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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 533
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/04/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT HEAD WHEN SIB ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON A KNIFE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT WITH LACERATION TO SCALP AFTER SWORD COLLECTION FELL CAUSING LACERAT ION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LAC OT HEAD WHEN STRUCK BY A KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Ladders |
| LAC TOP OF HEAD;@ HOME PUTTING FLAGPOLE UP. HAD KNIFE ON TOIP OF LADDER . PT MOVED LADDER & KNIFE FELL ONTO HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Knives |
| PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH THE HEEL OF THE BLADE OF A KNIFE . DX: LEFT PARIETAL CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Knives, Alcohol |
| PT AT A MEDIAL FESTIVAL ALL NIGHT + ETOH HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A SWORD DX// HEAD INJURY HEAD CONTUSION SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT SUST LAC TO SCALP WITH KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PLAYING W/KNIVES AND CUT SELF DX; 1 CM SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Knives |
| PT WITH HEMATOMA TO HEAD AFTER BEING HIT WITH KNIFE WHILE PLAY FIGHTING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PATIENT WAS IN THE KITCHEN, HAD AN ITCH ON HIS BACK, REACHED FOR A KNIF AND CUT HIS RT TEMPORAL AREA. DX-SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2007 | Age: 22 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO TOP OF HEAD WHEN SWORD FELL A FEW INCHES. D: SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN USING A KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Counters or countertops |
| MOTHER BROUGHT OUT NEW CUTTING KNIFE, PLACED ON COUNTER, 5 YO BROTHER P USHED IT OFF LANDING ON BACK OF PT'S HEAD; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Knives |
| PT WAS RUNING AROUND IN THE KITCHEN WITH A STEAK KNIFE FELL LANDING ON THE TIP OF THE KNIFE ONTO RIGHT TEMPLE. DX INTRACRANIAL BLEED STABBED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/16/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PATIENT CUT ON HEAD BY ANOTHER CHILD WITH KITCHEN KNIFE AT DAYCARE; SCA LP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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