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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,938
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2010 | Age: 65 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: Camping equipment |
| DX CONTU ELBOW/SPRAIN KNEE & LEG: 65YOFW/ PN, SWELL'G & BRUIS'G SURROUND'G R KNEE & L ELBOW; CAUGHT FOOT IN NET'G & FELL INJ ARM/KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 37 Y/O/F TWISTED KNEE WHILE GETTING OUT OF TENT AT CAMP GROUND DX/ RT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| R KNEE LAC/11YOM ABOUT 20 MIN AGO WAS SETTING UP CAMP SITE AND HIT R KN EE AGAINST A LOG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2010 | Age: 15 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: Dislocation |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 15YOF, SLEEPING OUTSIDE INA TENT WHEN A FRIEND ROLLED OVER HER KNEE >>PATELLAR D/L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 24 YR OLD MALE CAMPING AND FELL ONTO ROCK TO KNEE CONTUSING AND PUNCTUR ING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 69YOF TRIPPED OVER AT TENT STAKE AT PARTY AND LANDED ON L KNEE DX- PAT ELLA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2010 | Age: 30 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: Camping equipment |
| 30YOF, REPORTS LIVING IN A TENT ,DOES LOTS OF KNEELING&NOW WITH KNEE PA IN>>TENDONITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 42YOF FX KNEE- TRIPPED ON TENT GUY LINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT FELL TRYING TO GET OUT OF TENT, LEFT PATELLA FRACTURE AND RIGHT HUMERUS FRACTURE ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/16/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| JUMPED OVER THREE FOOT TENT SPIKE AND INJ CAUSING EFFUSION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| LAC TO KNEE, PT CUT KNEE ON METAL OF FIREPLACE WHILE CAMPING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL OVER AIR MATTRESS ON THE FLOOR AT HOME. SPRAIN, LEFT K NEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| WHILE CARRYING A 100# BACKPACK ON *** TRIP, PT FELL ON KNEES, DX SPRAIN ED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT WAS AT A CAMP GROUND, TRIPPED OVER A TENT STAKE CAUSING A SPRAIN TO RT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2009 | Age: 10 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: Camping equipment, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT STATES KIDS WERE HORSEPLAYING IN TENT AT BOY SCOUT CAMP WHEN WAS PUS HED BY ANOTHER AND R KNEE HIT WOODEN PLATFORM. DX. CONT-SPRAIN R KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| KNEE INJURY FROM TRIPPING OVER TENT STRING ON RETREAT, STRUCK RIGHT KNEE ON TENT PEG.DX-RIGHT KNEE LACERATION 12 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2008 | Age: 18 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| FRIENDS LIFTED HIM UP ON AIR MATTRESS AND THREW HIM IN AIR AND HE FEL L ON KNEE CONTUSING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| RIGHT KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN FALLING OVER A TENT STAKE WHEN CA MPING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 25 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: Camping equipment |
| DX R MCL SPRAIN: CARRY MILITARY GEAR IN RUCKSACK AND FELL BACKWARD & TWISTED R KNEE WHILE TRYING TO REGAIN BALANCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT HAD FALL OUT OF TENT WHILE CAMPING. D: KNEE SPRAIN, CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT AT SCHOOL AND WAS RUNNING FELL OVER A TENT STAKE LANDING ONTO LEFT K LNEE CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2007 | Age: 18 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: Camping equipment |
| 18 YO F STRAIN TO KNEE TRIPPED GETTIG OUT OF TENT* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| @ CHURCH, FELL OVER TENT, HIT KNEE ON GROUND, CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2006 | Age: 45 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: Camping equipment |
| FELL OUT OF CAMPER SPRAIN KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2006 | Age: 43 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| DX LEFT KNEE STRAIN: STANDING ON TENT STAKE, FELL, TWISTING KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2005 | Age: 25 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT HAD A TENT FELLEN ONTO KNEE SUSTAINED " SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| KNEE CT-FELL ON A TENT STAKE-@ *** FESTIVAL-IN ***, IL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| INJURED R KNEE CLIMBING INTO CAMPER, DX; R KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| WHILE AT A PICNIC INJURED RT LEG ON TENT POLE MOM STATES KNEE BLEEDING RT KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| WHILE AT A PICNINC INJ RT LEG ON TENT POLE LAC R KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| CUT KNEE ON METAL STAKE DX. KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2003 | Age: 14 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: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT SIDE OF TENT - RUSTY METAL THING CAUSING LACERATION TO L) KNEE. DX WOULD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT L KNEE ON A METAL TENT POLE. 3.5CM LAC R KNEE $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| CONTUSION KNEE - PATIENT CAMPING TRIPPED AND FELL TO LEFT KNEE WHEN EXI TING TENT - TRIPPED ON ZIPPERED OPENING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT OUT CAMPING TRIPPED OVER A TENT STAKE LANDING ON BOTH KNEES CONTUSIO N KNEES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| CUT LEFT KNEE CRWLING INTO A TENT AT FRIENDS HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2001 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2001 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2001 | Age: 32 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: Camping equipment, Exercise |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2001 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2001 | Age: 24 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: Camping equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2001 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2001 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2001 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Camping equipment, Exercise |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2000 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2000 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2000 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/16/2000 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2000 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/1999 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/1999 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/1998 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment, Exercise |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/1998 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/1998 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/1998 | Age: 31 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: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/1998 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/1998 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/1998 | Age: 9 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: Puncture |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/1998 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/1997 | Age: 19 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/1997 | Age: 12 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: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/1997 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|