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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 723
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Built-in swimming pools |
| 55 YO F WAS CLEANING YARD W/ LEAF BLOWER & FORGOT POOL WAS BEHIND HER. STEPPED BACK ABOUT 3 FEET DOWN & INJURED KNEE.DX:STRAIN VS MENISCAL INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 31YOM WAS USING A LAWN LEAF BLOWER PUSHING IT AROUND TWISTED RT KNEE; KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 74YOM WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER WHEN HE DEVELOPED RT KNEE PAIN; KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 59 YOF INJURED KNEE FROM TRIPPING ON LEAF BLOWER, HIT LEFT KNEE ON EDGE OF CONCRETE. DX-PATELLAR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| BURN TO LEFT KNEE FROM LEAF BLOWER WHILE USING IT AT HOME, PATIENT IS PARAPALEGIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT HIT KNEE ON CONCRETE WHILE TRYING TO START A LEAF BLOWER. DX: R KNEE CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2006 | 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: Leaf blowers |
| RIGHT KNEE STR PT WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER AND TWISTED KNEE WRONG |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/15/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| RIGHT KNEE STR. PT TWISTED WRONG WHEN USING A LEAF BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| LEFT KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN USING A LEAF BLOWER AND HE FELL OV ER STUMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2005 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| FELL OVER LEAFBLOWER IN CARPORT LANDED ON CONCRETE FLOOR RT PATELLAR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/12/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT USING A LEAF BLOWER AT HOME ON 1-11 AND TWISTED WRONG CONTINUED PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| LEFT KNEE SPR. PT TWISTED KNEE WHEN USING A LEAF BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2004 | Age: 62 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: Leaf blowers |
| TRIPPED OVER A BLOWER AND LANDED ON SHOULDER AND WRIST DX KNEE SPRAIN , WRIST INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 50 YOM WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER; DROPPED HIS CANE AND FELL ON CEMENT DRI VEWAY. LEFT KNEE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| STRAIN L KNEE; STEPPED WRONG/TWISTED WHILE PUTTING AWAY LEAF BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2003 | Age: 46 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: Leaf blowers |
| DX CONTUSIONS TO KNEES: TRIPPED WHILE USING LEAF BLOWER AT HOME, FELL ONTO BOTH KNEES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2001 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/1999 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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