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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 565
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PATIENT'S BROTHER THREW A TIN CAN AT HIM AT HOME, HIT ON KNEE; KNEE SPR AIN, KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CONTUSION TO KNEE WHEN STRUCK ON METAL BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT.INJ.RT.KNEE AT HOME WHEN CUT ON METAL CAN IN BARBAGE. DX; 4CM.LAC.RT .KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| 8 YO WM - RAN INTO A METAL BOX - SUSTAINED LACERATION TO RT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A CAN INJURING LT KNEE DX: LT KNEE ST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers, Bags |
| PATIENT KNELT ONTO TRASH BAG AND CUT KNEE ON TIN CAN LID. D: KNEELACERA TION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LEFT KNEE CONTUSION.PT DROPPED A CAN ON KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Metal containers |
| RT KNEE INTERNAL DERANGEMENT-@ HOME-WHILE SMASHING ALUMINUM CANS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT DX CONTUSION TO RT KNEE/THIGH - AFTER A CAN FELL ABOVE HIS RT KNEEYE STERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Metal containers, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| PT FELL ON PAINT CAN. DX: L KNEE SPRAIN, L KNEE CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Metal containers |
| SPRAINED LOWER LEG WHEN DROPPED CAN AND BENT TO PICK IT UP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Metal containers, Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT STEPPED ON SODA CAN ON STEPS ON 3/02. KNEE PAIN CONTINUES. D: LATERAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT INJURY, KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT ON FOOD CAN - LACERATION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| STUMBLED FELL FACE DOWN OVER A METAL BOX MUSCULOSKETAL CONTUSION BILATERAL KNEES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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