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Accidents - Knives - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 393
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Date: 10/25/2009Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT LEG W/KNIFE. DX: 8 CM L THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2009Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO THIGH, PT WAS CUTTING CEDAR AT HOME AND KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING PT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2009Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT LEG W/HUNTING KNIFE. DX: 4 CM L THIGH LAC W/PRESUMED SAPHENOUS VEIN DISRUPTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT WAS SHARPENING A KNIFE ON A STONE AND SUSTAINED A PW TO THIGH THE KN IFE SLIPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2009Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT CUT WHILE USING A BUSH KNIFE AT HOME DX: LACERATION RT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/09/2009Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Containers
UPPER LEG INJURY FROM CUTTING BOX WITH KNIFE. DX-ACUTE 2 CM UPPER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2009Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
66 YOM CUT SELF WITH ROOFING KNIFE ON INNER THIGH LACERATION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/25/2009Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUTTING ON A BOARD KNIFE SLIPPED CUT THIGH LACERATION RIGHT LATERAL THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2009Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF IN L UPPER LEG WITH A SWORD DX- PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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