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Accidents - Windowsills or frames - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Knee

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 202
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2002:83
Year 2003:102
Year 2005:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/13/2005Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Windowsills or frames
PATIENT WAS ON A WINDOW LEDGE IN A HOSPITAL CLOSING A CURTAIN & FELL OFF, FELT KNEE TWIST. DX - RT KNEE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/24/2003Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Windowsills or frames
RIGHT KNEE PAIN. PT BUMPED KNEE ON A WINDOW SILL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2003Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Windowsills or frames
PT SPRAINED HIS KNEE IN A WINDOW WELL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2003Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Windowsills or frames
RT KNEE LAC-CUT ON A PIECE OF GLASS PROTUDING FROM A WINDOWSILL-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/05/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Windowsills or frames
FELL INTO WINDOW SILL HITTING KNEE. DX: FRACTURE, RIGHT KNEE; CONTUSION , LEFT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2002Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Windowsills or frames, Floors or flooring materials
PT. BENT OVER AND STOOD FELL BACKWARDS SLIDING DOWN WINDOWSILL ANDFELL TO FLOOR INJURING KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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