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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,131
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CONTUSION TO FINGER WHEN SMASHED IN WALKER - 82 YO M |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS AT HOME ADJUSTING A CRUTCH, CAUGHT FINGER ON THE SCREW CAUSING AN AVULSION INJURY TO RT RING FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2007 | Age: 84 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 84YOF WAS HOME,TRIPPED WHILE USING WALKER,FELL BROKE FALL WITH HAND ON FLOOR;THUMB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2007 | Age: 56 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, Knives |
| LACERATION FINGER - 56 YO MALE REPORTS HE CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WIT H A KNIFE WHEN REMOVING TAG FROM NEW CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT, ON CRUTCHES, FELL TODAY WHILE WAITING FOR BUS. D: PHALANX FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FINGER ABS-FELL W/ CRUTCHES-@ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2007 | Age: 90 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 |
| PT SPRAINED A THUMB BY FALLING WHILE USING A CANE AT A STORE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT C/O FINGER INJURY. PT FELL WHEN CRUTCHES BROKE. DX MIDDLE FINGER DIS LOCATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | 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, Day wear |
| PT AT THE NURSING HOME TRYING TO PEE AND AS HE WAS TRYING TO TAKE PANTS DOWN HE FELL STRIKING A SCREW ON HIS WALKER LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2007 | Age: 89 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 |
| 89YOF WHILE AT HOME,INJURED LEFT THUMB,WHEN SHE FELL AGAINST WALKER; ACUTE OPEN FRACTURE LEFT THUMB,3 DAYS OLD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 58YOM IS USING CRUTCHES DUE TO RIGHT-SIDED PRETIBIAL FRACTURE,HE SLIPPED ON HIS CRUTCHES,JAMMED RIGHT HAND;RIGHT FOURTH FINGER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT STATES CANE BROKE AND PT'S LEGS GAVE WAY AND SHE FELL ON THUMBS. DX SPRAIN L THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT C/O PAIN TO L 5TH FINGER, PT FELL AT 1300, STATES HANDLE OF CRUTCHES CAME OFF AT PARKING LOT. DX. CONT L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 55YOF WAS WALKING WITH HER WALKING CANE,GRANDDAUGHTER ACCIDENTLY HIT CANE,IT WENT BETWEEN LEGS,SHE STUMBLED AND FELL;DISLOCATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 59 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON A CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT WALKING WITH CANE TRIPPED FELL HIT NOSE ON CEMENT INJURED FINGER DX// LEFT INDEX FINGER FX NASAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2007 | Age: 53 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, Alcohol |
| PATIENT WAS USING ONLY ONE CRUTCH, LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL INJURING RT 2ND DIGIT. DX - FINGER LACERATION, ALCOHOL ABUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | 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 |
| USING A CANE, FELL FORWARD TOWARD HEARTH, LAC TO R THUMB. DX. LAC R TH UMB, CONT R LEG, ABRA R LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| H/O ALZ, AMB C WALKER, TRIPPED&FELL CUTTING FINGER ON A ?THREADED RAPE& FELL LANDING ONTO ELBOW " FINGER LAC"+" ELBOW ABRS'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES DX: DISLOCATION LEFT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING CANE IN HIS GARAGE AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL DISLOCATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2007 | Age: 58 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 |
| PT WAS USING CRUTCHES FOR A WEEK AND BEGAN TO HAVE SUDDEN PAIN IN LEFT THUMB. PT SUSTAINED A SPRAIN TO LEFT THUMB, SPLINTED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2007 | Age: 91 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 WAS WALKING WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A WALKER AND FELL SUSTAINED A LAC ERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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