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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 567
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT KNEE WITH BOX CUTTER. DX KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT HAD SOMETHING ON HIS KNEE & WAS CUTTING IT WITH A BOX CUTTER - SLIPP ED & CUT R KNEE. R KNEE LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| DX LAC KNEE/LEG: SM LAC NEAR R KNEE, CUT W A UTILITY KNIFE W CUT'G A BOARD, HAS 0.5CM LAC TO TOP OF R KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Cardboard products |
| CUT LEG WHILE OPENING A BOX WITH BOX CUTTER. DX KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 32YOM WAS HOME USING A BOX CUTTER,ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LT KNEE; KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| HAS LAC TO (L) KNEE FROM BOX CUTTER---(L) KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT (R) KNEE WITH A RAZOR KNIFE DX- LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| RIGHT KNEE LAC, PT CUT KNEE USING A RAZOR KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| KNEE LAC, PT KNEELED DOWN ONTO A CARPET KNIFE CUTTING KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| LAC TO KNEE - USING RAZOR KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT KNEE ON A BOX CUTTER, ?MECH >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Other specified plastic products |
| LEFT KNEE LACERATION FROM BOX CUTTER, CUTTING PVC. DX-LACERATION LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| 13 YO MALE CUT LEFT INNER KNEE WITH BOX CUTTER LACERATION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| ACCIDENTALLY SLASHED KNEE WHILE USING BOXCUTTER >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades, Book bags or back carriers |
| PT HAD A UTILITY KNIFE IN HER BACK PACK AT SCHOOL FOR A SCHOOL PROJECT. KNIFE POKED THROUGH THE BACKPACK AND CUT HER R KNEE. DX R KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS CUT W/BOX KNIFE. DX: L KNEE LAC 6 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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