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Accidents - Knives - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 494
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Date: 12/26/2007Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WAS CUTTING UP A DEER AND CUT THIGH WITH A KNIFE DX: THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/22/2007Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Foods
61 YOF WAS USING KNIFE TO CLEAN TURKEY CARCASS AND IT SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING LEFT THIGH CAUSING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/20/2007Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO L LEG W/KNIFE DX; THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/13/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WAS USING A POCKETKNIVE, WHEN SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT UPPER THIGH, THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 THIS MORNING, PAINFULL. DX: LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT PLAYING WITH A SWITCHBLADE KNIFE AND STABBED SELF IN THE LEFT THIGH LACERATION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2007Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT WITH KNIFE/ LAC LT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2007Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Day wear
PT WHITTLING A PIECE OF WOOD WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND WENT INTO THE J EANS SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/28/2007Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Portable food or beverage coolers
PT STEPPED OVER A COOLER, SLICING UPPER THIGH WITH KNIFE, LACERATION TO LEFT UPPER THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2007Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
USING A KNIFE LAC UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/21/2007Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
DROPPED POCKET KNIFE ON RIGHT LEG PUNCTURE WOUND LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/16/2007Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Foods
PT CUT HIS LEG WITH A KNIFE WHILE CUTTING CHEESE, THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 03/01/2007Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT ACCIDENTLY DROPPED A KNIFE,STABBED R THIGH DX 1.5CM LACERATION TO R THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2007Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Animal induced injury
PATIENT WAS GUTTING A DEER, KNIFE SLIPPED. DX-STAB WUND LACERATION THIGH AND FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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