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Accidents - Refrigerators - Year 2009 - Knee

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 687
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Date: 11/08/2009Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
PT TURNED TO PUT SODA BACK IN FRIDGE AND FELT KNEE PAIN, FELL TO FLOOR, POSSIBLY BLACKED OUT, DX STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/05/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
C/O KNEE PAIN AFTER ACC TWISTING LEG WHILE MOVING A FRIDGE >>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2009Age: 94 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
RT KNEE CONTUSION.PT HIT KNEE ON REFRIGERATOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2009Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
50 YOM PLANTED HIS FOOT AND TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE MOVING A REFRIGIRATO R KNEE EFFUSION CRUTCHES AND IMMOBILIZER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2009Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT WAS HELPING SOMEONE CARRY A REFRIGERATOR AND IT FELL ON KNEE DX: FRACTURED RIGHT PATELLA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/26/2009Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators, Stairs or steps
HELPING MOVE A REFRIGERATOR CAME DOWN STEPS AND SLIPPED AND FELL, TWISTED KNEE. DX-KNEE INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2009Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT FELL AND HIT HIS KNEE AGAINST REFRIGERATOR AT HOME - DX RT KNEE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/2009Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators, Football
PATIENT HIT KNEE ON REFRIGERATOR, POSSIBLY INJURED KNEE PLAYING FOOTBAL L OR ROUGH-HOUSING, LIMPING; KNEE SWELLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT STATES (R) LEG GAVE OUT WHILE WALKING INTO KITCHEN, FELL & HIT HEAD & LOWER BACK ON REFRIGERATOR DX;* (R) KNEE CONTUSION / STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2009Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators, Stairs or steps
DX SPRAIN KNEE & LEG: R FOOT SLIP'D W TAK'G FRIDGE DOWN STAIRS CAUS'G HIM TO TWIST KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2009Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
HIT KNEE ON SIDE OF REFRIGERATOR DOOR; STATES HAS PREVIOUS FOOTBALL INJURY TO AREA. DX: SPRAIN TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2009Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators, Ceilings and walls
SWOLLEN RT KNEE AFTER LOSING CONTROL IN MOVING A FRIDGE;PINNED KNEE AGA INST WALL. DX:SPRAIN/STRAIN,CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2009Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
PT STATES SLIPPED AND FELL ON A WET KITCHEN FLOOR HITTING THE REFRIGERA TORS WITH HIS KNEE DX LACERATION TO LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2009Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT WAS AT HOME, MOVING A REFRIGERATOR, STRAINED LT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2009Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT WAS LIFTING A REFRIGERATOR WHEN IT SLIPPED AND FELL ON LEG DX: LAC TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2009Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT AT HOME GETTING ITEMS OUT OF THE REFRIGERATOR AND FELL ONTO LEFT KNE E FRACTURED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/13/2009Age: 50 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
WAS MOVING A REFRIGERATOR AND FELL ONTO KNEES DX- KNEE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2009Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators, Stairs or steps
39 Y/O C/O KNEE PAIN, TWISTED KNEE CARRYING REFRIGERATOR UP THE STAIRSA T HOME, DX: SPRAIN LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2009Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
LFT KNEE CONTUSION.PT HIT KNEE ON A RFRIGERATOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2009Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT SLIPPED IN THE KITCHEN AND HIT KNEE ON REFRIGERATOR. D: LACERATION LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/20/2009Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
LEFT KNEE FX.PT HIT KNEE ON REFRIGERATOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2009Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
83YO HISP FEMALE TRIPPED & FELL,HIT FACE ON REFRIGERATOR AT HOME NLOC,L KNEE PX, DX L KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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