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Accidents - Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Knee

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 485
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Date: 12/19/2009Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
LEFT KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN TRIPPING OVER A SHELF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/09/2009Age: 87 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT HIT KNEE ON BOOKSHELF. DX: R KNEE SPRAIN/CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2009Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
RIGHT KNEE LAC, PT WAS SHOPPING AT *** AND FELL INTO A CLOTHING RACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CAUGHT FOOT IN OPEN CABINET AND FELL ONTO KNEE SPRAINING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2009Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Swimming
ON MON, ACC HIT KNEE ON A CABINET DEVELOPING KNEE THAT WAS EXCERBATED A FTER SWIMMING EXERCISE>>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2009Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
LEFT KNEE LAC.PT HIT KNEE ON A CABINET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/04/2009Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Stairs or steps
MEASURING CABINETS IN HOUSE AND WENT DOWNSTAIRS MISSING ONE AND FELL ON KNEE TEARING QUADRICEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2009Age: 92 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
BUMPED KNEE ACC AGAINST A CABINET SEVERAL DAYS AGO, NOW WITH PAIN&SWELL ING>>BURSITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
54 Y/O HELPING FRIEND MOVE ENTERTAINMENT CENTER TRIED TO BALANCE IT AND IT CAME DOWN ON HIS KNEE. DX-CONTUSION KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2009Age: 93 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
BENT OVER TO PUT OBJECT IN CABINET AND FELL ONTO KNEE RESULTING IN EFFU SION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
HIT KNEE ON FILE CABINET AND FELL CONTUSING IT WITH SWELLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WAS WALKING IN *** AND WALKED INTO AN OPEN CABINET DOOR SUSTA INED A CONTUSION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/08/2009Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
LEFT KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN FALLING OFF A BAKERS RACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/27/2009Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
83Y/O,F,BUMPED INTO ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, SWELLING R KNEE, EFFUSION R K NEE, DJD, R/O CARTILAGE TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
SUST INJ TO L KNEE WHEN BUMPED INTO SHELF AT LOCAL STORE DX L KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FILE CABINET FELL ONTO PT'S KNEE. DX: R KNEE CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2009Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT'S KNEE GAVE OUT AND HE SCRAPED IT ON CABINET. DX: R KNEE SPRAIN, ABR L LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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