Accidents - Knives with replaceable blades - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,851
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	74
16-25 years old:	439
26-50 years old:	1,114
50+ years old:	222

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/23/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT RT. KNEE W/ ROTOR BLADE BOX CUTTER DX: LACERATION RT. LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT LEG WITH UTILITY KNIFE/ LAC LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT LACERATED LOWER LEG WITH *** KNIFE LAST NIGHT. D: LACERATION, MEDIAL LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
59 YOF USING NEW BOX CUTTER LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT LEG WITH A SHEET ROCK KNIFE DX: R LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Rugs or carpets
PT CUT LEG WITH UTILITY KNIFE TRYING TO CUT SOME CARPET THAT HE WAS INS TALLING AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT LEG L W/BOX CUTTER THIS AM, WON'T QUIT BLEEDING DX: 1/5 CM LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Sinks
LACERATION LEG - 33 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG WITH A BOX CUTTER WHILE CATCHING A FALLING SINK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Pipes
PT ACCID CUT LEG W/RAZOR KNIFE WHILE CUTTING PVC PIPE. DX: 3 CM R LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
31 YOM CUT WITH UTILITY KNIFE LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC TO LEG WHEN USING A RAZOR KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
USING BOX CUTTER 6 CM LACERATION TO CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT CUT LEFT LOWER LEG WITH A RAZOR KNIFE AT HOME LACERATION SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LT LOWER LEG LAC-CUT ON UTILITY KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LLE LACERATION. USING BOXCUTTER TO OPEN A PACKAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT WITH UTILITY KNIFE-LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LACERATION LEG - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH 2 CM LACERATION TO BACK OF RIGHT CALF - REPORTS CUTTING LEG WITH UTILITY KNIFE AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
USING UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME WHEN SLIPPED W KNIFE LAC R LEG DX 2.5 CM LAC R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
50 YO M HIT KNEE W/BOX CUTTER LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
34 YO M CUT LEG WITH UTILITY KNIFE. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS CUT W/BOX KNIFE. DX: 4 CM L LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS CUT W/CARPET KNIFE. DX: 4 CM LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT LAC RT LEG WITH A BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
23 YOM CUT LEG WITH UTILITY KNIFE LACERATION R LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
USING RAZOR KNIFE SLIPPED CUT LEG DX LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT LEFT CALF WITH UTILITY KNIFE DX: LACERATION LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LOWER LEG FROM E*** KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT SELF WITH UTILITY KNIFE DX. LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Rugs or carpets
PT GOT CARPET KNIVE STUCK ON RT LOW LEG WHILE INSTALLING CARPET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT LEG.SHE DROPPED RAZOR BLADE PAINT SCRAPER & IT HIT LEG.DX LAC R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
37 YOM CUT LEG WITH UTILITY KNIFELACERATION R LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT IN RIGHT CALF FROM E*** KNIFE BLADE DX: LACERATION RIGHT LEG DX: LACERATION RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LACERATION LOWER LEG - 54 YOM WAS PLANTING A TREE AND WAS CUTTING THE W RAPPING AROUND TREE WITH UTILITY KNIFE AND LACERATED HIS LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2003	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC RIGHT LOWER LEG. PT DROPPED A UTILITY KNIFE AND IT CUT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Pipes
PT SLIPPED W/BOX CUTTER WHILE CUTTING PIPE. DX: 3 CM L LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PATIENT CUT LEG ON CARPET KNIFE LAST NIGHT, BLEEDING; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
26 YO MALE CUT RIGHT LEG WITH BOX CUTTER ABRASION RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT LOWER LEG WITH A SPACKLE KNIFE DX: LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT USING A SCRAPER WITH A BLADE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
33YOF WOOD CARVING KNIFE CUT TO LEG AT HOME DX/LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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