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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 408
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products, Floors or flooring materials |
| FX KNEE- SLIPPED NEWSPAPER TO FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STATES TRIPPED ON PIECE OF PAPER ON FLOOR AT HOME AND FELL INJURING HER L KNEE. DX. KNEE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT FELL WHILE CARRYING NEWSPAPER AND INJURED KNEE DX// CONTUSION RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products |
| 80YOM OUTSIDE OF HOME BENT OVER PICKED UP NEWSPAPER,THREW IT UP ON THE PORCH,LOST BALANCE FELL STRIKING KNEE/ELBOW;KNEE LAC/ELBOW ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| WENT TO GET THE PAPER, FELT WEEK THEN FELL ONTO KNEE, C/O KNEE&HIP PAIN >>CONTS/ABRS/CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL PICKING UP A NEWSPAPER AND FELL ONTO LEFT KNEE FRAC TURED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/03/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| TRIPPED&FELL WHIEL WALKING TO GET THE MAIL, FELL HITTING FACE&SCAPRING KNEES>>CONTS/ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| 74YOF SLIPPED ON JUNK MAIL YESTERDAY TWISTING RIGHT KNEE; KNEE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products |
| TRIPPED ON TOILET PAPER/KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products |
| LEFT KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN PICKING UP A NEWSPAPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products, Floors or flooring materials |
| WALKING IN *** TODAY SLIPPED ON PAPER, FELL ON FLOOR. DX-KNEE STRAIN. STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products, Tablet or capsule drugs |
| WAS REACHING FOR A BOX OF TISSUES AND SLIPPED FELL ONTO (R) KNEE IS ON *** C/O KNEE PAIN DX- CONT COAGULAPTHY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products |
| SLIPPED ON A CANDY WRAPPER AT SCHOOL. DX KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT STATES SHE WAS WALKING IN DRIVEWAY TO GET NEWSPAPER, FELL ONTO PAVEM ENT. DX. ABRA R KNEE, BRUISED AREA R EYEBROW, BRUISED AREA R SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products |
| TRYING TO CATCH PAPERS THAT WERE BLOWING AWAY/KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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