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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,847
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/27/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Rugs or carpets |
PT TWISTED R KNEE ON RUG, C/O PAIN , MILD SWELLING. R KNEE PAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/24/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Rugs or carpets |
PT WITH LEFT KNEE INJURY AFTER SLIPPING ON RUG. DX. LEFT KNEE INJURY |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/18/2008 | Age: 50 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: Rugs or carpets, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
DX URI/SPRAIN KNEE & LEG: W LAY'G DOWN PUT'G CARPET UNDER BOOKSHELF W H L LEG BEHIND HER. FELT A POP & HAD PAIN INSIDE HER KNEE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
PT SUSTAINED KNEE SPRAIN AFTER TRIPPING ON CARPET AND FALLING ON STAIRS * |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Rugs or carpets |
PT SLIPPED ON RUG IN KITCHEN AND FELL. DX: L KNEE STRAIN. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/17/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
PT FELL DOWN 6 CARPETED STEPS AND INJURED KNEE AT HOME DX: SPRAINED LEFT KNEE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
Product: Rugs or carpets |
LT KNEE INJURY, POSSIBLE DERANGEMENT: WRESTLING WITH FRIEND ON CARPETED SURFACE, FRIEND ACCIDENTALLY LANDED ON PT'S KNEE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 26 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: Laceration |
Product: Rugs or carpets, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
DX LAC KNEE/LEG: LAC TO R KNEE, CAUGHT ON A CARPET NAIL W KNEEL'G DOWN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Rugs or carpets |
PT TRIPPED OVER RUG AT HOME AND FELL ON KNEES DX// RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/28/2008 | Age: 41 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: Rugs or carpets |
SPR KNEE- TRIPPED CARPET |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
46 YOF SLIPPED ON WET CARPET AND THEN WET FLOOR AND FELL CONTUSION KNEE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/13/2008 | Age: 46 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: Rugs or carpets |
PT TRIPPED ON RUG-CONTUSION RIGHT KNEE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Rugs or carpets |
WALKING ON CARPET KNEE PAIN ..KNEE STRAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Rugs or carpets |
PT SLIPPED ON RUG AT HOME AND FELL HITTING KNEE ON CEMENT. D:KNEE LA CERATION. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
PT FELL DOWN 4 CARPETED STEPS INJURING KNEE DX: SPRAINED LEFT KNEE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 34 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Rugs or carpets |
PT C/O L LEG PAIN,CALF PAIN, STS SCRAPED KNEE FROM CARPET,ABRASION TO KNEE, DX L CALF PAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Rugs or carpets |
PT TRIPPED AND FELL N CARPET AT HOME DX: KNEE INJ |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 26 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: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
PT FELL ON FLOOR AFTER TRIPPING ON RUG IN ENTRYWAY, INJURY TO RIGHT KNEE, CONTUSION TO RIGHT KNEE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Rugs or carpets |
PT TRIPPED ON A RUG AND FELL. DX: KNEE PX. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Rugs or carpets |
50 YO MALE TRIPPED ON EDGE OF CARPET KNEE STRAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 48 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: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND FELL, C/O KNEE AND BACK PAIN, FELL OFF A STEP. DX-CONTUSION KNEE, LOW BACK PAIN. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 43 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: Rugs or carpets |
PLAYING ON RUG WITH FAMILY AND GOT RUG BURNS ON KNEE THAT DEVELOPED INT O CELLULITIS |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Rugs or carpets |
TRIPPED OVER RUG KNEE SPRAIN # |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/26/2008 | 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: Rugs or carpets |
RT KNEE CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 43 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: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
PT SLIPPED ON RUG HITTING KNEE ON FLOOR, CONTUSION TO LEFT KNEE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Rugs or carpets |
PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AT *** AND FELL INJURED KNEEDX// RIGHT KNEE CONTU SION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 36 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: Rugs or carpets |
DX PREPATELLAR BURSITIS/CELLULITIS: ONSET WHILE KNEELING INSTALLING CARPETS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/15/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Rugs or carpets |
RIGHT KNEE ABR. PT SLIPPED ON RUG INJURING KNEE AT HOME. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
PT TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL DOWN STAIRS AT HOME DX// RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/14/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
Product: Rugs or carpets |
PT SLIPPED ON A RUG & INJURED KNEE AT HOME DX: LEFT PATELLA DISLOCATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Rugs or carpets |
LEFT KNEE STR. PT SLIPPED ON A LOOSE KITCHEN RUG |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Rugs or carpets |
PT TRIPPED ON RUG AT HOME AND TWISTED KNEE DX// RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 47 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: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
CONT. KNEE: WALKING FROM WET CARPETING ONTO LINOLEUM FLOOR IN BARE FEET, SLIPPED & FELL, STRIKING KNEE ON FLOOR |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/28/2008 | Age: 40 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: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
PT SPRAINED A KNEE BY TRIPPING ON A RUG AND FALLING TO THE FLOOR AT HOM E. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/24/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Rugs or carpets |
STATES SHE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE CARPET AT HOME INJURING HER RT KNEE. FX RT PATELLA* |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/24/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Rugs or carpets |
PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND KNEE LANDED ON CARPET. C/O KNEE PAIN. D: ABRA SIONS, KNEE PAIN, TIBIAL PAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/24/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Rugs or carpets |
44 YO FEMALE FELL ON UNEVEN CARPET AT TROPICANA CONTUSION KNEE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Rugs or carpets |
CUTTING A RUG ACCIDENTLY CUT KNEE LACERATION LEFT KNEE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 39 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: Rugs or carpets |
PT HAD KNEE PX CRAWLING ON CARPET. DX: R KNEE STRAIN. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
PT FELL DOWN 10 CARPETED STEPS.DX: KNEE FX |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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