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Accidents - Other unpowered garden tools - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Knee

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 309
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Date: 12/23/2008Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT STATES HE WAS RAKING LEAVES 1 WK AGO, STEPPED ON A LIMB, TWISTED R L EG. DX. R KNEE, FOOT SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/02/2008Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT FELL WHILE RAKING LEAVES AT HOME AND INJURED KNEE DX// LEFT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/23/2008Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT WRENCHED KNEE ONE WEEK AGO WHILE RAKING YARD. STRAINED KNEE WALKING YESTERDAY. D:ARTHRITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/22/2008Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Bicycles or accessories
PT RAKING LEAVES CLIMBING STAIRS AND RIDING BIKE NOW KNEE HURTS BURSITI S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/13/2008Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
USING THE SHOVEL WORKING IN THE GARDEN, HAD ONE LEG ON THE SHOVEL&THE O THER ONE WENT OUT TO SIDE HEARD KNEE POPPING>>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2008Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN RAKING YARD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2008Age: 89 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
WAS OUTSIDE RAKING WHEN STEPPED ONTO UNEVEN GROUND&TWISTED KNEE >>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2008Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
KNEE CT-HIT A PITCH FORK-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2008Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
P WAS SHOVELING HORSE MANURE FROM THE BACK OF HIS TRAILER AND FELL OUT DISLOCATED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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