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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 788
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| RIGHT LOWER LEG LAC. PT DROPPED A KNIFE ONTO LEG AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives, Foods |
| PT DROPPED A KNIVE ON LEG WHILE CUTTING AN APPLE DX: LT LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND AND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2008 | Age: 81 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, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| LACERATION RT.LEG.PT.REFERS WHILE CUTTING TREE BRANCH WITH A MACHETE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| SWUNG MACHETE @ INSECT; ACCIDENTALLY CUT LLE. L LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 53 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 |
| CUT LEG WITH A KNIFE. DX. LOWER LEG LACERATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LAC TO LEG WHEN USING A MACHETTE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LEFT LOWER EXT LAC, PT DROPPED A KNIFE AND CUT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION.PT DROPPED A KNIFE WHILE CUTTING A WATERMELLO N AND LACERATED LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 51 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 |
| LACERATION LOWER LEG - 51 YO MALE CUT LOWER LEFT CALF WITH A MACHETE - ARRIVES VIA AMBULANCE WITH BLEEDING CONTROLLED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 52 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 |
| LAC TO LEG FROM A MACHETE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 55 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 |
| PT REPORTS THAT HE WAS IN THE YARD ATTEMPTING TO CUT BRUSH W/A BUTCHER KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING LEG. DX. LAC L LEG, ETOH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 53 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, Foods |
| AT HOMOE ABOUT 10 MIN AGO, PT SHARPENING KNIFE & KNIFE DROPPED & CUT L LOWER LEG. HAPPENED AT APPROX 6P WHILE GETTING READY FOR PIG ROAST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2008 | Age: 66 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED A KNIFE THAT HIT SHIN >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | Age: 55 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 |
| 55 YO FEMALE ACCIDENTALLY CUT RIGHT LEG WITH KNIFE LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Knives, Foods |
| AVULSION LOWER LEG, USING KNIFE TO PEEL APPLE, TRIPPED & FELL CUTTING LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT DROPPED A SMALL POCKETKNIFE STRIKING SELF IN THE RIGHT LOWER LEG LA CERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2008 | Age: 57 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 |
| PT DROPPED A CLEAN KITCHEN KNIFE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOW ER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 66 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 |
| 66 YO DROPPED KNIFE ON LEG LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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