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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 662
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/22/2004 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
WAS ON WALKER,CAUGHT ON CARPET,WENT OVER WALKER/SKIN TEAR RT HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/06/2004 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
FELL AT HOME SUST LAC TO BACK OF L HAND WHEN STRUCK IT ON WALKER AS SHE FELL DX L HAND LACERATION 8 CM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/12/2004 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
RIGHT HAND LAC, PT WAS USING A WALKER WHEN PILLOWS BEGAN TO FALL AND PT FELL HITTING HAND ON A DRESSER. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/08/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURED HAND C/O BRUISING DX HAND ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/25/2004 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
WALKING W/ CANE AND FELL HIT L SIDE NO LOC DX FX METACARPEL |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/10/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: FRACTURE TO HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/02/2004 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
TANGLED FEET IN WALKER AND FELL INJURING HAND....FELL CONTUSION TO HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/22/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
25YOM-SPRAIN RIGHT HAND-WALKING WITH CRUTCHES-BENT FINGERS BACK |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/19/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
PT WAS IN HOSPITAL HALLWAY WHEN FELL AFTER TRIPPING OVER HIS CANE-C/O SORE RT HAND; CONTUSION RT HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/13/2004 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
SLIPPED WHEN GRABBING WALKER CUTTING HAND DX: LACERATION TO HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/04/2004 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
PT WAS WALKING IN HOSPITAL PARKING LOT WITH HIS WALKER WHEN HE FELL. DX ABRASIONS TO HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/11/2004 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
PT WALKING WITH A CANE WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM FELL STRIKING RIGHT HAND CONTUSION HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/04/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
35 YEAR OLDFEMALE SMASHED HAND BETWEEN CRUTCHES LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
Date: 01/18/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
CONTUSION TO HAND WHEN STRUCK ON A CRUTCH |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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