Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - Year 2007 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,186
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	86
16-25 years old:	15
26-50 years old:	150
50+ years old:	934

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/23/2007	Age: 87 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
LACERATION/SKIN TEAR TO LEFT HAND - WAS IN HALLWAY USING WALKER & FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2007	Age: 13 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
CONTUSED HAND WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2007	Age: 88 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, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL USING WALKER IN BATHROOM AND HIT HAND ON FLOOR DX: DEEP ABRASION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2007	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HAND SPRAIN-FELL W/A WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2007	Age: 91 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 SLIPPED STRIKING L HAND ON HIS WALKER CAUSING ABRASION TO BACK OF HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	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
87 YOF FELL USING WALKER LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL OFF CRUTCHES AND SUSTAINED HAND PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2007	Age: 94 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, Ceilings and walls
HAND LAC-FELL W/ HER CANE-HAND HIT WALL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
L HAND CONT/79YOM AT HOME 45 MIN AGO WAS WALKING WITH WALKER & FELL AND HIT AGAINST CABINET. INJURED HAND AND L SIDE OF BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
53 YO FEMALE FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CANE CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2007	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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 WIOTH A CANE YESTERDAY AND FELL SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO HAN D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CUT HAND WHEN HE FELL ON HIS CANE. DX- 2 CM L HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2007	Age: 74 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
HER METAL CANE FELL ONTO HAND " CONTS''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2007	Age: 79 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
MECHANICAL FALL WHILE USING WALKER HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: L HAND FX, R HIP SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/30/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	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 LAC HAND ON METAL PART OF WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2007	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: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMB, C WALKER, TRIPPED&FELL,?SYNCOPED " OPEN HAND FX"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/28/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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 PAIR OF CRUTCHES AND FELL JAMMING LEFT HAND CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/24/2007	Age: 31 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
PT WITH LACERATION TO LEFT PALM AFTER CUTTING IT ON CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2007	Age: 92 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
PT WAS AT HOME USING A WALKER, FELL CAUSING MULTIPLE SKIN TEARS TO LT HAND, LT ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2007	Age: 82 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING WALKER TO AMB, INJ HAND/THUMB, ?MECH " SPRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2007	Age: 82 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
PT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER DX: RIGHT HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls
HAND LAC-CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN WALKER & WALL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2007	Age: 60 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, Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED OVER RUG USING A WALKER AND HIT RIGHT HAND ON WALL. C/O OF PAIN AND SWELLING.X-RAY TAKEN, NO FRACTURES. DX-CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT SLIPPED AT HOME WALKING WITH CANE AND INJURED HAND DX// LAC LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING WALKER AT SCHOOL, FELL, L HAND PAIN DX: HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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