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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 715
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 03/06/2010 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 19YOM FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND INJURED RIGHT HAND CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT REPORTS HE THINKS HE CUT HIS HAND ON A FRIEND'S CRUTCH. DX LAC L HA ND. |
| 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: 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: 09/22/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | 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 FELL OFF CRUTCHES AND SUSTAINED HAND PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CRUTCH SLIPPED AND PT FELL TO GROUND, L PINKY FINGER AND L RING FINGER GOT SMASHED UNDER CRUTCH DX. SPRAIN L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 20 YO MALE HAD PIECE OF CRUTCH STUCK IN HAND ABCESS LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2006 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PLAYING AROUND, STRUCK ON HAND C A CANE " CONTS" |
| 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: 09/10/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: FRACTURE TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2004 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 25YOM-SPRAIN RIGHT HAND-WALKING WITH CRUTCHES-BENT FINGERS BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED, FELL OVER WALKER DX. HAND CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2001 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2001 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2001 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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