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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,170
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products, Balls |
| 55YOM SPRAINED KNEE FELL WHILE TRYING TO PICK UP A BALL WITH HIS FEET & PUT IT IN A BOX AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 56YOF TRIPPED OVER A MILK CARTON ON THE CEMENT AND FELL C/O LEFT KNEE P AIN. DX: ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2010 | Age: 74 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: Cardboard products |
| 74YOF TRIPPED OVER A BOX AT THE GROCERY STORE LANDED ON KNEES ...CONTUS ION TO BIL KNEES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products, Floors or flooring materials |
| 73 YO F TRIPPED OVER PIZZA BOX IN FLOOR AT HOME. DX KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 68 YO M SPRAINED KNEE TWISTED KNEE WHILE CARRYING BOXES* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| WALKED INTO EDGE OF CARDBOARD BOX 6 CM KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| FELL OVER A BOX. DX PATELLA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT IN HIS GARAGE CHASING OUT A BIRD AND TRIPPED OVER A CARDBOARD BOX TH AT WAS ON THE FLOOR STRAINED RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 69YOF WAS GARDENING,LEANED ON CARDBOARD BOX,IT COLLAPSED,FELL STRIKING KNEE;KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 85 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: Cardboard products |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A BOX AT STORE AND INJURED KNEE AND FACE DX// LEFT KNEE AND FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | 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: Cardboard products |
| PT TRIPPED OVER BOX AT CONCERT FELL AND INJURED KNEE DX// CONTUSION LEFT KNEE ARM AND FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2007 | Age: 90 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: Cardboard products |
| UNSTEADY AND TRIPPED OVER BOX AT GROCERY STORE WHILE REACHING FOR MILK BRUISING KNEE AND ARM AND ADMIT FOR OBS |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | Age: 65 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: Cardboard products |
| TWISTED KNEE WHILE MOVING BOXES SPRAINING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2007 | Age: 52 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: Cardboard products |
| FELL CARRYING A BOX ONTO KNEE CONTUSING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT TRIPPED OVER BOXES AT HOME AND FELL ON KNEES DX// BILAT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT WITH STRAIN TO RIGHT KNEE AFTER STEPPING OFF STACK OF CARDBOARD AND TWISTING KNEE AND RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT FELL OVER A BOX 4 DAYS AGO AT HOME AND INJURED KNEE AT HOME DX// LEFT KNEE HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/22/2006 | 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: Cardboard products, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT RECEIVING SWELLING AND PAIN TO KNEE WHEN TRIPPED OVER A BOX AND FELL ONTO THE KITCHEN FLOOR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2006 | Age: 51 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: Other |
| Product: Cardboard products, Rugs or carpets |
| PT S/P R KNEE REPLACEMENT 8/31/06, TRIPPED ON CARDBOARD BOX LANDING ON CARPET OPENING INCISION DX: WOUND DEHISANCE R KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2006 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| LACERATED KNEE WHEN FELL ON CARDBOARD BOX# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2006 | Age: 54 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: Cardboard products |
| C/O PT STATES WAS LIFTING HEAVY BOXES AND INJURED KNEE DX LT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/18/2006 | Age: 67 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: Cardboard products |
| TRIPPED OVER CARDBOARD BOX SPRAIN KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2005 | Age: 72 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: Cardboard products, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SLIPPED ON CARDBOARD BOX, LANDED ON FLOOR, SPRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2005 | 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: Cardboard products |
| TRIPPED OVER CARBOARD BOX LANDING ONTO KNEE DX: CONTUSION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives |
| PT WAS CUTTING A CARDBOARD BOX WITH A POCKET KNIFE AND CUT HIS KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2004 | Age: 59 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: Cardboard products |
| SPRAIN RT KNEE R/O MINISCUS INJURY, LIFTED HEAVY CARDBOARD BOX FROM CAR TODAY, FELT SOMETHING POP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2004 | Age: 70 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: Cardboard products |
| PT C/O PAIN TO BOTH KNEES AFTER TRIPPING OVER A CARTON IN *** DRUG STOR E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2004 | Age: 60 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: Cardboard products |
| 60 YO FEMALE SLIPPED ON WET CARDBOARD AND FELL ABRASION RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT CARRYING HEAVY BOXES FELT SOMETHING IN KNEE POP DX STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT FELT SOMETHING IN KNEE PULL WHILE LIFTING HEAVY BOXES DX: STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2002 | 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: Cardboard products |
| FELL WHILE TRAMPING ON MILK CARTON STRAIN KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 71 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: Cardboard products |
| TRIPPED ON CARTON ON FLOOR @ FARMER JACKS, FELL INTO DISPLAY & KNOCKED IT DOWN. RT KNEE CT, LT TIBIAL CT@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2001 | Age: 55 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: Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2000 | Age: 51 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: Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2000 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2000 | Age: 64 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: Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2000 | Age: 84 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: Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2000 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2000 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/1999 | Age: 55 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: Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/1999 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/1999 | Age: 56 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: Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/1997 | Age: 69 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: Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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