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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 206
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/12/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 83 YOF WAS RAKING LEAVES, LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL TO GROUND. ABRASION S, BOTH KNEES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 2.6 CM LACERATION LT KNEE, SIMPLE, AT HOME WORKING IN YARD, TRIPPED OVER A RAKE, FELL, LANDING ON HOE CAUSING LACERATION, DENIES OTHER INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| TRIPPED OVER A DOG ONTO A RAKE PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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