Accidents - Escalators - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Knee

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 520
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/29/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
72 YOM FELL GOING UP ESCALATOR LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2008	Age: 81 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: Escalators
81 YOF FELL WHEN SISTER FELL ON HER ON ESCALATOR AT CASINO CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Escalators
52 YOM TRIPPED ON ESCALATOR KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2008	Age: 51 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: Escalators
51 YOF FELL DOWN ESCALATOR AND LANDED ON RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/15/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON AN ESCALATOR DX KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
PATIENT GOT ON ESCALATOR GOING THE WRONG WAY & FELL INJURING LT KNEE DX-LEFT KNEE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
55 YOF ATTEMPTED TO WALK UP A DOWN ESCALATOR AND FELL LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
PT WITH CONTUSION TO KNEE IN FALL WHILE GETTING ON AN ESCALATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Escalators
PT FELL GOING UP ESCALATOR AT SAFECO FIELD. DX: KNEE STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2008	Age: 72 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: Escalators
PT FELL ON ESCALATOR AT HOSPITAL. DX: R KNEE CONT, MULT ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2008	Age: 63 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Escalators
WHILE WALKING IN THE MALL, TRIPPED&FELL WHILE GETTING ONTO THE ESCALATO R, C/O KNEE PAIN >> SPRAIN/CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2008	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Escalators
90 YO FEMALE FELL GOING UP ESCALATOR HEMATOMA KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2008	Age: 68 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: Escalators
68 YO FEMALE FELL ON ESCALATOR CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators, Stairs or steps
PT DX LACERATION OF RT KNEE - S/P PT FELL FROM ESCALATOR,THEN ROLLING DOWN TO END OF STAIRS AT SUBWAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Escalators
PT WITH KNEE SPRAIN FROM FALL ON ESCALATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2008	Age: 79 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: Escalators
79 YO FEMALE FELL ON ESCALATOR RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
57 YO FEMALE FELL ON ESCALATOR LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2008	Age: 77 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: Escalators
PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON ESCALATOR. DX; KNEE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2008	Age: 99 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Escalators
PT SUSTAINED CELLULITIS TO THE KNEE AFTER FALLING ON ESCALATOR*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Escalators
68 YO FEMALE FELL DOWN ESCALATOR AT TAJ MAHAL LEFT KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
58 YO FEMALE FELL ON ESCALATOR AT TROPICANA LACERATION RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Escalators
54 YOF WENT TO STEP DOWN ONTO ESCALATOR AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE SUSTAININ G A SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Escalators
72 YOM TRIPPED ON AN ESCALATOR IN STORE AND FELL SUSTAINING SPRAINED KN EES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
67 YO MALE FELL ON MOVING ESCALATOR THAT SUDDENLY STOPPED LEFT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2008	Age: 75 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: Escalators
75 YO FEMALE WAS ON ESCALATOR THAT JERKED AND SHE FELL KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2008	Age: 68 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: Escalators
PT WAS GOING UP THE ESCALATOR, SLIPPED ON TOP STEP & LANDED ON BOTH KNE ES. DX: KNEE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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