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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 19
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/11/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables |
| PT HAS FX L ANKLE. USING CRUTCHES AND TRYING TO SIT AT A TABLE AT SCHOO L WHEN SHE TWISTED AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN L KNEE. DX L KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT HAD REC. R FEMUR FX USING WALKER TO AMBULATE. WALKER GOT CAUGHT IN R UG AND PT FELL ONTO R KNEE. HAS PAIN IN KNEE. DX R KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL DOWN WHILE WALKING IN THE HOSPITAL LOBBY, PT ON CRUTCHES FOR LT FOOT INJURY- NOW HAS RT KNEE PAIN. DX; LBFE / AMA |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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