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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 700
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LEFT HIP CONT; LEFT HAND AND WRIST SPR. PT TRIPPED OVER A CANE AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HIT ON HEAD WITH CANE DX: CHI, CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING IN A WALKER OUTSIDE AND FLIPPED OVER STRIKING FACE ON TH E GROUND. BABY WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT, WHO FX ANKLE 2 DAYS AGO AND WAS SEEN ELSEWHERE, WAS WALKING WITH CR UTCHES WHEN FELL LANDING ON ARM. D: SHOULDER DISLOCATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT'S CRUTCH GOT STUCK IN A MANHOLE AND HE FELL DOWN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT INJURED HIS RIGHT ANKLE TWO DAYS AGO AND WAS ISSUED CRUTCHES FROM TH E ED TODAY THE CRUTCHES SLIPPED AND REINJURED SAME ANKLE- STRAINED ANKL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT. FELL WHILE ON CRUTCHES AT HOME. DX. FX FOOT L 5TH METATARSAL, SPRA IN L ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING WITH WALKER LOST BALANCE AND FELL HIT LOWER LEG HX OF CP..CONTU SION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Clothing |
| CHI-@ HOME-WALKING W/ WALKER-TRIPPED ON CLOTHES ON FLOOR-FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT C/O PAIN TO LT HAND DUE TO HITTING HAND ON HER CANE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL ON WALKER, HURT BACK DX LS STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL USING WALKER AND HAS HEAD PX. DX: FALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HAD SURGERY TO L LOWER EXTREMITY ON 7/6. TODAY USING WALKER & FELL TO L SIDE ONTO LEG. DX: PAIN LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TWISTED ANKLE USING WALKER RIGHT FOOT FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT USES WALKER AND CRAWLS AROUND ON FLOOR, HAS A BUMP TO R KNEE. DX. P AIN L KNEE, CELLULITIS/BURSITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH TUMOR REMOVED IN APRIL AMBULATING WITH CRUTCHES TRIPPED FALLING ON RT KNEE C/O PN, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CARVING A CANE & CUT FINGER LACERATION R THIRD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH CRUTCHES AND FELL DOWN - SWELLING TO LEFT FOOT. D: SPRAIN RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER DX. FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING W/ CRUTCHES LAST PM AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN KNEE AREA DX: L KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN FELL WHEN WALKING WITH A WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| ACUTE L HIP CONTUSION, ACUTE EXACERBATION CHRONIC L HIP PAIN: WAS WALKING ON ICE WITH WALKER, SLIPPED AND FELL, LOCATION NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| YESTERDAY PT'S CRUTCH GOT KNOCKED OUT FROM UNDER HIM & HE FELL. DX: SPRAIN ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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