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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 894
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2007 | Age: 89 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 |
| TRIPPED OVER WALKER AT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY. DX. HEAD INJURY, CERVI CAL SPRAIN, HIP CONTUSION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL AND INJURED NECK. DX: RIGHT FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/29/2007 | Age: 91 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 91YOF WAS IN THE BATHROOM WITH WALKER,SLIPPED AND FELL,HITTING THE FLOOR;NECK FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/27/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED WALKING WITH WALKER AT NH/C-STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2007 | Age: 80 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 |
| PT FELL WHILE REACHING FOR HER WALKER AT NURSING HOME. DX: C2 FX, L ACETABULAR FX, R PUBIC BONE FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/21/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 STATES SHE WAS WALKING W/WALKER IN PARKING LOT AND TRIPPED OVER WALK ER. DX. CONT BACK, STRAIN NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2007 | Age: 72 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 |
| 72YOF WAS SITTING ON A SITTING WALKER,WAS BEING PUSHED BY ANOTHER, LOST BALANCE FELL OFF LANDED ON THE FLOOR;NECK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2007 | Age: 85 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 |
| TRIPPED OVER WALKER/C-STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2007 | 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: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| S/PMECH FALL , BACKWARDS, TRIPPED WHILE AMB C WALKER >> NECK MS/ELBOW CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2007 | Age: 96 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 |
| SPRAINS NECK, CONTUSION HEAD FALLING TO FLOOR WHEN WALKER SLIPPED AND S HE FELL TO FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2007 | Age: 75 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 |
| PT'S WALKER SLIPPED AND SHE FELL. DX: NECK/LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2007 | Age: 83 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 |
| 83YOF WAS AT HOME USING A WALKER THAT HAS A SEAT,SOMEONE WAS PUSHING HER,WHEN SHE FELL HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR;HEAD CONTUSION & NECK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 87 YO TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURED NECK FX CERVICAL SPINE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/08/2007 | Age: 48 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 |
| 48 YO FEMALE WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES ON BOARDWALK AND FELL NECK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2007 | Age: 73 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 |
| PT FELL ASLEEP WHILE LEANING ON WALKER AND FELL. DX: NECK STRAIN, CONT HEAD/L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2007 | Age: 91 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 |
| C2 FX. PT FELL WHEN WALKING WITH A WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/13/2007 | Age: 53 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 PUSHING WALKER AT HOSPITAL. DX: NECK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LOST BALANCE WALKING WITH CANE AND FELL BACKWARDS NECK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2007 | Age: 70 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 |
| USING WALKER & FELL TO FLOOR @ HOME DX CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2007 | Age: 93 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, Furniture |
| STUMBED FORWARD USING WALKER, FELL, R HEAD HIT SOME FURNITURE. DX. NON DISPLACED L NECK C-2. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/13/2007 | Age: 94 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 |
| C2 FX. PT LOST BALANCE HITTING HEAD ON WALKER WHEN FOLDING LAUNDRY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/10/2007 | Age: 87 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'S WALKER HIT A CRACK IN SIDEWALK OUTSIDE HOSPITAL AND PT FELL. DX: NECK STRAIN, L JAW CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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