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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 303
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothing accessories |
| PT TRIPPED OVER PURSE. DX: R PATELLA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Clothing accessories |
| PT TRIPPED ON PURSE HANDLE AND FELL. DX: L KNEE DISLOCATION, POPLITEAL ARTERY TEAR, DIABETES, NICOTINE ABUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 69 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: Fracture |
| Product: Clothing accessories |
| PT WAS WALKING AND GOT LEG CAUGHT IN THE STRAP OF HER PURSE AND FELL FR ACTURED RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing accessories, Keys, key rings or key chains |
| PT WALKING IN THE PARKING LOT LOOKING FOR HER KEYS IN HER PURSE AND FEL L OVER A PARKING CURB SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO BOTH KNEES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 76 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: Clothing accessories |
| CONT KNEE- TRIPPED PURSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 56 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: Clothing accessories |
| TRIPPED OVER A SIDEWALK FELL ON HER PURSE CONTUSION LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2008 | Age: 84 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: Clothing accessories |
| KNEE CT-TRIPPED OVER A PURSE-FELL-@ CHURCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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