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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,232
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	181
16-25 years old:	732
26-50 years old:	994
50+ years old:	324

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LT THIGH - S/P ACCIDENTALLY WITH BOX CUTTER WHILE SITTING UP ON SOFA AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT SLIPPED W/RAZOR KNIFE. DX: R THIGH LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LEFT THIGH LACERATION.PT CUT THIGH WHILE USING A UTILITY KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2003	Age: 21 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 with replaceable blades
CUT UPPER LEG WITH BOX KNIFE WHILE CUTTING THROAT OF ELK IN HIGH DESERT . DX: LACERATION THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2003	Age: 29 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 with replaceable blades
29 YO MALE STUCK SELF WITH UTILITY KNIFE ACCIDENTALLY RIGHT THIG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LT THIGH LAC-CUT ON UTILITY KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WORKING ON ART PROJECT WHEN LACERATED THIGH WITH *** KNIFE. D: THIGH 2.5 CM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
RT THIGH LACERATION.PT LACERATED THIGH WHILE USING A BOX CUTTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2003	Age: 17 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 with replaceable blades, Day wear
LT THIGH LAC-CUT ON UTILITY KNIFE-THROUGH PANTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2003	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 with replaceable blades
PATIENT CUT THIGH WITH UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT USING AN E*** KNIFE AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT UPPER LEG EG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2003	Age: 28 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 with replaceable blades
PT CUT THIGH WITH BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers
PT CUT LEG W/UTILITY KNIFE WHILE OPENING BOX 4 DAYS AGO. DX: R THIGH LAC W/INFECTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PATIENT CUT UPPER LEG ON UTILITY KNIFE WHEN WHITTLING AT HOME; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
RT THIGH LACERATION.PT LACERATED THIGH WHILE USING A CARPET KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2003	Age: 21 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 with replaceable blades
PT RECEIVED LAC TO THIGH FROM RAZOR WIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers
PT WAS CUT W/BOX KNIFE WHILE CUTTING BOXES. DX: L THIGH 3 CM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2003	Age: 17 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 with replaceable blades
PT WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CAUSED ALACERATION TO HIS RT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2003	Age: 25 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 with replaceable blades
CUT WITH BOX CUTTER. DX 8 CM LACERATION R INNER THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
STATES CUT R UPPER LEG W/ UTILITY KNIFE WOUND 3-4 CM LONG R THIGH LACER ATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	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 with replaceable blades, Paper products
THIGH LAC-DOING "SCRAPBOOKING"-SMALL BLADE USED TO CUT PAPER CUT HER LE G-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
RT THIGH LACERATION.PT LACERATED THIGH WHILE USING A BOX CUTTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT THIGH WITH A UTILITY KNIFE DX: THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2003	Age: 14 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 with replaceable blades
CUT LEFT UPPER THIGH WITH BOX KNIFE DX: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT LEG WITH UTILITY KNIFE DX: THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LT THIGH LAC-CUT ON UTILITY KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LACERATION LEG - 46 YOM PRESENTS WITH A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT UPPER TH IGH FROM A UTILITY KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2003	Age: 41 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 with replaceable blades
UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING THIGH/ RT THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Rugs or carpets
THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND-UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE CUTTING CARPET-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT LEG WITH BOX CUTTER DX: THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
35 YOM CUT LEG WITH A UTILITY KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	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 with replaceable blades
R THIGH LAC/19YOF CUT THIGH BY A BOXCUTTER ACCIDENTALLY AT 1PM TODAY AT FRIENDS HOUSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT SELF WITH UTILITY KNIFE DX. THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT THIGH WHILE USING BOX CUTTER THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
53YOM INJ TO LEG ON KNIFE WITH REPLACEMENT BLADES AT HOME DX/LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC L THIGH/38YOM PRESENTS WITH V SHAPED LAC OBOVE L KNEE FROM *** KNIF E. HAPPENED AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LACERATION THIGH - 31 YOF LACERATED HER RIGHT THIGH WITH AN E*** KNIFE E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT RT THIGH W/ UTILITY KNIFE. LAC RT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LT THIGH LAC-CUTTING TILE W/ UTILITY KNIFE-ACCIDENTLY STABBED LEG-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PUNCTURE WOUND THIGH - 31 YOM INJURY SUSTAINED TO LEFT THIGH WITH AN E* ** KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PATIENT CUT JIS RIGHT UPPER LEG WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. DX-RIGHT THIGN LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LAC TO UPPER LEG WHEN USING A RAZOR KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2003	Age: 10 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 with replaceable blades, Containers
PT WAS OPENING BOXES WITH A PEN KNIFE AND CUT HIMSELF ON RT UPPER THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT CUT LEG W/BOX CUTTER. DX: 7 CM L THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations
PT LACERATED THIGH WITH UTILITY KNIFE TRYING TO FRAME PICTURE, ACUTE R THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PW LEFT THIGH. PT WALKED INTO AN E*** KNIFE IN ART CLASS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS USING NEW UTILITY KNIFE AND CUT LEG. DX: R LEG LAC SIMPLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
LACERATION THIGH - PATIENT PRESENTS FROM HOME AND REPORTS HE ACCIDENTLY CUT RIGHT DISTAL THIGH WITH A UTILITY KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	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 with replaceable blades
RT THIGH LAC-CUT W/A BOX CUTTER-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS AT HOME USING A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN HE LACERATED HIS RT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Containers
RIGHT THIGH LAC, PT CUT LEG WHEN CUTTING BOXES WITH A BOX CUTTER,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2003	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 with replaceable blades
PT PLAYING AT HOME IN THE WOODS NEXT DOOR WITH A RAZOR KNIFE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2003	Age: 29 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 with replaceable blades
29 Y F CUT HERSELF WITH A CARPET KNIFE. DX: LACERATION TO LEFT THIGH FROM CARPET KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS CUT W/BOX KNIFE. DX: LAC L THIGH 7 MM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT LEG WITH A BOX CUTTER DX: THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2003	Age: 25 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 with replaceable blades, Containers
25 YO MALE CUT LEFT THIGH ON BOX CUTTER WHILE OPENING BOX SIMPLE LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2003	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 with replaceable blades
RT THIGH LAC-AT HOME-CUT ON E*** KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2003	Age: 63 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 with replaceable blades
PT LAC RT THIGH 3.5 CM WITH A BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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