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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 478
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 10/31/2010 | Age: 50 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: Towels or cloths |
50YOF TRIPPED OVER A TOWEL AND FELL TO RIGHT KNEE KNEE CONTUSION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/03/2010 | Age: 44 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: Towels or cloths, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
KNEE CT-44YOM RUNNING FROM WIFE THAT WAS SNAPPING HIM WITH A TOWEL AND RAN INTO A CEDAR CHEST AT HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/13/2009 | Age: 33 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: Towels or cloths, Ceilings and walls |
PT SLIPPED ON A TOWEL AND HIT KNEE ON WALL. DX: L KNEE CONT. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/20/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Towels or cloths, Toilets |
TRIPPED OVER TOWEL,HIT KNEE ON TOILET LAC RT KNEE * |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Towels or cloths |
PT STEPPED ON THE BATHROOM TOWEL AND SLIPPED STRAINED RIGHT KNEE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
42 YO MALE SLIPPED ON A TOWEL AND FELL TO FLOOR CONTUSION KNEES |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/06/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
SLIPPED ON WET TOWEL IN SHOWER WHILE ON VACATION IN PANAMA CITY BEACH. LEFT PATELLA FRACTURE |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 02/16/2005 | Age: 27 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: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
27 YOM TRIPPED OVER TOWEL HIT KNEE ON FLOOR CONTUSION KNEE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/09/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
RIGHT KNEE CONT. PT WAS REACHING FOR A WASH CLOTH AND SLIPPED HITTING A SHOWER DOOR. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/11/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Towels or cloths |
RIGHT KNEE CONT. PT TRIPPED OVER A PILE OF WET TOWELS. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/28/2001 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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