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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,424
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 48 YOF DROPPED A STEAK KNIFE ONTO LEFT KNEE SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Footwear |
| PT DX LACERATION TO RT KNEE - S/P DUE TO A KNIFE TRYING TO IX THE ZIPPER ON HER BOOTS YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON A KNIFE AT HOME TODAY DX/ LEFT KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives |
| PT STATES ACCIDENTALLY STABBED IN KNEE W KNIFE BY FRIEND DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| 49YOM WAS CUTTING BOX STRAPS USING A KNIFE,ACCIDENTLY CUT KNEE WITH KNIFE,WHILE AT HOME;KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 8Y/O,M,CUT R KNEE WITH POCKET KNIFE, R KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| USING KNIFE TO OPEN PACKAGE LAC KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT WITH KNEE LAC, A KITCHEN KNIFE FELL ON KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT CUTTING SOME SHRUBBERY AT HOME WITH A LARGE KNIFE AND SUSTAINED A LA CERATION TO LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Knife sharpeners |
| PT WAS SHARPENING A HUNTING KNIFE WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY CUT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| DX RIGHT KNEE LACERATION: DROPPED KNIFE AND IT HIT KNEE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF IN KNEE WITH A KNIFE. DX: KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT WITH LAC TO KNEE FROM A FALLING KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT CUT KNEE WHEN CUTTING ON PIECE OF PLASTIC WITH A KNIFE AND CUT HIMSELF ACCIDENTALLY AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives, Gasoline cans |
| CUTTING 2 GASOLINE CANS APART WITH KNIFE, CUT TO KNEE, DX; KNEE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2007 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT/LACERATED KNEE W/KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| RT KNEE LACERATION.PT DROPPED KNIFE AND IT LACERATED KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT STATES KNIFE FELL ON KNEE CAUSING LAC TO KNEE LEFT BEFORE EVALUATION |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/21/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT ON KNIFE LAC R KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Bags |
| FELL ON KNEE AT WATER PARK 2 DAYS AGO, WOKE WITH SWELLING/DRAINAGE, ALS O CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE WHEN OPENING A BAG; KNEE LAC., FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Baby gates or barriers |
| PT.INJ.L.KNEE AT HOME WHEN USING A KNIFE TO CUT PLASTIC TIE OFF A BABY GATE. DX; L.KNEE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| CUT SELF WITH KNIFE/KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PATIENT STABBED LEFT KNEE WITH A POCKET KNIFE ACCIDENTALLY. DX-KNEE LACERAITON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| DROPPED POCKET KNIFE LAC KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT CUT KNEE ACCIDENTLY WITH A KNIFE, LACERATION TO LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| 39 YO INJURED KNEE ON KNIFE LAC KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives |
| PATIENT STABBED WITH KNIFE TO KNEE. ACCIDENT. DX; PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT CUT KNEE WHEN PULLED SWORD FROM CASE AND IT CAME OUT OF HANDLE AND CUT KNEE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PATIENT CUT KNEE WITH DADS POCKET KNIFE. DX; 1 CM LACERATION TO LEFT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT DX RT KNEE LACERATION - S/P PT FELL WHILE HOLDING A KNIFE AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Knife sharpeners |
| PATIENT WAS SHARPENING A KNIFE, SLIPPED AND SLASHED KNEE. DX-LACERATION RIGHT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT WAS PLAYING W/KNIFE AND DROPPED IT. DX: L KNEE LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A LOG THEN LANDED ON A KNIFE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Beds or bedframes |
| SET BED SHEETS ON FIRE AND THEN HACKED HIS BED UP WITH A BUTCHERS KNIFE . DX KNEE LACERATION. FD INVOLVEMENT NOT MENTIONED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/06/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT SUS LAC TO KNEE FALLING WITH KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT SLIPPED W/KNIFE WHILE SITTING ON COUCH CUTTING AN APPLE. DX: 7.5 CM R KNEE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LACERATED KNEE WITH A KNIFE WHILE SHARPENING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| SHARPENING HIS SWORD AND TRIPPED OVER CAT AND FELL ONTO SWORD KNEE LACE RATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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