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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 204
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/17/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Leaf blowers, Built-in swimming pools |
55 YO F WAS CLEANING YARD W/ LEAF BLOWER & FORGOT POOL WAS BEHIND HER. STEPPED BACK ABOUT 3 FEET DOWN & INJURED KNEE.DX:STRAIN VS MENISCAL INJ |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/23/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Leaf blowers |
74YOM WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER WHEN HE DEVELOPED RT KNEE PAIN; KNEE PAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/18/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Leaf blowers |
59 YOF INJURED KNEE FROM TRIPPING ON LEAF BLOWER, HIT LEFT KNEE ON EDGE OF CONCRETE. DX-PATELLAR FRACTURE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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