Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - Year 2004 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 628
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
6-15 years old:	40
16-25 years old:	29
26-50 years old:	79
50+ years old:	472

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/13/2004	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LOST BALANCE AND FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER/ LAC LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2004	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
WHILE WALKING W/ WALKER ON CARPET, FELL, HIT HEAD ON FLOOR DX: LT. THUMB FRACTURE, BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX LEFT THUMB LACERATION: HELPING WIFE WITH WALKER, CUT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2004	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Jewelry
LACERATION FINGER - 96 YOF LOST BALANCE AND CAUGHT THE RING ON HER LEFT RING FINGER ON HER WALKER SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
33 YO TRIPPED OVER CANE FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED WHILE HOLDING ONTO CANE. DX: FX R FIFTH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT PINCHED THUMB IN WALKER. DX: R THUMB CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
FELL AT 0300 WALKING W/WALKER, STAGGERED, MISSED CHAIR. DX. LAC L 2ND MIDDLE FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH CANE AND FELL INTO IT AND SPRAINED THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITH CP USING A WALKER ; CUT LEFT 4TH FINGER ON WALKER. D: SUPERFI CIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LACERATION FINGER - 12 YOF WAS PLAYING WITH A CRUTCH AND CAUGHT HER RIG HT RING FINGER SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2004	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CUT HAND ON CANE LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX RIGHT THUMB SPRAIN: JAMMED THUMB WHILE USING CRUTCHES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2004	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
USING WALKER AT HOME WHEN FELL BETWEEN TWO BEDS SUST LAC TO R 5TH FINGE R DX 4 CM LAC R 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT CAUGHT FINGER IN HOLE IN CANE WHEN TRYNG TO BLOCK CLASSMATE TRY ING TO HIT HIM WITH CANE AT SCHOOL; FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
9 YO F WALKING W/CRUTCHES SLIPPED ON FLOOR INJURED FINGER CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2004	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL, WALKING WITH WALKER DX. FINGER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2004	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
86 YEAR OLD FEMALE FELL IN CASINO WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER FRACTURE FIFTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT CUT FINGER ON SHARP METAL PIECE OF WALKER DX LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Clothing
TRIPPED OVER LAUNDRY WAS USING A CANE AND FELL HURTING FINGER DX LT FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT CUT FINGER DEEPLY ON SHARP METAL ON WALKER DX LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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