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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 793
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| CUT KNEE ON SOMETHING IN TRASHBAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED, FELL ON FLOOR CARRYING A BAG OF GROCERIES DX. KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2002 | Age: 83 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: Bags |
| PT FELL ON KNEE WHILE CARRYING GARBAGE BAG, CONTUSION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| PT WAS LIFTING A HEAVY BAG AND SPRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags, Metal containers |
| LAC (L) KNEE, PT SLIPPED, STRUCK A GARBAGE BAG & SUST INJURY WITH A CAN LID AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, DENIES PAIN OR TENDERNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| AFTER LIFTING A HEAVY BAG, HURT KNEE DX: STRAIN LT. KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| LAC (R) KNEE, PT TAKING GARBAGE BAG OUT & SUST INJURY WITH A BROKEN GLASS AT HOME, C/O MILD BLEEDING & PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT. WAS CARRYING OUT A BAG OF TRASH, A PIECE OF GLASS CUT HER KNEE - LACERATION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SLIPPED ON DOUGHNUT BAG AND FELL TO FLOOR AT STORE. DX: L KNEE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2002 | Age: 50 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| SPRAIN L KNEE - FELL WHEN CATCHING TOE ON TRASH BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| WALKED PAST A GARBAGE BAG AT HER MOMS HOUSE AND CUT HER KNEE ON A PIEC E OF GLASS IN THE BAG.--KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | 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: Bags, Metal containers |
| PT CARRIED A BAG OF CANS UP STAIRS AND LEG GAVE OUT. DX: L KNEE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bags |
| LEFT KNEE CONT. PT TRIPPED OVER A SALT BAG AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| CUT RT KNEE W/ GLASS WHILE TAKING OUT TRASH. PIECE POKED OUT OF GARBAGE BAG. RT KNEE LAC(3CM)@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS TAKING TRASH BAGS OUTSIDE, TRIPPED AND HIT KNEE ON STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER GYM BAG, FELL ON FLOOR DX: LT. KNEE CRUCHIATE LIGAMENT TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| PT FELL TAKING OUT TRASH BAG AT HOME NOW C/O KNEECAP PAIN AND PAIN TO R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| LAC (R) KNEE, PT SUST INJURY WITH A PIECE OF GLASS FROM THE GARBAGEBAG AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 60 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: Bags |
| RT KNEE CT-AT CASINO-TRIPPED OVER A GARBAGE BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2002 | Age: 64 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: Bags |
| RTKNEE SPRAIN-@ GROCERY STORE-TRIPPED ON A GROCERY BAG & FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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