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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,372
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/04/2006 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
PT WAS AT A NURSING HOME, REACHED FOR WALKER AND FELL LACERATED LT HAND ON WALKER. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/03/2006 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
WALKING WITH A CANE AND MISSED A STEP. DX- L HAND FRACTURE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/28/2006 | Age: 62 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 |
PT. USES A WALKER, LOST BALANCE AND FELL YEST. DX. ABRA L HAND. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/16/2006 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Day wear |
PT WAS USING WALKER AND WAS TAKING OFF SHIRT AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL ONTO FLOOR, PT LIVES IN NURSING HOME, DX: FRACTURED RIGHT HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/09/2006 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
HIT WALKER W/L HAND, PAIN DX: HAND ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/27/2006 | Age: 83 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, Doors |
FELL WHILE USING WALKER HIT HAND ON DOOR DX: HAND FRACTURE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/22/2006 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
DX RIGHT HAND LACERATION: CUT ON HANDLE OF WALKER AT HOME. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/22/2006 | Age: 75 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 |
FRACTURED RT HAND AND KNEE PT WALKS WITH CANE TRIPPED AND FELL IN GRASS |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 09/10/2006 | Age: 66 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 |
PT. REPORTS CRUTCH FELL AGAINST L HAND. DX. LAC, CONT, L HAND. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/09/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
PT BUMPED HER LEFT HAND ON THE SCREW THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF HER WALKE R LACERATION HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/31/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
RIGHT HAND CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. PT'S NUMBNESS IN HAND GETS WORSE WHE N USING A CANE ALL DAY |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/11/2006 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | 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 & FELL OVER A WALKER AND INJURED HAND AT HOME DX: CONTUSION TO LEFT HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/16/2006 | Age: 89 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 |
PT TRIPPED AND FELL WALKING W/WALKER. DX: L HAND 6 CM LAC/CONT. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/03/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
CRUTCH SLIPPED AND PT FELL TO GROUND, L PINKY FINGER AND L RING FINGER GOT SMASHED UNDER CRUTCH DX. SPRAIN L HAND. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/28/2006 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS,S/P GROUND LEVEL FALL - DROPPED CANE AND LOST BALAN CE WHEN REACHING FOR IT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/26/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
20 YO MALE HAD PIECE OF CRUTCH STUCK IN HAND ABCESS LEFT HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/25/2006 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
PT TRIPPED WHILE USING A WALKER AND FELL STRIKING LEFT HAND ON WALKER DX: AVULSION TO HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/24/2006 | Age: 81 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 |
PT FELL OVER HER WALKER/ LAC TO HAND |
Disposition: Held for observation |
Date: 05/11/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
PLAYING AROUND, STRUCK ON HAND C A CANE " CONTS" |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/04/2006 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
81 YO FEMALE FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER SPRAIN LEFT HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/26/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER AT NH/HAND LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/21/2006 | Age: 84 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 |
PT TRIPPED AND FELL AT HOME WHILE USING WALKER DX: HAND INJ |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/20/2006 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
USING WALKER, LOST BALANCE & FELL TO FLOOR DX L HAND ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | 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, Bathtubs or showers |
USING WALKER FELL IN EMPTY BATHTUB CONTUSION RIGHT HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/22/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
PT TRIPPED ON CRUTCHES, HITING HAND ON DRESSER DX: FRACTURE R HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/14/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
L HAND;WRIST TENDONITIS/33YOF C/O HAND/WRIST PAIN TODAY. HAS BEEN USING CRUTCHES & HAS BEEN PUTTING A LOT OF PRESSURE ON HAND. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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