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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 936
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2003 | Age: 79 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, Cabinet or door hardware |
| CERVICAL STRIN, OCCIPITAL CONTUSION. WALKING WITH FRONT WHEELED WALKER AT A NURSING HOME.FELL BACK, HIT HEAD ON DOOR KNOB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2003 | Age: 87 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, Ceilings and walls |
| FELL USING WALKER INTO WALL - HIT NECK - NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2003 | Age: 9 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, Footwear |
| PT USING WALKER TRIPPED OVER SHOES AT NURSING HOME. DX: STRAIN NECK/DORSAL/LUMBAR/BILAT WRISTS, 6 CM FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2003 | Age: 79 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE,NASAL FRACTURE.PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND FELL ON FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/30/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 85 YO BF - CERVICAL STRAIN - WALKER WITH WHEELS ROLLED OUT FROM UNDER H ER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX NECK CONTUSION: FELL WHILE USING WALKER, STRUCK NECK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2003 | Age: 52 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 |
| PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HIS DOCTORS OFFICE FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HIS HEAD STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WALKING W/ WALKER AND IT GOT CAUGHT IN A CRACK IN SIDEWALK AND PT FW ELL DX'CERVICAL ST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2003 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL USING WALKER - FRACTURE C6 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SOFT TISSUE INJURY,S/P FALL - FELL WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2003 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED ON CARPET WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER. FELL STRAIGHT BACK. D: NECK STRAIN, KNEE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2003 | Age: 90 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 |
| TRIPPED ON WALKER AND FELL AGAINST THE CLOSET AND STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2003 | Age: 47 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 |
| PT SEEN FOR NECK AND BACK SPRAIN AND MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AFTER FALLING WHILE USING A CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| INJURY TO SIDE OF NECK , POSSIBLY W/ PLASTIC CANE. D; CONTUSION TO NE CK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 85 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 |
| PT WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL, ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN MUSCLE STRAIN, ACU TE CERVICAL MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2003 | Age: 41 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 |
| FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables |
| UP WITH WALKER, LOST BALANCE, HIT HEAD ON NIGHT STAND/ SEVERE NECK PAIN ,MET CA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/19/2003 | Age: 86 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 |
| CERVICAL STRAIN-@ NURSING HOME-REACHING FOR WALKER-FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER DX: NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2003 | Age: 88 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, Blankets |
| HOOKED LEG OF WALKER IN BLANKET, FELL DX. CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2003 | Age: 87 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, Ceilings and walls |
| 87 YO FEMALE FELL OVER WALKER INTO WALL FRACTURE C2 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/12/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 18 YO MALE WAS HIT IN SIDE OF NECK WITH CROOK OF CANE NECK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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