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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 163
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT FELL OUT OF GARBAGE CAN WHILE TRYING TO COMPACT TRASH. DX: L KNEE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT KNEE SPRAIN-TRIPPED OVER A ROCK WHILE TAKING OUT THE TRASH CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Stairs or steps |
| FELL ON STEPS CARRYING TRASH CAN/KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PATIENT WAS STOMPING DOWN SOME TRASH IN A TRASH CAN, SLIPPED & FELL INJURING HER LT KNEE FEELING A POP. DX - POSSIBLE LIGAMENT INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX LEFT KNEE LACERATION: CUT KNEE ON GLASS IN GARBAGE CAN WHILE STOMPING IT DOWN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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