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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,578
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2006 | Age: 57 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 |
| C SPINE FX, PT FELL OVER WALKER IN BEDROOM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/28/2006 | Age: 90 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 |
| FELL WALKING WITH CANE/C-STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2006 | Age: 43 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 STATES CANE SLIPPED AND SHE FELL ON BACK. D: CERVICAL STRAIN, THORAC IC/LUMBAR STRAINS, HEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2006 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 95YFC WALKING WITH WALKER FELL C/O NECK PAIN/FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/16/2006 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND FELL. DX: SCALP LAC 4CM & 1 CM, C1FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/05/2006 | Age: 30 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, Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES ON STAIRS. DX: CERVICAL STRAIN, R ELBOW CONT, R SHOULDER CONT, R KNEE CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2006 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| NECK STRAIN-FELL W/A WALKER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2006 | Age: 98 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 |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/C-SPINE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/30/2006 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| CHEST PAIN, NECK & BACK STRAIN: USING A WALKER AMBULATING TO BATHROOM FOUND ON FLOOR, UNWITNESSED FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/17/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING A WALKER AND FELL AND INJ HIP AND NECK WITH CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2006 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AMB C WALKER, LOST BALANCE&FELL C/O NECK PAIN " NECK PAIN, S/P FALL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2006 | Age: 89 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 89YFC WALKING WITH WALKER GOT DIZZY FELL HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR C/O NECK PAIN/STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2006 | Age: 88 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, Motorized vehicles |
| PT WAS WALKING W/WALKER AND COLLIDED W/MOTORIZED SCOOTER AT NURSING HOME. DX: CERVICAL STRAIN, CHEST CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED W/WALKER AND FELL IN STREET. DX: NECK STRAIN, BACK CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2006 | Age: 74 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 |
| PT. FELL WHILE W/WALKER AT ASSISTED LIVING. DX. STRAIN NECK, CONT BUTT OCKS, BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/29/2006 | Age: 50 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: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS USING A WALKING STICK TO WALK AND HURT NECK. DX: NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2006 | Age: 80 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, Doors |
| FELL HEAD FIRST OVER WALKER AND HIT A DOOR. DX- FRACTURE CERVICAL 2, LA CERATION AND ABRASIONS HEAD AND FACE AND PERIORBITAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/07/2006 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKER "SHOT OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HER" CAUSING HER TO FALL CONTUSION NEC K/KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2006 | Age: 80 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, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER TO BATHROOM WENT TO SIT DOWN AND FELL BACK HITTING BATHTUB, DX: CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE TRANS TO TRAUMA HOSPITAL |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/29/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL IN KITCHEN WHEN CANE SLIPPED IN WATER. C/O NECK PAIN. D: WEAKNE SS, LOC, NECK PAIN. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/20/2006 | Age: 86 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, Floor lamps or table lamps |
| PT GOT UP TO USE HER WALKER AND IT COLLAPSED SHE FELL INTO A LARGE WOOD EN LAMP STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2006 | Age: 70 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 |
| 7O YOM USING WALKER LOST BALANCE CLEANING GUTTER AND DOWN SPOUTS DORS AL STRAIN NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2006 | Age: 77 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 |
| USING WALKER AND TRIPPED OVER SOMETHING AND FX C4 AND FACIAL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2006 | Age: 87 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 |
| NECK STRAIN-PT FELL W/ HER WALKER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 04/15/2006 | Age: 98 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 |
| 98 YOF CERVICAL STRAIN DURING FALL AT HOME AND STRIKING HEAD ON WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2006 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TURNED LIGHT OFF, WAS GOING TO MOVE HER WALKER, CAUGHT WHEEL AND FELL LANDED ON FACE, NECK AND CHEST DX: CONTUSION TO NECK ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/18/2006 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 93YMC FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER/STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2006 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 82 YOF CERVICAL FRACTURE WHEN FELL TO FLOOR USING WALKER AT NURSING HOM E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2006 | Age: 80 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 |
| PAIN TO NECK FEET GOT TANGLED IN WALKER DX: NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2006 | Age: 59 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 |
| DX NECK STRAIN: ON CRUTCHES, THEY SLIPPED AND PT INJURED NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT, WITH CHRONIC PAIN HISTORY, WAS WALKING WHEN CANE WENT INTO HOLE IN THE GROUND AND HE FELL. D: NECK/KNEE/HIP PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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