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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 941
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL/ PLATEAU FX RT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| STRAINED KNEE WHEN STEPPING OFF A STEP STOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| 54 YOM FELL DOWN TWO STEPS OF STEP STOOL KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF A STEP STOOL WHILE CLEANING AT HOME LANDING ONTO LEFT KNEE CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF OF STEP STOOL LANDING ON (L) KNEE DX- CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL BACKWARDS OFF STEP STOOL WHILE STANDING ON IT/ KNEE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| 54 YO F SPRAINED KNEE FELL OFF 1 STEP OF STEPSTOOL AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| 83YOF WHILE STANDING ON A STEP STOOL TODAY FELL STRIKING KNEE; KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2008 | Age: 79 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: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL AT NURSING HOME AND INJURED KNEE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN DX// RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION ACUTE MI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 42 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: Step stools |
| PT WAS AT HOME, FELL OFF A STEP STOOL CAUSING A SPRAIN TO RT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 50 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: Step stools |
| 50 YO F CONTUSION TO KNEE TRIPPED OVER STEP STOOL AT SISTER'S HOUSE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT TWISTED KNEE ON A STEP STOOL. DX: R KNEE INTERNAL DERANGEMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 46 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: Step stools |
| 46 YO F KNEE PAIN FELT POP WHEN GETTING ON STEP STOOL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF STEP OF STOOL. DX KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| PATIENT STATES SHE FELL OFF A STOOL INJURING HER RT KNEE, HAS PAIN WITH WEIGHTBEARING. DX-RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2008 | 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: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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