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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 205
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/19/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SLIPPED INTO GARBAGE DUMPSTER YESTERDAY. DX: R KNEE PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2005 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | 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 TAKING GARBAGE CONTAINER OUT INTO STREET AND FELL OVER CURB, NO LOC DX: L KNEE CONTU W/ JOINT EFFUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2005 | Age: 63 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 |
| PT WAS RETRIEVING HER GARBAGE CAN FROM THE END OF HER DRIVEWAY AND FELL OFF THE CURB STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| DX LEFT KNEE STRAIN: ROLLING GARBAGE CAN OUT TO CURB AND TWISTED KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2005 | Age: 67 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 |
| FELL WHILE TAKING OUT TRASH CAN. CT/SOFT TISSUE INJURY RT KNEE/LT SHOUL DER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2005 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| JUMPED ON DUMPSTER TO REMOVED GARBAGE CAN, HURT R KNEE DX: KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2005 | Age: 60 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 |
| RT KNEE CONTUSION.PT WAS TAKING OUT A GARBAGE CAN AND FELL AND HIT KNEE ON CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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