Hospital and Nursing Home Profiles  

Accidents - Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Knee

 



Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 347
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/15/2008Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PATIENT RECENTLY HELPED HUSBAND WITH CABINET WORK, NOW HAS LT KNEE PAIN FOR 5 DAYS, RADIATES UP INTO THIGHS. DX-LT KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/15/2008Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT STRUCK KNEE ON CABINET AT HOME C/O KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/09/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
RT KNEE CONTUSION.PT HIT KNEE ON A CABINET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/13/2008Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
TRIPPED OVER DISPLAY SHELF AT ***. DX KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2008Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
LEFT KNEE CONT. PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN A CABINET
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/31/2008Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
C/O WORSENING KNEE PAIN AFTER HITTING IT ACCIDENTALLY AGAINST A CABINET ON SATURDAY >> SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2008Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CONTUSION RT KNEE-SUS INJ WHILE WALKING AND HE BUMPED INTO A CABINET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2008Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT STATES ACCIDENTLY HIT KNEE ON CORNER OF CABINET DX RT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2008Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT BECAME DIZZY AND FELL DOWN, STRIKING HER KNEE ON A CABINET. C/O KNEE PAIN. D: KNEE CONTUSION, HEMATOMA, ECCHYMOSIS, EARLY CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2008Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
LEFT KNEE STR. PT FELL IN KITCHEN HITTING KNEE ON LOWER CABINET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2008Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Floors or flooring materials
RIGHT KNEE FX. PT WAS GRABBING SOMETHING OFF A SHELF IN KITCHEN AND LOS T FOOTING FALLING TO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top




Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.  This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources.  Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.