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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 935
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH A CANE AND SLIPPED STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AT SCHOOL AND FELL ONTO KNEE KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT S/P ANKLE SURG 2 WKS AGO. PT SLIPPED ON CRUTCHES & STEPPED DOWN HAR D ON FOOT & TWISTED BACK. LUMBAR STRAIN/POST OP PAIN L ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RIGHT ANKLE FX. PT WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND INJURED ANKLE. DX: RIGHT MALLEOLAR ANKLE FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL ONTO HAND WHILE ON CRUTCHES, NOW W/SWELLING, PAIN AND HEMATOMA TO HAND; HAND INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 25 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: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX MEDICATION REFILL/LUMBAR DDD/BACK DISORDER: WALK'G W CANE TODAY & FELT SUDDEN SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. H/O BACK PROBLEMS. MORE INTENSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT STATES WAS USING CRUTCHES AND FELL DX RT HIP STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL W/CRUTCHES. DX: R DISTAL FIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HIP CT-FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES ON SIDEWALK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES INJURED RIBS LEFT WITH OUT TREATMENT # |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Animal induced injury |
| CORRECTING SEEING EYE DOG AND PULLED ON WALKER. DX SHOULDER INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS USING CRUTCHES AND FELL, HURT LEG. D: FX LEFT PROXIMAL TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SLAMMED FINGER IN WALKER. DX HEMATOMA FINGERNAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AMB WITH CANE, FELL HURT SHOULDER. DX SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS USING WALKER & LOST BALANCE & FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON CONCRETE AT GROUP HOME DX: CONTUSION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Benches |
| PT LOST BALANCE ON CRUTCHES AND HIT METAL BENCH. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS IN WALKER TODAY AT TOP OF STAIRWAY, HE FELL SUSTAINING A MINORSC ALP CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| R HAND PAIN/23YOM HAS BEEN USING CRUTCHES AT HOME AND IS C/O HAND PAIN FROM CRUTCHES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT DX CONTUSION OF LT WRIST - S/P BLUNT TRAUMA WITH CANE TO WRIST AT PT'S HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT CUT THUMB WHEN GRABBED A CANE WITH A BLADE AND THE BLADE CUT HIM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: R SDH, SAH. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| USING CRUTCHES FOR PREVIOSUS LEG INJ, TRIPPED&FELL LANDING ONTO FLOOR, >> LEG RE-ENJERY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PATIENT AMBULATES WITH A CANE; TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK. LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 25 YOF LACERATED LEFT THUMB ON A CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/HIP CT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/31/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL OFF CRUTCHES ONTO L SHOULDER DX; CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/CRUTCHES. DX: R ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT USING CRUTCHES, TWISTED R UPPER LEG, FX LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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