Accidents - Knives with replaceable blades - Year 2005 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,312
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	66
16-25 years old:	500
26-50 years old:	699
50+ years old:	46

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/06/2005	Age: 24 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, Pens and pencils
WAS AT HOME USING A POCKET KNIFE TO SHARPEN HIS PENCIL WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY CUT HIS RT LOWER LEG. LAC 4CM TO RT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2005	Age: 37 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 RT LEG WITH BOXCUTTER LACERATION RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	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 SUS LAC TO LOWER LEG FROM A BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2005	Age: 16 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
PT SUS LAC TO LOWER LEG FROM A BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Fishing
PATIENT WAS CAMPING & CUT HIMSELF WITH A RAZOR KNIFE IN LOWER LEG & USED FISHING LINE TO CLOSE UNTIL HE CAME BACK. DX - LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2005	Age: 53 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
53 YOF LACERATED LEFT LOWER LEG WITH *** KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2005	Age: 25 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 LEG W/BOX CUTTER 1 MO AGO. DX: CELLULITIS L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2005	Age: 32 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, Plastic products
UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE PT CUT PLASTIC WEBBING OFF WINDOW. DX: L LEG LAC 1.2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2005	Age: 47 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, Rugs or carpets
2 CM L LEG LACERATION, SUTURED: CUT WITH UTILITY KNIFE CUTTINGQCARPETI NG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	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
LAC RT LOWER LEG W/ RAZOR KNIFE ON ACCIDENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	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
ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEG WITH A BOX CUTTER DX: R LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2005	Age: 25 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 LEG W/BOX KNIFE 3 DAYS AGO. DX: OLD 2 CM L LEG LAC W/CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2005	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
L CALF LAC/38YOM AT HOME AT 6PM, WHILE USING UTILITY KNIFE CUT L INNER CALF AREA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2005	Age: 58 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 DROPPED AN *** BLADE ON HIS LEG COMPLAINING OF BLEEDING. DX-MIL D SUPERFICIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2005	Age: 27 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
LEG CUT WITH UTILITY KNIFE LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2005	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
CUT LEG WITH A BLADE LACER LLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2005	Age: 19 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: Other
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT CUT LOWER LEG ON A CUTTER 4 DYS AGO, NOW WOUND GOT INFECTED. " CELLULITIS "
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2005	Age: 50 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 LEG W/RAZOR KNIFE. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/13/2005	Age: 27 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
RIGHT LEG LAC, PT CUT LEG USING A RAZOR KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2005	Age: 35 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
35YMC CUT CALF WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHILE CUTTING CARPET/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2005	Age: 53 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
3 CM LOWER LEG LAC-CUT ON DRYWALL KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2005	Age: 41 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 INSTALLING A NEW BLADE ON A PAINT SCRAPER AND LOST CONTROL OF IT DRO PPED IT ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	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
CUT BY BROTHER WITH A BOX CUTTER INTENTIONALLY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2005	Age: 20 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, Day wear
PT CUT LOWER LEG ON A UTILITY KNIFE TRYING TO MAKE PANTS INTO SHORTS,SU STAINED" LEG LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2005	Age: 47 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 CHANGING THE BLADE ON A BOX CUTTER AND DROPPED IT ONTO LEFT LOWER LE G LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT HAS OPEN AREA L CALF W/ DRAINAGE SPIDER BITE? PT CUT WOUND OPEN W/ R AZOR BLADE, FEVER, DIZZY, DX:CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2005	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
RT LOWER EXTREMITY LACERATION.PT LACERATED LOWER LEG ON A BOX CUTTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2005	Age: 31 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
DX RIGHT CALF LACERATION: INJURED LEG WITH BOX CUTTER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2005	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
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS LOWER LEG WITH A BOX CUTTERA T HOME. DX-LACERATION LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2005	Age: 16 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 PLAYING WITH A BOX CUTTER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2005	Age: 31 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
ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEG WITH A UTILITY KNIFE DX: L LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT DROPPED A UTILITY KNIFE ONTO HIS LEFT LOWER LEG YESTERDAY SUSTAINED AN AVULSION TO SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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