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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,144
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PATELLA FX-54YOF-TRIPPED ON A RUG-HIT KNEE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2009 | Age: 70 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: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER RUBBER MAT ON FLOOR WHILE IN HOSPITAL LOBBY DX:ACUTE KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| KNEE STRAIN-59YOF-SLIPPED ON A RUG-TWISTED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT TRIPPED OVER MAT AT HOME AND FELL, KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2009 | Age: 67 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: Laceration |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT WAS AT A RESTURANT, FELL OVER A MAT CAUSING A LACERATION TO LT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| CONTUSION TO RIGHT KNEE AND CHEST - TRIPPED OVER RUG LAST NIGHT CAUSING HER TO FALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| 53YOF FELL OVER A RUG AND LANDED ONTO RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2009 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND LANDED ONTO RIGHT KNEE FRACTURED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/07/2009 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER RUG AND HIT FLOOR AND CONTUSED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2009 | Age: 64 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: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A RUNNER LANDED ONTO RIGHT KNEE AND ELBOW SUSTAINED A C ONTUSION TO KNEE AND ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2009 | Age: 89 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: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SLIPPED ON A RUG AT THE NURSING HOME AND FELL TO THE FLOOR STRAINED LEFT KNEE WITH A CONTUSION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2009 | Age: 83 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: Other |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| C/O KNEE PAIN&SWELLING SINCE FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON A THROW RUG&FELL A WK A GO>>BURSITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| 52YOF, TRIPPED OVER RUG LANDED ON KNEE , SPRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2009 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT TRIPPED OVER RUNNER AT HOME AND INJURED KNEE DX: LEFT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2009 | 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: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| TRIPPED ON RUBBER MAT AT *** KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| 84 YO F FRACTURED PATELLA TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL ONTO KNEES AT STORE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER FLOOR MAT LT KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT TRIPPED ON A RUG IN HER KITCHEN LANDING ONTO BOTH KNEES SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO KNEES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2009 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| TRIP OVER THROW RUG IN KITCHEN DX: CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2009 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT TRIPPED ON RUG RUNNER AT GROCERY STORE/ PAIN TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 01/13/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| 51 YO F SPRAINED KNEE TRIPPED ON MAT AND FELL OUTSIDE AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| 51 YO TWISTED KNEE WIPING FEET ON DOORMAT SPRAIN KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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