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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 171
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/09/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 45YOF C/O RT LATERAL KNEE INJURY AFTER BEING STRUCK BY THROWN FIRE EXTINGUISHER TODAY, UNABLE TO BEAR WEIGHT. DX - RT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| TRIPPED & FELL - HIT KNEE ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER KNEE SPRAIN / CONTUSION // NO REPORTED FIRE OR FD RESPONSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2007 | Age: 27 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: Fire extinguishers |
| HIT FIRE EXTINGUISHER LAC KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/1997 | Age: 30 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Tables |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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