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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,400
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2008 | Age: 56 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: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PATIENT WAS CARRYING A LARGE PIECE OF WOOD 5 DAYS AGO, STEPPED ONTO A HOSE & TWISTED RT KNEE. DX-RT KNEE PAIN, POSS. MENISCUS VS LIG INJRY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| RIGHT KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN TIGHTENING A LEAKY HOSE AND SLIPP ED IN ICE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| TRIPPED OVER A SPRINKLER HEAD FELL ON PAVEMENT SPRAIN LEFT KNEE LIGAMENTCRUCIATE ABRASION LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2008 | Age: 65 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: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER GAS HOSE - HYPEREXTENDED KNEE & PULLED POST THIGH. ACU TE R KNEE STRAIN, R HAMSTRING STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| 64 YOF TRIPPED OVER HOSE AND FELL ON SIDEWALKCONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| RT KNEE DISLOCATION.PT TRIPPED OVER A HOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| 2 DAYS AGO STEPPED ON A SPRINKLER PIT AND INJURED RT KNEE RT KNEE SPRAI N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| 92 Y/O TRIPPED OVER WATER HOSE WHILE WATERING FLOWERS, FELL. DX-CONTUSION ELBOW AND KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT GOT TANGLED UP IN HOSE. DX: L KNEE STRAIN, HEMARTHROSIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| FELL OVER GARDEN HOSE;DX LACERATED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 26 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: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT INJURED KNEE WHILE PULLING A HOSE. DX: LEFT STRAINED LCL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| TRIPPED OVER A HOSE. DX. ABRASION TO HIP,L LEG, KNEE AND ANKLE.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| TRIP OVER SPRINKLER, DX; CHEST, KNEE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT STATES SHE WAS OUTSIDE WATERING HER FLOWERS WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER TH E HOSE AND LANDED ON HER LEFT KNEE DX LEFT KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers, Bicycles or accessories |
| TRIP OVER SPRINKLER, BIKE RUN OVER LEG, DX; ABRASION RLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | Age: 42 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: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER GARDEN HOSE FELL CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| 44YOF WAS WORKING IN GARDEN STEPPED ON GARDEN HOSE,TWISTED KNEE; KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER GARDEN HOSE&LANDED ON HER RIGHT SIDE DX; ACUTE RIGHT K NEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER SPRINKLER HEAD IN YARD DX: RT KNEE INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| INTERNAL DERANGEMENT OF KNEE: STEPPED ON GARDEN HOSE, FELT SNAP BEHIND LT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| SPRAINS-KNEE: STOOD ON SPINNING GARDEN HOSE HOLDER & IT TURNED & STRUCK RT KNEE OFF WALL, GOT TWISTED IN THE HOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| FELL AGAINST SPRINKLER HEAD;DX LACERATED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT WITH CONTUSION TO LEFT KNEE AFTER FALLING OVER GARDEN HOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| RUNNING & FELL ON SPRINKLER DX: KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| TRIPPED & FELL ON WATER SPRINKLER, OUTSIDE, AT HOME, ABRASION TO RT LEG LACERATION TO LT KNEE. DX: LT KNEE SPRAIN, RT TIBIA CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 27 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: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT C/O FELL OVER GARDEN HOSE. DX CONT LFT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT AT A BANK AND TRIPPED OVER A HOSE IN THE PARKING LOT STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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