Hospital and Nursing Home Profiles  

Accidents - Step stools - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Knee

 



Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 366
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/16/2007Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Step stools
PT FELL OFF SECOND STEP OF STEP STOOL. DX: L KNEE INTERNAL DERANGEMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2007Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Step stools
FELL OFF STEPSTOOL INTERNAL DERANGEMENT OF KNEE #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2007Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Step stools
PT SLIPPED OFF A STEP STOOL TWISTING L KNEE - STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2007Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Step stools
PT FELL FROM STEP STOOL. DX: L KNEE STRAIN, PROB ACL TEAR, POSS HTN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2007Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Step stools
PATIENT FELL FROM STEP STOOL. DX; CONTUSION TO RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2007Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED OVER A STOOL AT HOME,LANDED DIRECTLY ONTO L KNEE ONTO CEMENT FLOOR, DX L PATELLA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2007Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials
FELL OFF STEP STOOL ONTO WOODEN FLOOR DX KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2007Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Step stools
RT KNEE STRAIN.PT WAS GOING UP AND DOWN ON A STEP STOOL AND FELT A POP IN KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/19/2007Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Step stools
PT FELL FROM STEP STOOL AT HOME. DX. LAC KNEE, CONT R/L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2007Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Step stools
RT KNEE SPRAIN.PT TWISTED KNEE WHILE GETTING DOWN FROM A STEP STOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2007Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Step stools
FELL OFF STEP STOOL FX PATELLA
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.