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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,939
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| 76YOM TRIPPED ON DOORMAT AT HOME ,LT LEG WAS UNDER HIM WHEN HE FELL; KNEE SWELLING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 25 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: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Doors |
| CONTUSION KNEE - 25 YO FEMALE REPORTS INJURY AT HOME - SLIPPED ON SCATT ER RUG AND FELL INTO HOUSE DOOR STRIKING LEFT KNEE ON DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 84 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT WAS WALKING AT TARGET AND TRIPPED OVER A MAT FELL ONTO LEFT KNEE CON TUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT WITH LAC TO KNEE, SLID ON A CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 68 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: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT WITH SPRAINED KNEE, TRIPPED OVER A RUG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT SUSTAINED KNEE SPRAIN AFTER TRIPPING ON RUNNER IN THE DELI* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT SLIPPED ON A RUG AT HOME LANDING ONTO LEFT KNEE CONTUSION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2008 | 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: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| KNEE CELLULITIS-INITIAL INJURY WAS A RUGBURN-AREA NOW INFECTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| CONTUSION KNEES - 67 YO FEMALE TRIPPED ON FLOOR MAT AT *** AND FELL TO HERE KNEES - ALSO BUMPED FOREHEAD AND RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 54 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: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| SLIPPED ON MAT AT ***/ CONTUSION RT KNEE, LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| SLIPPED ON THROW RUG AND STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Bags |
| PT EWAS CARRYING A BAG OF ICE IN HER KITCHEN AND TRIPPED OVER A FLOOR R UG AND LANDED ONTO LEFT KNEE CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Floors or flooring materials |
| INABILITY TO AMBULATE: LT KNEE CONTUSION WITH LARGE HEMATOMA: TRIPPED OVER THROW RUG ON FLOOR, HITTING KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Other containers |
| 39 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER MAT WHILE CARRYING BASKETS OF FOOD CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| TRIP & FALL ON PLASTIC RUG RUNNER DX: SPRAIN KNEE & ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT WAS WALKING NOT PAYING ATTENTION AND FOOT GOT CAUGHT UNDER A RUG AND FELL ONTO LEFT KNEE CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 74 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: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| 74 YO F CONTUSION TO KNEE AND RIBS TRIPPED OVER THROW RUG AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| 54 YO F CONTUSION/ABRASION TO KNEE, ELBOW,HAND TRIPPED OVER MAT AT GROCERY STORE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT SLIPPED ON A THROW RUG AT HOME AND STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 54 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: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| LEFT KNEE PAIN, TRIPPED ON RUG AT GAS STATION. DX-ACUTE LEFT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 72 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: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT AT HOME TRIPPED ON A THROW RUG INJ L KNEE/ DX L KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT FELL OVER A FLOOR MAT LANDING ONTO LEFT KNEE FRACTURED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| INJURY TO LEFT KNEE FROM SLIPPING AND FALLING ON WET MAT. DX-KNEE PAIN/TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2008 | Age: 68 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: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT WAS WALING INTO A RESTAURANT AND TRIPPED OVER A DOOR MAT AND STRAINE D KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 97 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: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| TRIPPED OVER AN AREA RUG. DX. KNEE SPRAIN.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2008 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT WAS RUNNING AT DAYCARE AND TRIPPED OVER A MAT. PT FELL FACE FIRST ON TO THE MAT. PT IS LIMPING AND HAS BRUISE ON R KNEE. DX R KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2008 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Furniture |
| PATIENT WAS RUNNING LAST NIGHT AND AREA RUG SLIPPED UNDERNEATH PT AND T WISTED KNEE, OR JUMPED OFF FURNITURE, NOW LIMPING; LIMPING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| RIGHT KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN TRIPPING OVER A CARPET RUNNER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Doorsills or frames |
| PT TRIPPED OVER THE WELCOME MAT IN THE FRONT OF HER HOUSE STRIKING RIGH T KNEE AGAINST THE DOORFRAME CONTUSION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| KNEE CT-TRIPPED ON A RUG-FELL ON KNEE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| KNEE CT-TRIPPED ON RUG-FELL ON KNEE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | 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: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT AT HOME TRIPPED ON A RUG AND FELL INJ KNEE/ DX CONTUSIONS KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 61 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A THROW RUG LANDING ONTO RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Animal induced injury |
| KNEE LAC-@ HOME-TRIPPED ON FLOOR MAT-DOG STEPPED ON KNEE-PUNCTURED A VE IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT SLIPPED ON RUG IN KITCHEN AND FELL AND HIT KNEE AND DX WITH KNEE CON TUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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