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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 206
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Stairs or steps |
| PT. CUT L RING FINGER W/KNIFE AT HOME, BECAME FAINT, WENT OUTSIDE AND P ASSED OUT ROLLING DOWN STEPS. DX. LAC SCALP, CONT, SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Knives, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| CUT FINGER ON POCKET KNIFE AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, FELT NAUSEA AND FAINTED, HIT HEAD AND KNEE ON BANISTER OR WALL, VOMITING; HEAD INJURY, LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LAC TO HEAD FROM KNIFE WHEN AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Ceilings and walls |
| SWORD FELL OFF CEILING WHERE IT WAS HANGING AND LAC PT HEAD WITH HANDLE OF SWORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Tables |
| FOOLING AROUND AT SUPPER TABLE AT HOME, PUT A KNIFE UP TO HIS HEAD AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS HEAD WITH THE KNIFE. DX LACERATION OF SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 34 YO MALE CUT ON HEAD WITH KNIFE SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO SCALP AFTER CUTTING HEAD WITH A TABLE K NIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| WAS SHAVING HEAD AND KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIMSELF DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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