Accidents - Knives - 26-50 years old - Year 2007 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,528
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Date: 12/30/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT SUFFERED A SHIN LACERATION WITH A KNIFE TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2007	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
RT LOWER LEG LACERATION.PT WAS OPENING A PRESENT WITH A KNIFE AND LACER ATED LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2007	Age: 47 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
PT WAS COOKING DINNER AND DROPPED A KITCHEN KNIFE OUT OF HANDS SUSTAINE D A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2007	Age: 29 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
ACC STABBED SELF INTO SHIN C A POCKED KNIFE CUTTING BRUSH >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2007	Age: 43 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, Foods
L LEG LAC W/BLOOD VESSEL TRAUMA/43YOM LAC LOWER LEG WITH KNIFE AT HOME WHILE GUTTING A DEER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LEFT LEG LAC, PT CUT LEG WITH A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2007	Age: 44 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 LEG WITH SCALPEL ACCIDENTALLY DX LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2007	Age: 40 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 RT LOWER LEG WITH A KNIFE AT HOME LAC LOWER LEG *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUTTING GRASS WITH MACHETE LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2007	Age: 34 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
IN KITCHEN DROPPED KNIFE AND LAC CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2007	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A LOWER LEG BY ACCIDENTLY THROWING KNIFE U P & LANDING ON SELF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2007	Age: 48 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, Alcohol
PATIENT WAS SWINGING A SWORD AND CUT RIGHT LOWER LEG. DX-LACERATION LOWER LEG, ETOH INTOXICATED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
ACCIDENTALLY STUCK KNIFE IN LOWER LEG
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/18/2007	Age: 45 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
CUT WITH KNIFE WHILE CUTTING TILE. DX- 6 CM LOWER LEG LACERATION JG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives
LEFT LOWER LEG CELLULITIS.PT BUMPED LEG AND USED A KNIFE TO RELIEVE PRE SSURE AND NOW SKIN IS RED AND PUFFY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2007	Age: 47 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
LACERATION RT.LEG.PT.REFERS WHILE CUTTING PLANTS WITH MACHETE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2007	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
DX LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG: OPENING PACKAGE WITH KNIFE AND CUT SELF AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2007	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 STRUCK R LOWER LEG WITH KNIFE WHILE CLEARING LAND - LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2007	Age: 36 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, Tableware and accessories
STEAK KNIFE FELL OFF PLATE HITTING LEG "LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2007	Age: 40 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
DROPPED A KNIFE ON LOWER LEG, HAD STITCHES, NOW LOWER EXT SWOLLEN. DX; LACERATION WITH SWELLING LOWER EXTREMETY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2007	Age: 47 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, Foods
WAS CUTTING CORN AND KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AND HIT LOWER (R) LEG NEAR ANKLE DX- LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Containers
40YOM WHILE USING A KNIFE TO CUT A BOX AT HOME,IT SLIPPED AND LACERATED HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG;1-CM RIGHT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2007	Age: 40 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 WAS CUTTING MATERIAL WITH A KNIFE AND CUT INSIDE OF LOWER LEG, LACERATION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT LT LEG WHILE USING A MACHETE TO TRIM THE SCHRUBS IN HER YARD. DX: LT LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2007	Age: 46 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
PT DX RT LEG LACERATION - CUT WITH MACHETE WHILE CUTTING GRASS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2007	Age: 37 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 FELL ON KNIFE, LACERATION TO LOWER LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT USING A MACHETE TO OPEN UP A COCONUT WHEN HE STRUCK HIMSELF IN THE R IGHT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT WITH PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY AFTER KNIFE SLIPPED AND PT CUT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
C/O PT STATES ACCIDENTLY DROPPED KNIFE ON LE DX RT LOWER LE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT WAS CARRYING SOME KITCHEN PRODUCTS TO HER CAR WHEN A SHARP CUTTING KNIFE FELL OUT OF BACK & LACERATED HER LT LWR LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2007	Age: 29 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
PT ACCIDENTLY STABBED R MEDIAL CALF WHEN HOLDING A KNIFE DX RIGHT LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WAS PLAYING WITH A KNIFE, ACCIDENTLY CUT LEG DX: RIGHT LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT LEG WITH STEAK KNIFE LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2007	Age: 38 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
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE LOWER LEG FROM A KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2007	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
C/O PT STATES CUT LEG WITH KNIFE WHILE CLEANING DEERDX RT LOWER LEG LAC ERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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