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Accidents - Manual snow or ice removal tools - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Knee

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 464
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Date: 12/29/2008Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
ACUTE KNEE PAIN AFTER SHOVELING SNOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/26/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
C/O KNEE PAIN THAT STARTED 3 DAYS AGO WHILE SHOVELING THE SNOW >>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/11/2008Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT SHOVELING SNOW AT HOME & FELL ON KNEES & BRUISED THEM, CAME IN TO CH ECK ON DAMAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WAS AT HOME, SHOVELING THE SNOW WITH A SHOVEL, SLIPPED CAUSING A STRAIN TO RT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/02/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
KNEE CT-FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/29/2008Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
C/O KNEE PAIN AFTER SHOVELING/ LT KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/08/2008Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
52 YOM WAS SHOVELING HEAVY DEBRIS WITH SNOW SHOVEL STRAIN KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND TWISTED KNEE. HAD FX IN SAME SPOT LAST YEAR DX: ACUTE KNEE INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/05/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND TWISTED (R) KNEE C/O PAIN AND SWELLING DX- K NEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/27/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT STRAINED R KNEE WHILE SHOVELING SNOW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/01/2008Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
WAS SHOVELING SNOW IN DRIVEWAY, SLIPPED FELL AND LANDED ON (R) KNEE D X- PATELLA FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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