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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 491
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR DX BROKEN KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| DX: R KNEE PAIN. FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR X3 OVER LAST 2 DAYS. DID NOT STRI KE ANYTHING SPECIFIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2002 | Age: 47 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: Wheelchairs |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED CONTUSIONS TO KNEE AFTER FALLING FROM WHEELCHAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 40 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: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT SUST FRACTURE TO KNEE FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/15/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| DX:L KNEE AND BUTTOCK CONTUSION L KNEE EFFUSION. FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR WHILE IN TRANSPORT VAN. NO RESTRAINTS ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO KNEE AFTER GETTING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT-FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR , STRIKING CURB, INJURING KNEE DX- 10 CM COMPLEX KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| DX:RIGHT KNEE STRAIN VS CONTUSION. PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF WHEELCHAIR.. FELL, STRIKING KNEE ON GROUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FRACTURE FEMUR - 30 YOF WAS BEING TRANSFERRED OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AND LEF T LEG GOT CAUGHT UNDERNEATH AND KNEE POPPED, FX DISTAL FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT DRIVING WHEELCHAIR IN STREET HIT BY CAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| KNEE CT-FELL OUT OF HER WHEELCHAIR AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | 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: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FELL OUT OF WHEEL CHAIR 2 WKS PRIOR KNEE WOUND CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR 4 DAYS AGO, KNEE SWELLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 50 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: Wheelchairs |
| FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR CONTUSING KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Toilets |
| MOVING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO COMMODEFRACTURE PATELLA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| KNEE SPRAIN-FELL WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR FX KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| CONTUSION (L&R) KNEES, VIA EMS, PT FELL FROM THE WHEELCHAIR ONTO THE FLOOR AT HOME, C/O PAIN & SWELLING, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | 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: Wheelchairs, Beds |
| RIGHT KNEE SPR. PT WAS TRANFERRING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO BED AND INJURED K NEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| BIL KNEE PAIN. PT WAS GETTING OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN KNEES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| ACUTE RT KNEE STRAIN,SEVERE DJD-FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR ONTO KNEE 1 D AY AGO @ ECF WHERE PT RESIDES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| LT KNEE CT-FELL-GETTING UP FROM HIS WHEELCHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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