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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,026
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2008 | 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, Ceilings and walls |
| PT SLIPPED W/WALKER AND HIT HAND ON WALL. DX: R HAND CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2008 | Age: 69 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, Rugs or carpets |
| PT AT HOME CAUGHT WALKER ON A RUG AND FELL INJ HAND/ DX LAC L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT C/O CUTTING FINGERS ON WALKER, WONT STOP BLEEDING. SKIN TEAR R HAND . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT DX RT HAND INJURY - S/P DIRECT BLOW DUE T BLOCKING CANE THAT HIS BROTHER WAS USING TO TRY TO HIT HIS SISTER TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 57 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 WAS USING CANE; CANE SLIPPED AND PT HIT HAND DX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 86 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: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED&FELL WHILE AMBULATING WITH NEW FOUR LEGGED CANE LANDINGONT HAND >>FX/KNEE INJUREY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL ONTO HAND WHILE ON CRUTCHES, NOW W/SWELLING, PAIN AND HEMATOMA TO HAND; HAND INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 56 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 |
| USING A WALKER AND LEGS BUCKLED AND SHE FELL RESULTING IN PARESTHESIA T O HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2008 | Age: 36 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 |
| PT HIT ON HAND WITH A CANE AT HOME YESTERDAY DX// CONTUSION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 103 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 103 Y/O LOST BAL AND FELL AT NURISING HOME WHEN WALKER CAUGHT ON SOMETHING, STRUCK HEAD. DX-LAC HAND AND ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2008 | Age: 82 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, Doors |
| USING A WALKER AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTING A DOOR WITH HAND. DX CONTUSIO N/LACERATION R HAND# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT JUST RECENTLY STARTED WALKING WITH CANE AND FEELS LIKE DOING UNDUE P RESSURE ON RIGHT HAND STRAINED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | 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 AND WALKER HIT RIBS. DX: PNEUMONIA, CONJUNCTIVITIS, L FLANK CONT, L HAND SKIN TEAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 85 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, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 85YOF WAS HOME USING A WALKER,FELL TWISTING LEFT FOREARM IN A RAILING ATTACHMENT INTO THE BATH;HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Chairs |
| PT WAS AT A NURSING HOME TRANSFERING WITH A WALKER TO A CHAIR FELL CAUSING A RT HAND CONTUSION AND SCALP CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| R HAND PAIN/23YOM HAS BEEN USING CRUTCHES AT HOME AND IS C/O HAND PAIN FROM CRUTCHES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HIT IN HAND WITH CANE 5 DAYS AGO, LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT HOOKED CANE IN HOLES OF RUG, FELL FORWARD; LACERATED HAND, SUFFERED SCRAPES ON NOSE, EYEBROW & ABRASIONS TO KNEES |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 86 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 86YOF WAS HOME TRYING TO GET UP USING WALKER,FELL TO THE FLOOR,CUTTING HAND;HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 99 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, Toilets |
| FOUND ADJECENT TO THE TOILET, REPORTS TRIPPING OVER THE WALKER&FALLING, VERSUS SYNCOPED&FELL >> HAND LAC/ELBOW SKIN TEARS/BACK CONTS/SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/16/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | 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, Exercise |
| 58 YOM WAS WALKING FOR EXERCISE AND USING CRUTCHES, STATES CRUTCHES GA VE OUT AND FELL FORWARD SUSTAINING ABRASIONS TO LEFT HAND AND NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2008 | Age: 50 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 |
| RT HAND CONTUSION.PT HAD A CANE FALL ON HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2008 | Age: 50 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 |
| RT HAND CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A CANE AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WAKLKING WITH A PAIR OF CRUTCHES AND FELL SUSTAINED A HAND LACER EATION FROM THE CRUTCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2008 | Age: 82 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| 82 YO SLID W/WALKER HITTING HAND AGAINST WALL CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2008 | Age: 71 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 |
| LOST BALANCE ON CANE, DX; METACARPAL FX, KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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