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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 185
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/17/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| 52YOM TWISTED LEFT KNEE IN THE BED SHEETS WHILE AT A HOTEL ROOM BECAUSE HE IS MOVING FROM *** C/O PAIN.DX: KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| 62YOF'S FOOT BECAME ENTANGLED IN CORD FROM HEATING BLANKET AT HOME, PT FELL LANDING ONTO RT KNEE C/O PAIN & SWELLING. DX-RT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2009 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| 91YOF TRIPPED OVER A CORD FROM ELECTRIC BLANKET LANDED ON BOTH KNEES DX: PATELLAR FX, HBP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| KNEE FRACTURE - TRIPPED OVER CORD TO ELECTRIC BLANKET AND FELL INJURING LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets, Beds |
| PATIENT WAS GETTING OUT OF BED AND GOT TANGLED UP IN THE ELECTRIC BLANKET. DX-KNEE, FOOT PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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