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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 854
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| WHILE RAKING LEAVES, SLIPPED AND FELL DX: LT KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LT KNEE PAIN-INJURED RAKING LEAVES-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| TWISTED LT KNEE WHEN DIGGING A DITCH DX: SPRAIN LT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WAS DIGGING BULBS W/SHOVEL. DX: PATELLAR BURSITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RAKING LEAVES AT HOME, KNEE POPPED WHILE STEPPING OVER LOG. DX; TORN C ARTILAGE OF KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT HURT RIGHT KNEE WHEN FELL ONTO A METAL RAKE. D: SKIN LACERATION / KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT USING RAKE, FELL TO HER KNEES. HAS PROSTHETIC KNEE-NEEDED TO CHECK I F INJURED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| FELL ON GARDEN RAKE AT HOME SUSTAINING LAC TO R KNEE DX R KNEE PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| SPRAIN KNEE - PATIENT WAS RAKING HIS BACKYARD AND WHEN DOING A LATERALP IVOT FELT HIS RIGHT KNEE CATCH AND POP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| HAS BEEN DOING HEAVY YARD WORK DIGGING WITH A SHOVEL AND NOW HAS KNEEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 50 Y.O. B MALE W/KNEE SPRAIN. PT INJ WHILE DOING SOME SHOVELING IN HIS YARD. E927 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 45 YOM WAS SHOVELING TO DIG A DITCH; STRAINED RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WAS WORKING IN A GARDEN USING A SHOVEL, TRIED TO PUSH SHOVEL INTO TH E GROUND WITH FEET AND FELL OFF; LT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT GETTING INTO HER TRUCK AND STRUCK LEFT KNEE AGAINST A CEMENT TROWEL LACERATION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WAS DIGGING W/SHOVEL. DX: R KNEE INTERNAL DERANGEMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WITH KNEE PAIN AFTER RAKING YARD YESTERDAY. TINGLING IN KNEEWITH SLI GHT EDEMA. DX: LEFT KNEE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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