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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,227
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PATIENT FELL ON A FRIEND'S BALCONY. DX-8 CM LACERATION LEFT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| RIGHT KNEE CONT. PT SLIPPED ON ICY PORCH AND FELL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT. FELL ON WET PORCH AND SPRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 18 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| L KNEE SPR/18YOF FELL OFF ICY PORCH AND TWISTED L KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS CLIMBING TO SECOND STORY BALCONY AND SLIPPED HITTING STAIRS & RAILING. DX: L KNEE/WRIST STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| RIGHT KNEE SPR. PT FELL OFF A PATIO THAT WAS 4.5 FEET HIGH OFF GROUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL OFF FRONT PORCH, LEFT LEG SNAPPED, C/O PAIN IN KNEES AND BACK ALL WAY DOWN TO TOES. DX: LEFT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT FELL 3-4 FT THROUGH PORCH. DX: R KNEE STRAIN, R LEG CONT, L SHIN ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 17 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT GOT INTO VERBAL ALTERCATION WITH MOTHER LEFT HOUSE SLIPPED ON WET DE CK AND FELL, ACUTE R KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| SLIPPED ON PORCH 2 WKS AGO KNEE CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT. FELL FROM PORCH C/O PAIN IN R KNEE. DX. CONT R KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT FELL THROUGH PORCH AT MOTHERS, R KNEE LACERATION, R ANKLE PAIN, R KN EE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 16 Y/O M C/O INJURY RIGHT KNEE- JUMPED OFF PORCH. DX: FRACTURE RIGHT TIBIA SHAFT PROXIMAL SPRAIN RIGHT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT FELL THROUGH PORCH INJURED R KNEE CUT KNEE ON NAIL, ACUTE R KNEE INF ECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT FELL THROUGH PORCH. DX: CONT/HEMATOMA/SPRAIN L KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 21 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| RIGHT KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN JUMPING OFF A BALCONY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 16 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 16YOM-STRAIN RIGHT KNEE-FELL OFF PORCH AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| RT KNEE PAIN. FELL OF PORCH. DX; RT KNEE CONT, SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| RT KNEE FX-PT FELL 3 FEET OFF OF FRONT PORCH TWISTING RT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT FELL OFF PORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| STRAINED KNEE WHEN FELL FROM PORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT JUMPED OFF OF A 4 FOOT STAGE, STRAINED RT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL OFF PLATFORM DX. KNEE CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 17 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| LT KNEE CT-FELL OFF A PORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| JUMPED OFF DECK INJURING KNEE AT HOME. DX: KNEE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Stairs or steps |
| PT W/ HISTORY OF LUPUS FELL 3WEEKS AGO MISSED A STEP OFF PORCH FELL FOR WARD INTO KNEE/HAND DX KNEE PAIN/ELBOW PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT FELL ON WET POOL DECK AT HOME, CONTUSION LT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT C/O PAIN TO LT KNEE DUE TO TWISTING FOOT WHILE JUMPING OFF POUCHYEST ERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PATIENT STEPPED ON A WET SPOT, SLIPPED AND FELL OFF THE PORCH. DX-LEFT KNEE SPRAIN, ABRASION LEFT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 23 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL OFF A DECK, RESULTED IN A KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| LEFT KNEE FRACTURE.PT FELL OFF A PORCH AND INJURED KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PATIENT SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE PORCH. DX-STRAIN, CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS TO LEFT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PATIENT FELL ON PORCH AT HOME; KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| KNEE SPRAIN - JUMPED OFF BALCONY INJURING LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT JUMPED DOWN FROM 4 FOOT DECK. DX: R KNEE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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