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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 767
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Other specified plastic products |
| PT WAS USING POCKET KNIFE TO OPEN PLASTIC PACKAGE PHONE WAS IN AND STABBED SELF. DX: 2 CM L UQ LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT CLEANING IN HIS KITCHEN AND SLIPPED ON THE KITCHEN FLOOR STRUCK UP PER BACK AGAINST A KNIFE LACERATION UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Knives |
| PT DX STAB WOUND TO LT CHEST - S/P STABBED AT RETIREMENT PARTY WITH KIITCHEN KNIFE 8 INCH BLADE AT MOM'S HOUSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives |
| PT TRIPPED WHILE HOLDING STEAK KNIFE & ACCIDENTLY CUT SELF ACROSS UPPER CHEST WHILE AT HOME.C/O PAIN AROUND SITE.DX:PUNCTURE WOUND UPPER THORAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Containers |
| PT OPENING PACKAGE WITH POCKETKNIFE IN PARKING LOT AND STABBED CHEST DX// CHEST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives, Alcohol |
| PT WITH STAB WOUND TO LEFT UPPER CHEST FROM KNIFE PT ALSO WITH ALCOHOL ON BOARD INTENT WAS NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Knives |
| SLASHED MARK ON UPPER BACK W A KNIFE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT STABBED IN CHEST WITH KNIVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH KNIFE AND HAS LACERATION TO CHEST. DX; 2 CM S UPERFICIAL LACERATION TO CHEST, NO SUTURES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives, Other specified plastic products |
| PT CUTTING "ZIP TIE " OFF AND HAD POCKET KNIFE UPSIDE DOWN, IT SLIPPED AND STABBED HIMSELF IN ABDOMEN DX; CHEST STAB WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LACERATED CHEST WITH A KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives, Alcohol |
| STAB WOUND TO CHEST-STABBED W/A KNIFE WHILE INTOXICATED-STATES HE FELL ON THE KNIFE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT STABBED HIMSELF WITH KITCHEN KNIFE SUST LAC TO CHEST# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT SUS LACERATION TO CHEST, CUT BY MACHINE BLADE% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives |
| PT DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE CHEST - STABBED W/A KITCHEN KNIFE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Knives |
| STAB WOUND R UPPER CHEST W KITCHEN KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Alcohol |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF IN CHEST PULLED KNIFE ON POLICE WHILE BEING ARRESTED DURING STRUGGLE CUT HIMSELF. DX-LAC. CHEST ETOH INTOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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