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Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - Year 2005 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 453
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:76
26-50 years old:15
50+ years old:361

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/31/2005Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls
71 YOM LOST BALANCE WITH WALKER AND FELL BUMPED HEAD ON WALL. FRACTURE D THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/16/2005Age: 91 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CUT FINGER ON CANE LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2005Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE USING WALKER R THUMB INJURY, KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 08/10/2005Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
39 YOF HAS BEEN USING CRUTCHES, NOW HAS SPRAIN TO RIGHT RING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2005Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DISLOCATION RT 2ND FINGER-SUS INJ WHEN WALKER FELL ON RT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2005Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX LEFT HAND 5TH DIGIT CONTUSION: FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2005Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX LEFT SMALL FINGER CONTUSION: USING CRUTCHES AND FELL, INJURING FINGER ON THEM AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2005Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CARVING A CANE & CUT FINGER LACERATION R THIRD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2005Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PATIENT FELL AT HOME MOVING HER WALKER & HIT HER LEFT THUMB ALONG THE BOOKCASE. DX - LEFT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/27/2005Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. AMBULATING W/WALKER, STEPPING UP ON CURB, TRIPPED AND FELL OVER WAL KER, HITTING HEAD ON CONCRETE. DX. SPRAIN R THUMB, CONT HEAD, FACIAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2005Age: 101 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Elevators or other lifts
PT IS 101 YSO FEMALE, TRIPPED OVER A WALKER WHILE GETTING INTO ELEVATOR ,SUSTAINED" FINGER LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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