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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 180
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED, FELL ON FLOOR CARRYING A BAG OF GROCERIES DX. KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2002 | Age: 83 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: Bags |
| PT FELL ON KNEE WHILE CARRYING GARBAGE BAG, CONTUSION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags, Metal containers |
| PT CARRIED A BAG OF CANS UP STAIRS AND LEG GAVE OUT. DX: L KNEE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER GYM BAG, FELL ON FLOOR DX: LT. KNEE CRUCHIATE LIGAMENT TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| PT FELL TAKING OUT TRASH BAG AT HOME NOW C/O KNEECAP PAIN AND PAIN TO R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 60 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: Bags |
| RT KNEE CT-AT CASINO-TRIPPED OVER A GARBAGE BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| RTKNEE SPRAIN-@ GROCERY STORE-TRIPPED ON A GROCERY BAG & FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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