Accidents - Knives - 6-15 years old - Year 2003 - Upper Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,104
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Date: 12/25/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT PLAYING WITH POCKET KNIFE & CUT THIGH. DX LAC L THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LOOKING AT A KNIFE,FELL AND RECIEVED A LACERATION TO R UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
STUCK SELF PLAYING AROUND WITH SAMURAI SWORD DX. PW THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Dancing
STATES SHE WAS DANCING AROUND THE ROOM AND FELL ONTO A KITCHEN KNIFE CUT HER LT UPPER THIGH. LACERATION-SUPERFICIAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
STABBED SELF IN LEG WITH KNIFE BECAUSE HIS FATHER WASN'T LISTENING TO HIM DX: SELF INFLICTED STAB WOUND / THIGH LACS. X2
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT SELF WITH OLD KNIFE DX. THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT UPPER LEG WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT SAT ON COUCH WHICH HAD KNIFE AND CUT LEG, DID NOT HAVE TO PULL KNIFE OUT OF LEG; LEFT THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Counters or countertops
LARGE KNIFE ON COUNTER AT HOME, PATIENT BUMPED IT AND KNIFE FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT UPPER LEG. DX LACERATION RIGHT UPPER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
14 YO FEMALE PIERCED LEFT THIGH WITH KNIFE WHILE CUTTING FROZEN BROWNIE LACERATION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT CUT BY KNIFE AT HOME. DX: LACERATION TO LEFT UPPER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Fishing
14 Y.O. W MALE W/LAC TO THIGH. PT WAS OUT FISHING & WAS CUTTING SOME GR ASS W/A KNIFE & ACCIDENTLY CUT SELF. E9203
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
12 YO M CUTTING WOOD W/POCKET KNIFE ACCIDENTLY HIT THIGH LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
ACCIDENTLY STUCK KNIFE INTO LEG LAC TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT UPPER LEG WITH A KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT CLEANING POCKET KNIFE AT HOME, KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF HAND PIERCI NG HIS THIGH; THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Ceilings and walls
COUSIN PLAYED WITH 3 INCH KNIFE AND THREW AT WALL AT HOME, BOUNCED OFF HITTING PT IN THIGH; THIGH LAC./STAB WOUND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/08/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
SHARPENING KNIFE, FELL TO LAG THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT FELL ONTO A KNIFE AT HOME, LACERATION TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT W/A POCKET KNIFE ACCIDENTALLY. DX. LAC R THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO RT KNEE, THIGH. CUT W/ KNIFE. DX; 1.5 CM LAC RT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT SELF WITH POCKET KNIFE DX. THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WAS MAKING A PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH AND DROPPED KNIFE - CUT LEG. D: LACERATION RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Day wear
USING *** KNIFE WHEN THINKS BLADE CAUGHT IN HIS PANTS JUST AS HER TURNE D STABBING R THIGH DX 2.5 CM LAC R THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT UPPER LEG WITH KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT C/O HAVING CUT RT THIGH W/A KNIFE LAST PM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC (R) THIGH, MOTHER STS PT CUTTING VEGETABLES W/A KNIFE AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, ANTALGIC GAIT, NO HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WAS MAKING PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY WITH A SHARP KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT LAC UPPER LEG WITH A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LACERATION UPPER LEG - 7 YOM WAS JUMPING AND LACERATED RIGHT UPPER THIG H ON A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CARRYING A KNIFE TO CUT CAKE RUNNING AROUND FELL ON KNIFE LACERATION RIGHT LATERAL THIGH 6 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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