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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 546
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/25/2002 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Poles |
| PT FELL INTO A POLE WHILE USING WALKER. DX: ODONTOID FX C2. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/20/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| R ARM PAIN.FELL FROM WALKER TO GROUND.DX CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL IN PARKING LOT OF CASINO WHILE WALKING W/CRUTCHES. DX: NECK STRAIN, L SHOULDER CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| NECK STRAIN-USING WALKER-AT HOME-FELL-HIT WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT CONFUSED AT THE NURSING HOME WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER FELL FRACTURE D NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/29/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 84 YOF USING WALKER FELL STRAIN NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT LIVES IN NURSING HOME AND FELL TRYING TO WALK FAST WITH HER WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs |
| STATES SHE WAS GOING TO WALK W/WALKER, FELL BACKWARD, PT FOUND IN OFFIC E IN CHAIR. DX. STRAIN NECK, CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT DX NECK STRAIN - CEREBRAL PALSY PRESENTS S/P FALL ON CRUTCHES AND C/O PAIN TO NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL USING WALKER. DX: NECK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| CERVICAL STRAIN.PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AND WHEEL GOT STUCK IN CAR PET AND PT FELL ON LEFT SIDE AND INJURED NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKER SLIPED FROM IN FROMT OF PT. NECK PAIN AND FACIAL PAIN. DX: CERV STRAIN / MULT CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL, WALKING WITH WALKER DX. C-SPINE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WALKING WITH A WALKER- DID NOT USE AS A RESULT FE LL STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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