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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 268
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL CARRYING TRASH BASKET DX. PATELLA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TAKING TRASH OUT WHEN TRASH CAN ROLLED. PT LOST FOOTING & FELL. INJURYING HANDS & KNESS. DX: KNEE & HAND CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TAKING THE GARBAGE OUT WAS CUT BY SOMETHING? RT KNEE. SIMPLE RT KNEE LA C. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT TRIPPED OVER GARBAGE CAN LID. DX: BILAT KNEE CONT, HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Decorative yard equipment |
| WHILE DRAGGING TRASHCAN, TRIPPED ON BRICK STEP,FELL AGAINST MAIL POST,T HEN INTO PLANTER. DX: STRAIN/ CONTUSION RT. KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 55 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT KNEE CONTUSION.PT STEPPED ON A TRASH CAN LID AND LID CAME UP AND H IT PT IN KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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