|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 260
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/13/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RT EAR LACERATION-PT FELL 2 TIMES IN THE LAST 30 MINUTES. STATES "MY WA LKER TIPPED OVER." PT HAS A 6CM LACERATION TO RT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| WHILE USING WALKER, FELL ON FLOOR DX: LACERATION RT. EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ramps or landings |
| LEFT EAR LAC, PT TRIPPED ON A WHEELCHAIR RAMP WHEN WALKING WITH A CANE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Television tables or stands |
| ABRASION LEFT EAR-WHILE WALKING WITH A WHEELED WALKER, STRUCK WALKER ON A TV TABLE AND LOST BALANCE.FELL HITTING LEFT EAR ON TABLE.ALSO C/O JA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT GETTING ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND FELL BACKWARDS WHILE USING WALK ER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
