Lethal accidents - Knives - Year 2005 - Upper Trunk

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 67
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Lethal Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	7
50+ years old:	59

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/10/2005	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
STABBED IN CHEST WITH KNIFE, +MEDSTAR AMBULANCE +CPR + POLICE
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/07/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Knives
FELL, LANDED ON KNIFE IMPALED IN CHEST DX TRAUMA ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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