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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 137
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Grocery or shopping carts |
| 58 YOF FELL OVER SHOPPING CART CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Grocery or shopping carts |
| PT WAS HIT BY SHOPPING CART, FELL TO KNEE, STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Grocery or shopping carts |
| PT C/O SHE TRIPPE OVER A SHOPPING BASKET TODAY - C/O PAIN TO RT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Grocery or shopping carts |
| DX:RIGHT PATELLA FRACTURE. PT WAS RETURNING SHOPPING CART TO ITS PLACE IN PKG LOT WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND FELL ON BOTH KNEES. PT WAS ADMITTED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 59 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: Grocery or shopping carts |
| LEFT KNEE CONTUSION.PT HAD A GROCERY CART HIT PT IN THE KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 59 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: Grocery or shopping carts |
| LEFT KNEE ABRASION.PT WAS AT GROCERY STORE AND CART FELL ON KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Grocery or shopping carts |
| PT STATES THAT SHE HAS WALKED WITH A SHOPPING CART TO KEEP HER FROM FALLING - C/O SORENESS TO BOTH KNEES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Grocery or shopping carts |
| SHOPPING CART GAVE WAY AT MARKET AND SHE FELL HITTING KNEE AND FX IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 54 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: Grocery or shopping carts, Floors or flooring materials |
| $BILATERAL KNEE CONTUSIONS.PT WAS PUSHING A GROCERY CART AND SLIPP ED AND FELL ON A WET FLOOR AND FELL ON BOTH KNEES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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