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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,964
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 82YOF WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF THE COUCH,TWISTED RT KNEE; KNEE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| L KNEE SPR/71YOM STS HAD CIRCUMCISION ON THURS. ON FRI WAS GETTING UP F ROM THE COUCH CAUTIOUSLY AND INJURED L KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2008 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| KNEE SLIPPED OUT OF PROSTHESIS GETTING UP FROM COUCH CONTUSING STUMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| C/O KNEE PAIN S/P ACCIDENTALLY TWISTING IT WHILE GETTING UP OFF THE COU CH LAST NIGHT>>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL WHILE TRYING TO GET OFF COUCH THIS MORNING. DX. R KNEE INJURY.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT FELL GETTING UP OFF OF COUCH. DX: R KNEE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Rugs or carpets |
| DX KNEE PAIN: GOT UP OFF COUCH LAST NOC, AND THEN TRIP'D & FELL ONTO CARPET. PT FELL ONTO L KNEE SINCE THAT X PAINFULL W AMB W SWELL'G |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Ceilings and walls |
| PT SLEEPING ON THE COUCH AND THE SHEETROCK CEILING FELL ON HIM CONTUSIO N KNEE AND LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Televisions |
| CONTUS KNEE, WAS MOVING A DAVENPORT & T.V. AND DROPPED THE EDGE OF TELEVISON ON KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2008 | 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: Dislocation |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| GETTING UP OFF OF THE COUCH&HEARD THE KNEE POPPING, NOW WITH PAIN >> FIBULAR HEAD SUBLAXATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT C/O R KNEE PAIN AFTER FALLING OFF OF COUCH EARLY THIS MORNING. DX. R KNEE CONT, HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| STOOD UP GETTING OFF COUCH TWISTED KNEE PAIN LEFT KNEE JOINT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT GETTING OFF THE COUCH AND FELT A POP IN LEFT KNEE STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Scooters, unpowered |
| PT ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FROM SCOOTER TO WALKER & FELL, WEDGED RIGHT KNEE BETWEEN SCOOTER& COUCH DX; CONTUSION RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL OFF COUCH UNTO FLOOR WITH BOTH KNEES STRIKING FLOOR, SPRAIN OF BOTH KNEES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| TURNED TO SIT ON COUCH INSTEAD OF FLOOR TWISTED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| GOT TANGLED UP IN WALKER HIT KNEE AGAINST COUCH...CONTUSION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| WENT TO GET UP FROM COUCH&FELT A PULL /POP INTO KNEE, NOW WITH DIFFICUL TY TO AMBULATE>>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 84 YO FEMALE FELT KNEE SNAP GETTING UP FROM SOFA KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT STOOD UP FROM COUCH AND NOW HAS KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT STOOD UP FROM SOFA LAST NIIGHT AND HAD PAIN FROM BEHIND R KNEE DOWN THROUGH CALF. DX. R KNEE PAIN (NS) SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 86YOF WHILE TRYING TO GET UP FROM COUCH DEVELOPED PAIN IN LEFT KNEE; LEFT KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| KNEE INJURY-FELL OFF COUCH-ADMITTED FOR EVAL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT WAS WALKING ACROSS THE LIVING ROOM AND PASSED OUT STRUCK LEFT KNEE A GAINST THE COUCH LACERATION TO KNEE ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | 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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Toilets |
| KNEE STR. PT WENT FROM COUCH TO COMMODE AND STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT HAD PAIN IN THE KNEES AFTER SLIDING FROM SOFA TO FLOOR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT STATES WAS TRYING TO SIT DOWN ON THE COUCH AND SHE FELT SOMETHING PO P IN BACK OF HER LEG BEHIND/BESIDE L KNEE. DX. KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 64 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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| LT KNEE SPRAIN: TWISTED GETTING OFF COUCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2008 | Age: 81 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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 81 YO F KNEE PAIN DEVELOPED PAIN GETTING UP FROM SOFA* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 82 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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| 82 YO FEMALE STOOD UP FROM COUCH AND GOT DIZZY AND FELL TO FLOOR CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| KNEE CT-HIT COUCH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT GETTING OFF THE COUCH AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 67 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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT THREW HIS LEGS AROUND WHILE SITTING ON THE COUCH IN AN EFFORT TO GET SELF UP AND FELT A PULL IN LEFT KNEE STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| A WEEK AGO, ACCIDENTALLY HIT KNEE/LEG ONTO ?COUCH, NOW WITH SWELLING >>HEMATOMA/LEG BRUISING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2008 | Age: 98 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| REACHED FOR SOMETHING ON FLOOR AND FELL OFF OF COUCH FELL ONTO KNEES C /O PAIN TO KNEES HIPS AND CHEST DX- KNEE CONT CHEST WALL CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| STANDING ON COUCH AND FELL OFF INJURING KNEE, FOOT. DX; STRAIN KNEE, F OOT. AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| RIGHT KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN GETTING UP FROM COUCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT FELT KNEE POP WHILE GETTING UP OFF COUCH DX: KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2008 | Age: 70 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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT KNELT DOWN ON THE COUCH AND KNEE WENT BETWEEN THE CUSHIONS AND TWIST ED STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2008 | Age: 82 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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Footwear |
| PT GETTING OFF HER SOFA AND TWISTED WAS WEARING SLIPPERS AND THEY MADE HER SLIP LEG WENT UNDER THE SOFA AND SHE FRACTURED RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRAUMA RT.KNEE.PT.REFERS WHILE GETTING OUT OF SOFA SLIP FALLING DOWN ON FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 70YOM WAS HOME SITTING ON A VERY LOW COUCH ALL DAY,WENT TO GET UP DEVELOPED PAIN IN KNEE;KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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