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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,124
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/09/2003 | Age: 44 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 |
44 YO F WALKING W/WALKER FELL INJURY TO ANKLE FX ANKLE BIMALLEOLAR OPEN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/29/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs |
79 YOF LIVES ALONE; AMBULATES WITH WALKER; WAS UNSTEADY AND HIT LEFT AN KLE AGAINST CHAIR. CONTUSION, LEFT ANKLE. |
Disposition: Held for observation |
Date: 11/25/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
PT TRIPPED AT HOME WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER, SPRAINED ANKLE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/13/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
38 YOWF WALKING W/ WALKER AND TWISTED HER ANKLE. DX. SPRAIN R ANKLE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/11/2003 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
FELL INTO FLOOR WHILE USING WALKER, C/O ANKLE PAIN & KNEE PAIN DX ANKLE SPRAIN, KNEE STRAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/08/2003 | Age: 74 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 |
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER FX ANKLE |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 11/06/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
STOOD UP IN BATHROOM, REACHED FOR WALKER, HEARD A "POP" IN LEFT ANKLE FELL TO FLOOR DX: FRACTURED ANKLE TRANSFERRED |
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
Date: 10/16/2003 | Age: 94 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 |
PT SEEN FOR ANKLE FX AFTER TRIPPING OVER WALKER |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 10/16/2003 | Age: 42 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 |
TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND FELL ON GROUND FRACTURED ANKLE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/15/2003 | Age: 75 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, Floors or flooring materials |
ANKLE FRACTURE - 75 YOF TRIPPED AND FELL TO FLOOR WHILE WALKING WITH A QUADCANE SUSTAINING INJURY TO LEFT ANKLE, ON FLOOR UNTIL THE MORNING |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 10/11/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
WAS RUNNING FOR THE BUS YESTERDAY AM, TRIPPED ON CONCRETE AND FELL, GOT CRUTCHES @ SCHL TO USE, NOT BEARING WT; LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/07/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
RT ANKLE SPRAIN.PT WAS USING CRUTCHES GOING UP THE STAIRS AND INJURED A NKLE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/21/2003 | Age: 62 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 |
FELL, WALKING WITH WALKER DX. ANKLE STRAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/23/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
PT FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES DX: FX LT ANKLE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 79 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 |
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER TO THE BATHROOM AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL FRACTURE D LEFT ANKLE |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 08/21/2003 | Age: 39 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 S/P KNEE SURGERY FELL WHILE WALKING W/CRUTCHES. DX: R ANKLE SPRAIN. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/20/2003 | Age: 45 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 |
STEPPED IN HOLE AND TWISTED ANKLE, USING CANE TO WALK. DX. SPRAIN R ANKLE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 96 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 |
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME WHEN HER RIGHT LEG GAVE OUT AND BENT U NDERNEATH HER FRACTURED ANKLE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/06/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
PT FELL WHILE USING A WALKER DX: FX RT ANKLE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/24/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | 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 WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME TRIPPED AND STRAINED RIGHT ANKLE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/14/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
PT WALKING IN THE PARKING LOT WITH A CAST AND CRUTCHES SLIPPED STRAINED RIGHT ANKLE FOR THE SECOND TIME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/13/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
SLIPPED WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES DX: ANKLE SPRAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/08/2003 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
PT, WHO WALKS WITH WALKER, TWISTED KNEE AND FELL WHILE WALKING. D: ANKL E SPRAIN, KNEE CONTUSION. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/25/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKING CANE INJURING RT ANKLE/RT LEG; CONTUSION RT ANKLE/RT LEG |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/10/2003 | Age: 93 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, Floors or flooring materials |
FX L ANKLE; AMBULATING WITH WALKER, LEF GAVE OUT & SHE SAT DOWN ONTO FL OOR |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 06/10/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
DX: LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN. AND ABRASIONS. FELL USING WALKER. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/02/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
FELL, WALKING WITH WALKER AT NH DX. ANKLE LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/16/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
INJURED WALKING WITH WALKER DX. ANKLE FX |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/06/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
LEFT ANKLE PAIN-FELL TWO WEEKS AGO WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AND TRIPPE D OVER A RUG. LANDED ON LEFT LEG AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE. C/O PAIN INCRE |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 05/05/2003 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT THE NURSINGHOME FELL FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 04/28/2003 | Age: 77 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 |
77 Y/O M INJURED R ANKLE WHEN TRIPPED WHILE USING WALKER AT HOME. DX; R ANKLE SPRAIN. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/28/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
83 Y.O. W FEMALE W/BILATERAL ANKLE PAIN. PT WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR TO GET WALKER & SLIPPED & FELL @ HOME. E8849 |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/22/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
PT DX LT ANKLE SPRAIN - PT WALKED WITH WALKER AND HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE WALKER AND FELL INVERTING LT ANKLE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/18/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
PATIENT FELL INVERTING ANKLE WHEN PLAYING WITH MOM'S CRUTCHES WHEN LEAV ING ADULT HOSPITAL LAST NIGHT; ANKLE SPRAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/14/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
PATIENT FELL 3 DAYS AGO INJURING ANKLE, TODAY FELL IN STORE WHILE WALKI NG WITH CRUTCHES, INCREASED PAIN; ANKLE FX. |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 03/31/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | 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 TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING ANKLE C/O PAIN DX SPRAINED ANKLE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/31/2003 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING ANKLE C/O PAIN DX: FX ANKLE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/28/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
PT FELL AND TWISTED ANKLE 2 DAYS AGO. BECAME DIZZY AND FELL WHILE USING WALKER. D: ANKLE SPRAIN/ABRASION, CHF, UNSTABLE ANGINA. ADMIT. |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 03/26/2003 | Age: 76 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 |
ANKLE FX-FELL BACKWARDS TO GROUND WHILE WALKING W/ WALKER-AT HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/19/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
44 YO F WALKING W/WALKER TWISTED ANKLE SPRAIN ANKLE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/06/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
83 YOM WAS AMBULATING WITH WALKER; LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL. FRACTURE, RIGHT ANKLE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/24/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
RIGHT ANKLE SPR. PT LEFT HER WALKER IN DOORWAY AND FELL OVER IT. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/17/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
AT HOME USING CRUTCHES AND SLIPPED AND FELL SPRAINING ANKLE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/16/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
RIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN. WALKING WITH CANE AND SLIPPED, INJURING ANKLE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/07/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | 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 OFF CRUTCHES AT HOME. DX: SPRAIN R ANKLE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/02/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
TWISTED ANKLE WHILE WALKING WITH CANE DX: ANKLE STRAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/24/2003 | Age: 57 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 |
FX LT DISTAL FIBULA, SLIPPED ON ICE AROUND 9 AM AT HOME, PATIENT ARRIVED ON CRUTCHES (NOT SURE IF CRUTCHES SHOULD BE CODED OR NOT) |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/15/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
MOM WALING WITH CRUTCHES FELL ON HIM DX. ANKLE CONT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/12/2003 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
BENT DOWN TO PICK SOMETHING UP AT HOME AND "KNEE GAVE OUT", STILL HAS PAIN IN ANKLE/KNEE, USING WALKER @ HOME FOR SUPPORT. DX RT ANKLE SPRAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/08/2003 | Age: 39 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 |
RT ANKLE SPRAIN - TWISTED ANKLE APPROXIMATELY 3 HRS AGO - AMBULATORY WITH CRUTCH, STILL HAVING PAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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