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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 259
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A GURNEY,FELL ONTO THE FLOOR INJURING KNEE. LT KNEE CO NTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| HAS RT LEG AMPUTATED & DID NOT PROPERLY STRAP DOWN PROSTHETIC DEVICE & WHILE WALKING, IT FELL OFF & HE FELL INTO CARPETED FLOOR DX KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Beds or bedframes |
| PT WAS PUTTING TOGETHER A BED FRAME AND BUMPED HER KNEE THAT HAD STITCH ES IN IT FROM SURGERY/ BROKEN STITCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT C/O KNEE PAIN FROM KNEE REPLACEMENT, FELL TO FLOOR DX: SYNCOPE, KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Stairs or steps |
| L PATELLA DISLOCATION W/SPONTANEOUS REDUCTION PER HX: LT KNEE STRAIN: HELPING S0N MOVE, FELT ARTIFICIAL KNEE CRACK, FELL DOWN 2 STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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