Accidents - Stairs or steps - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Knee

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 25,278
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Date: 01/26/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
PT REPORTS WALKING DOWN STAIRS, FELT L KNEE "CRACK." DX: L KNEE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
LEFT KNEE STRAIN.PT WAS WALKING UP THE STAIRS AND TWISTED KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT COMPLAINT OF R KNEE PAIN AND REDNESS FELL DOWN CELLAR STAIRS, CONTUS ION L KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
TRIPPED ON STAIRS DX. KNEE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
LEFT KNEE STRAIN.PT FELL ON A STEP AND TWISTED KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN TWO STEPS AT HIS RESIDENCE TWO DAYS AGO HOLDING HIS OXGEN CA SE DX PAIN TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2003	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps, Rugs or carpets
SEVERE TRAUMATIC NEUROARTHROSIS, INABILITY TO AMBULATE, FELL COMING DOWN CARPETED STAIRS SIDEWAYS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/19/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
56 YO MALE FELL ON STAIRS - ETOH CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
LT KNEE PAIN AFTER FALLING. SENT FROM STATE SCHOOL. FELL ON STAIRS. DX; LT KNEE DJD/ LT KNEE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
RT KNEE FRACTURE.PT FELL ON THE STAIRS AND INJURED KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
TWISTED ANKLE GOING DOWN STEPS - KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
62 YOF FELL DOWN STEPS SPRAIN KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
RIGHT KNEE EFFUSION. PT FELL DOWN ICY STEPS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
PT SUST. INJURY TO KNEE ON STEPS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
LEFT KNEE SPRAIN.PT LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN.PT FELL DOWN THE STAIRS AND INJUR ED KNEE AND ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2003	Age: 74 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: Stairs or steps
74 YO MALE TRIPPED ON STEPS AT HARRAHS SPRAIN LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2003	Age: 74 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: Stairs or steps
PT FELL WHILE WALKING UP STAIRS AT A MOVIE THEATER CONTUSION RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
CONTUSION (R) KNEE, VIA EMS, PT WALKING UP THE STAIRS, FELL DOWN & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O MILD PAIN, GAIT LIMITED BY PAIN, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN 4 STAIRS AND FX RT PATELLA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT AT PT PUNTA GORDA DOCK DESCENDING THE STAIRS FELL FRACTURED LEFT KNE E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
54 YO F FELL DOWN 3 STEPS, UNKNOWN LOCATION. DX L PATTELLA FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/08/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN STAIRS; SPRAIN KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
CONTUSION TO KNEE WHEN FELL ON STAIRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2003	Age: 63 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: Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN STAIRS KNEE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
DX: FELL OFF STEP DX" FRACTURE RT. KNEE W/ CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PY STATES SHE WAS WALKING UP STEPS TO DECK AND STEPPED ON DECK AND FELT POP IN KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL GOING UP STAIRS; KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN 10 STEPS - CONTUSION KNEES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
60 YO FEMALE FELL ON ICY STEP LEFT KNEE EFFUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
LEFT KNEE CONTUSION.PT WAS WALKING UP THE STAIRS AND FELL AND STRUCK KN EE ON A STEP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
RT KNEE CONTUSION.PT MISSED A STEP AND FELL AND INJURED KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
CONTUSION (L) KNEE, VIA EMS, PT FELL DOWN THE STEPS & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O PAIN & SWELLING, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL ON STEPS DX. KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
FELT SOMETHING POP IN KNEE WHILE WALKING UP STEPS. DX. R KNEE STRAIN, P ROBABLE INTERNAL DERANGEMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT HAD BEEN DRINKING, FELL DOWN 2-3 STEPS, KNEE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2003	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN STEPS-PAIN TO KNEE DX STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL ONTO STAIRS INJURING KNEE C/O PAIN DX: CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
CONTUSION L KNEE - MISSED LAST STEP AND FELL ONTO CONCRETE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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