Accidents - Knives - 26-50 years old - Year 2004 - Upper Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,892
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Date: 12/28/2004	Age: 28 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
CUT WITH POCKET KNIFE THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2004	Age: 45 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 HAD SEIZURE WHILE USING KNIFE AND ACCIEDNTALLY CUT RT THIGH WITH KNI FE C/O PAIN RT THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
RIGHT LEG LAC, PT CUT LEG WHEN DROPPING A KNIFE INTO LAP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2004	Age: 35 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
35 YO TRIED TO CATCH FALLING KNIFE INJURED THIGH LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	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
DUE TO HYPERTENSION, PT STATES PASSED OUT AND FELL ON 6 INCH KITCHEN KN IFE. D: KNIFE PUNCTURE WOUND, THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2004	Age: 39 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 R THIGH W/KNIFE, SAT ON IT DX: 3 CM THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2004	Age: 44 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: Foreign Body
Product: Knives
GOT THICK IN THIGH AND TRIED BURNING IT OUT WITH A HOT KNIFE BUT LEGS S TILL LEFT IN,HAD TO BE REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2004	Age: 31 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
PT LACERATED THIGH WITH A KNIFE DX: RIGHT THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2004	Age: 35 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 WAS GUTTING AN ELK AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED LACERATING HIS RIGHT THIGH. DX: LACERATION RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2004	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, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
LAC RT THIGH W/ KNIFE WHILE CUTTING HOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2004	Age: 26 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
PT CUT THIGH ON STEAK KNIFE WHEN SLIPPED&FELL, SUSTAINED" " LT THIGH LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2004	Age: 37 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
37 YR OLD MALE CUT UPPER LEG WITH KNIFE UPPER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2004	Age: 33 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 WAS SLICING STEAK WHEN TRIPPED&FELL DROPPING THE KNIFE ON LEG SUSTAI NED "LT THIGH LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2004	Age: 29 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 WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT LATERAL TH IGH - REPORTS "JUGGLING" KNIVES AT HOME LAST NIGHT - 1.5 CM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT LEG W/KNIFE. DX: PT LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/06/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
FELL WHILE HOLDING A SWORD DX THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2004	Age: 29 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 WAS CUT W/POCKET KNIFE. DX: R THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2004	Age: 42 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, Day wear
PT HAD KNIFE IN POCKET CUTTING THIGH, FELL DX LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2004	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 LAC RT THIGH WITH KNIVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
HIT LEG WITH POINT OF KNIFE LEG DX: PUNC TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIETN FELL AT HOME WHILE WALKING WITH A KNIFE IN HER HAND, FELL. DX-STAB WOUND KNIFE, LACERATION RIGHT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2004	Age: 30 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
DX LEFT THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND: INJURED SELF AFTER SLIPPING WHILE USING KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	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
27 YOF LAC TO THIGH FROM PARING KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2004	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
LAC TO L LEG ACCIDENTALLY W/KNIFE DX: 1" LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2004	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
ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEG WITH A KNIFE DX: L THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2004	Age: 27 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
DX LACERATION RIGHT THIGH: CUT LEG WITH KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2004	Age: 30 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: Laceration
Product: Knives
30YOF-LACERATION LEFT THIGH-CUT SELF ACCIDENTLY WITH KNIFE WHILE DOING PROJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT LEG W/KNIFE. DX: .5 CM R THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2004	Age: 29 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
STABBED SELF IN THIGH WITH PARING KNIFE WHILE CUTTING *** BLOCKS.DX. LA CERATION R THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2004	Age: 28 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 LEG FROM KNIFE WHEN AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2004	Age: 40 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
40 Y.O. W MALE W/LEG LAC. PT CUT SELF W/KNIFE. E9203
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2004	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PATIENT DROPPED A KNIFE, STUCK IN HER THIGH. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2004	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: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT C/O STAB WOUND TO LT THIGH W/A BUTCHER KNIFE AT HOME TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2004	Age: 48 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: Laceration
Product: Knives, Containers
PT WITH SELF INFLICTED STAB WOUND ABOVE KNEE WHILE OPENING SOAP BOX WIT H STEAK KNIFE. D: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2004	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
42 YOWM USING A KNIFE TO CUT A CHOCOLATE BUNNY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2004	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT SELF WITH KNIFE DX. UPPER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2004	Age: 30 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
SAT ON KNIFE TODAY. 3CM LAC LT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
47 Y.O. B MALE W/LAC TO THIGH. PT WAS WORKING ON HIS CAR & CUT SELF W/A KNIFE @ HOME. E9203
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2004	Age: 40 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 SELF WITH KNIFE THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2004	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	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
DX RIGHT THIGH LACERATION: CUT LEG ON KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Wood paneling and particleboard
50 YOM WAS PUTTING UP MOLDING IN HIS HOUSE AND LACERATED HIS LEFT THIGH WITH A KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2004	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
PT WAS PLAYING AROUND WITH A BUTCHER KNIFE WHEN HE CUT HIS THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2004	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	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, Containers
CUT LEG WITH KNIFE, OPENING PACKAGE LWOT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/12/2004	Age: 30 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
PLAYING WITH KNIFE AND WOOD AND LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2004	Age: 38 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: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT. SAT ON A KNIFE, LAC LAT SIDE OF THIGH, DID NOT HAPPEN AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
31 Y.O. B FEMALE W/PW TO LEG. PT STS SHE SAT DOWN ON THE SOFA & THERE W AS A BUTCHER KNIFE IN BETWEEN THE CUSHIONS & IT STUCK PT @ HOME. E9203
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2004	Age: 30 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 WAS CUT W/IKNIFE. DX: 1 CM R THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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