Accidents - Knives - 26-50 years old - Year 2005 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,359
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Date: 12/28/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO LEG AFTER A KNIFE FELL WHILE CLEANING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	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, Counters or countertops
PT SITTING ON AN ISLAND COUNTER, STABBING AT FROZEN MEAT, WHEN ACCIDENT ALLY CUT LOWER LEG WITH KNIFE. D: LEG LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2005	Age: 40 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
PT. CUT LEG WITH MACHETE WHILE CHOPPING KINDLING. DX: LOWER L LEG LACER ATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT SELF WITH KNIFE DX. LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2005	Age: 37 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
PATIENT WAS EATING DINNER, GOT UP & HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE, FELL LANDING ON KNIFE CUTTING HER LEG. DX - STAB WOUND, TIBIA LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2005	Age: 47 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
PT WAS WORKING IN HIS YARD CUTTING HIS TREE DOWN WITH A MACHETE AND SLI PPED SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2005	Age: 33 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: Laceration
Product: Knives, Bags
THREW OLD KNIFE IN GARBAGE BAG THEN WALKED INTO THE BAG CUTTING L.LEG O N THE KNIFE " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2005	Age: 42 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: Laceration
Product: Knives
WOUND RT.SHIN.PT.REFERS CUT LEG ,KNIFE FELL OFF HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2005	Age: 30 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
PT DROPPED KNIVE ON RT LEG DX: RT LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2005	Age: 43 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
PT DROPPED A KNIVE ON RT FOOT DX: LAC RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2005	Age: 26 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
PT USING A MACHETE AT HOME AND STRUCK SELF IN TH ERIGHT LOWER LEG LACER ATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2005	Age: 39 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, Containers
CUTTING BOXES WITH KNIFE, SLIPPED CUT LEG DX RLE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Grills
PT WAS GRILLING STEAKS AT HOME WHEN A KNIFE FELL OFF THE GRILL ONTO HIS LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2005	Age: 32 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: Laceration
Product: Knives
USING A KNIFE CUT LOWER LEG ...LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2005	Age: 27 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
PATIENT ACCIDENTALALY CUT LEFT LOWER LEG WITH A MACHETTE. DX-LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2005	Age: 37 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: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT LEG ON KNIFE AT HOME LACER LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2005	Age: 27 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
DX LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG: CUT SELF WITH KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2005	Age: 48 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
PT WAS CUT ON SHIN W/KNIFE. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/12/2005	Age: 29 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
DX LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION: CUT LEG WITH KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2005	Age: 32 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
PT SUS LAC TO LOWER LEG FROM A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2005	Age: 50 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
CUT SELF WITH MACHETE DX. LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2005	Age: 48 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
PT CUT LEG WITH KNIFE; LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LACERATED R) LOWER LEG W/NEW KNIFE IN SHOPPING BAG DX: LACERATION R) LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT C/O RT LEG LAC. PT DROPPED KNIFE. DX LAC RT LEG LOWER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2005	Age: 31 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, Bags
31 YO - DX: LACERATION DISTAL POST RT. LOWER LEG - MEAT CLEAVER FELL OU T OF HIS CHEF'S BAG - CUT HIS LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2005	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT WITH KNIFE; LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives, Floors or flooring materials
PT CARRYING A KNIFE WHEN SHE SLIPPED ON THE FLOOR AT HOME STABBING HERS ELF IN THE RIGHT LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2005	Age: 33 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
FELL ON A KNIFE WENT THROUGH UPPER CALF LACERATIONS TO POSTERIOR PROXIMAL RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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