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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 308
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/05/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Clothing |
| PT WAS HANGING UP LAUNDRY AND HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE C/O INJURYING KNEE DX:SYNCOPE,KNEE EFFUSION,ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/22/2003 | Age: 49 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: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks |
| OBESE PT TRIPPED AND HIT KNEE ON CLOTHESLINE POLE IN BACKYARD. D:KNEE C ONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/1999 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/1999 | Age: 26 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: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Clothing |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/1998 | Age: 28 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: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/1997 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Pipes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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