Accidents - Knives with replaceable blades - Year 2007 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,220
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	85
16-25 years old:	170
26-50 years old:	674
50+ years old:	290

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2007	Age: 34 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, Nonglass bottles or jars
WAS CUTTING A PLASTIC MILK CONTAINER WITH A RAZOR KNIFE AND CUT (L) LEG DX- LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2007	Age: 48 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
USING A BOX CUTTER SHE LACERATED HER LEG#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	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, Containers
LAC TO LEG WHEN OPENING A BOX WITH A RAZOR KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2007	Age: 29 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 LEG LAC.PT LACERATED LOWER LEG WHILE USING A BOX CUTTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2007	Age: 26 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
LACERATED LEG WITH A CARPET KNIFE#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2007	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
LACERATION LOWER ELG WITH A UTILITY KNIFE#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2007	Age: 56 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
LACERATES LEG WITH AN UTILITY KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2007	Age: 9 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 LOWER LEG LACERATION: CUT WITH BOX OPENER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
35 YO MALE CUT LEG ON BLADE KNIFE LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2007	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
PT WAS AT HOME, LACERATED RT LWR LEG ON A UTILITY KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2007	Age: 37 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, Containers
LOWER LEG LAC-BOXCUTTER SLIPPED WHILE CUTTING BOXES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	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
BOX CUTTER SLIPPED AND PT LACERATED SIDE OF CALF. D: LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	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 RECEIVED LACERATION ON LOWER LEG BY UTILITY KNIFE, NO DETAILS GIVEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 28 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 LEG LACERATION.PT WAS USING A CARPET KNIFE AND LACERATED LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2007	Age: 43 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 LT LEG WITH A UTILITY KNIVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2007	Age: 11 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
11YFC CUT LOWER LEG WITH UTILITY KNIFE/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
26 YO MALE ACCIDENTALLY CUT SELF WITH *** KNIFE LACERATION LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2007	Age: 66 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, Day wear
CUTTING JEANS OFF HIMSELF WITH *** KNIFE 5 CM LACERATION TO CALF 5 CM LACERATION TO CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2007	Age: 39 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, Bags
PATIENT WAS OPENING A BAG WITH A BOX CUTTER, SLIPPED AND CUT LOWER LEG. DX-LACERATION LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2007	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, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT SLEEPING ON COUCH, DID NOT KNOW BOX CUTTER ON COUCH, CUT LEG WHEN ROLLED OVER DX LACERATION R CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 53 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
53 YOM- FELL & CUT SHIN WITH UTILITY KNIFE/LAC. LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2007	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	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
SLIPPED WHILE USING BOXCUTTER LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2007	Age: 22 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 CHANGING THE BLADE OF A UTILITY KNIFE AND DROPPED IT ONTO HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2007	Age: 17 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
PT DX RT LEG LACERATION - C/O LACERATION TO RT LEG W/A BOX CUTTER AT HOME YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2007	Age: 77 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 USING A CLEAN UTILITY KNIFE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2007	Age: 21 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
21 YOM LACERATED RIGHT LOWER LEG WITH A BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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