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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 551
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/04/2008 | Age: 77 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: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| 77 Y/O F INJURED R KNEE WHEN SLID OFF HOSPITAL BED ONTO FLOOR AT ***. D X; R KNEE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A GURNEY,FELL ONTO THE FLOOR INJURING KNEE. LT KNEE CO NTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 59 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: Medical equipment, general, Wheelchairs |
| WAS MOVING PT FROM LIFT TO HER WHEELCHAIR, PT LANDED ON HER LEFT HIP. C/O KNEE, HIP AND ANKLE PAIN. CONTUSION LT KNEE, HIP AND ANKLE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 4 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: Medical equipment, general, Counters or countertops |
| PT W/ EXT. ORTHO HX. WEARS A BRACES ON LEGS. GOT BRACES CAUGHT UNDER CO UNTER TOP AND HAD TO TWIST L KNEE TO FREE HIMSELF. DX L KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Amusement attractions |
| 12 YOF HAS PROSTHETIC LEG AND IT JAMMED INTO KNEE WHILE ON AMUSEMENT RIDE - DISLOCATED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Beds or bedframes |
| SUTURES IN PT'S KNEE CAME UNDONE AND LACERATION WAS GAPING OPEN. WOKE U P FROM BED WHEN NOTICED THIS. D:KNEE DEHISCENCE S/P KNEE REPLACEMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 79 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: Medical equipment, general, Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER THE OXYGEN MACHINE @ 5AM&FELL HITTING KNEE ONTO CARPETED F LOOR>> LAC/HYPOXIA/PLEURAL EFFUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Chairs |
| SITTING IN CHAIR AT HOSPITAL, ATTEMPTED TO GET UP HURT KNEE. DX KNEE PR OSTHESIS DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT WITH H/O FEMUR FX WITH PLATE FIXATION, SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR AT HOME LAST NGIHT, CAME DOWN ON LEG AND KNEE BUCKLED UNDERNEATH;KNEE INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2008 | Age: 65 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: Medical equipment, general, Beds or bedframes |
| KNEE PAIN: MOVING IN BED, LT KNEE PAIN, POST LT KNEE REPLACEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| HAS RT LEG AMPUTATED & DID NOT PROPERLY STRAP DOWN PROSTHETIC DEVICE & WHILE WALKING, IT FELL OFF & HE FELL INTO CARPETED FLOOR DX KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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