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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 283
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Knives |
| USED KNIFE TO CUT STITCHES INFECTION BRACHIAL FOSSA S/P PT DIRECTED SUTURE REMOVAL ETOH INTOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Knives |
| 17 YOF ALLEGEDLY WAS DRINKING ALCOHOL EXCESSIVELY ;THREATENED TO COMMIT SUICIDE BY CUTTING RT. WRIST WITH KNIFE. POISONING D/T ALCOHOL |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 09/05/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Knives |
| PT AT HOME IN ARGUEMENT W/HUSBAND AND GRABBED KNIFE WHEN HE WAS TRYIN G TO CUT OFF BIKERS JACKET SHE WAS WEARING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Knives |
| LIVES IN GROUP HOME, MED CHANGED FROM *** TO ***, BECAME VIOLET, HITTING HOUSEMATES & STAFF, CHASING STAFF W/KNIFE. DX MEDICINE REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Knives, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| PT SCRAPING GETTING READY TO PAINT COMPLAINT OF WEAKNESS, TOOK NITRO, C HF, SYNCOPE NEW ONSET AFIB, ANEMIA GI BLEED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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