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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 176
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/20/2002 | Age: 24 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: Refrigerators, Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers |
| RIGHT MENISCUS TEAR - WAS MOVING A REGRIGERATOR ON A DOLLY THE REFRIGERATOR FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PATIENT WAS PUSHING AGAINST A REFRIGERATOR WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT, LEFT KNEE TWISTED. DX-DISLOCATED PATELLA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 21 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: Refrigerators |
| LT KNEE PAIN. "A REFRIGERATOR FELL ON IT". DX; LT KNEE CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| BUMPED INTO FRIDGE-BURSITIS RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PATIENT WAS MOVING THE REFRIGERATOR AT HOME AND CUT HIS LEFT KNEE.DX-LA CERATION LEFT KNEE 8CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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