH KNIFEDX: STAB WOUND TO THI GH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2002	Age: 27 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
FELL ON A KNIFELACERAION RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY STSABBED SELF IN THIGH WITH KNIFE. D: STAB WOUND,T HIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
ACCIDENNTALLY PUNCTURED LEG WITH A KNIFEDX: PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 26 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, Day wear
PATIENT CUTTING PLASTIC TAG OFF WIFE'S SKIRT WHEN POCKET KNIFE SLIPPED. D: THIGH LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2002	Age: 30 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
ACCIDENTALLY STABED IN LEG WITH KNIFE DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO LEG WHEN PLAYING WITH KNIFE AT PARK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
KITCHEN KNIFE FELL AND BOUNCED. CUT RIGHT OUTER THIGHPUNCTURE WOUND THI GH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Beds
PT SAT ON KNIFE ON BED. DX: L THIGH LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUTTING A PIECE OF PLASTIC WITH KNIFE, SLIPPED, CUT LEG. DX: LACERATION RIGHT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2002	Age: 26 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
PATIENT SUSTAINED STAB WOUND TO THIGH WITH 3 INCH KNIFE.INTENT UNSTATED D: SIMPLE LACERATION, THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
29 Y.O. W MALE W/LAC TO THIGH. PT WAS OPENING SOMETHING & KNIFE SLIPPED @ HOME & CUT PT. E9203
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
STABBED RT OUTER LEG BY KNIFE (ACCIDENTAL) HE TURNED AROUND AND BUMPED INTO KNIFE IN ANOTHERS HAND DX: LAC RT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2002	Age: 45 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, Plastic products
CUT THIGH WHILE CUTTING PLASTIC W/UTILITY KNIFE DX: 10 CM DEEP THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2002	Age: 26 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, Containers
MOVING KNIFE FELL FROM PACKAGE LACERATION LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2002	Age: 45 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
PT SUST. LAC. TO THIGH ON KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2002	Age: 41 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, House repair or construction materials
CUT THIGH WITH DRYWALL KNIFE, CUTTING DRYWALL THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Knives
PT. SAT ON KNIFE BESIDE HER THAT WAS FOR PROTECTION AND IT FELL. DX. FX THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
27YOWM ACCIDENTALLY STABBED THIGH WITH KNIFE DX: THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2002	Age: 31 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
ACCIDENT CUT THIGH W/ KNIFE; LAC THIGH RT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT STABBED HIMSELF ACCIDENTALLY WITH HIS POCKET KNIFE AT HOME. DX-LEFT THIGH LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2002	Age: 26 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: Puncture
Product: Knives, Floors or flooring materials
PUNCTURE WOUND, PATIENT ACIDENTALLY LEANED AGAINST STEAK KNIFE LAYING ON FLOOR WHILE WORKING ON EQUIPMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
ACCIDENTLY STABBED SELF IN THE LEG RIGHT AFTER HE SHARPENED THE KN IFE. 1.5 CM LACERATION UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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