Accidents - Knives with replaceable blades - Year 2009 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 969
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	15
6-15 years old:	105
16-25 years old:	169
26-50 years old:	603
50+ years old:	75

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/23/2009	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, Containers
21 YOM WALKED PAST A FRIEND OPENING BOXES WITH BOX CUTTER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2009	Age: 47 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
LAC TO LEG WHEN USING A RAZOR KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2009	Age: 40 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 LOWER L LEG/CALF FROM A BOX CUTTER @ HOME DX L CALF LACERATION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2009	Age: 13 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
13YOM CUT RT LOWER LEG WITH A UTILITY KNIFE-AT HOME, IN GARAGE- LAC. DX; LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2009	Age: 21 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 LOWER LEG ON A RAZOR KNIVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2009	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
ACCIDENTLY CUT LEFT LOWER LEG WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AN HOUR AGO. DX: LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2009	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
PT WITH LAC TO LOWER LEG FROM BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS MOVING INTO SCHOOL AND CUT LEG ON BOX CUTTER. DX LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2009	Age: 27 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
PT CUT LEG ON A BOX CUTTER, LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2009	Age: 15 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 LOWER LEG ON UTILITY KNIVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2009	Age: 81 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, Cardboard products
RAZOR KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE OPENING CARDBOARD LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2009	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
38 YR OLD CUT LEG WITH A RAZOR KNIFE AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 42 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, Containers
42YO WHITE MALE STS CUTTING BOX WITH *** KNIFE & CUT R SHIN DX LACERATI ON R LEG - ACUTE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2009	Age: 43 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 WITH LAC TO LOWER LEG FROM BOX CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2009	Age: 3 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
RLE LAC, PT BACKED UP INTO A BOX CUTTER KNIFE CUTTING LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2009	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
31YOM, CUT WITH UTILITIY KNIFE, LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2009	Age: 20 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
PT WAS AT HOME, LACERATED RT LWR LEG WITH A UTILITY KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2009	Age: 11 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, Containers
PATIENT CUT INNER CALF WITH BOX CUTTER WHILE OPENING BOXES; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2009	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
LEFT LOWER LEG LAC.PT WAS USING A BOX CUTTER AND LACERATED LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2009	Age: 8 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, Containers
PT SLIPPED W/BOX KNIFE WHILE CUTTING A BOX. DX: R CALF LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2009	Age: 42 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
42 YOM CUT LEFT LEG WITH UTILITY KNIFE LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2009	Age: 50 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 CUT LEG WITH *** KNIFE. LAC L CALF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2009	Age: 46 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: Puncture
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PUNCTURE LEG - 46 YO MALE HAD ITCHY SPOT ON LOWER LEG THAT HE THOUGHT W AS A ABSCESS - OPENED IT WITH *** KNIFE AND CUT VEIN - COPIOUS BLEED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives with replaceable blades
PT CUT LEG W/*** KNIFE WHILE CUTTING WOOD AT TRADE SCHOOL. DX: L LEG L AC 3/4".
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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