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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 435
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| AVULSION LACERATION LEFT KNEE-TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND SUS A LARGE AVULS ION LACEATION TO LEFT KNEE. HAS 10CM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2002 | Age: 67 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Other unpowered garden tools |
| 67 YOF RAKING LEAVES TRIPPED ON CORD FELT KNEE TWIST SPRAIN L KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT FELL OVER CORD ONTO KNEE; FX KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Doors |
| TRIPPED ON A CORD AND HIT L KNEE ON A DOOR. L KNEE LAC $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT TRIPPED OVER ELECTRICAL CORD WHILE AT CHURCH CAUSING FALL INJURYING KNEES DX:BILATERAL KENN CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 67 YO F TRIPPED OVER TELEPHONE CORD FX KNEE CLOSED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 59 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| RT KNEE CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND HIT KNEE ON THE FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 96 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| TRIPPED AND FELL TO KNEES ON ELECTRICAL CORD. SPRAIN KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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