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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,924
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2009 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WHILE WALKING WITH CANE, PT TRIPPED AND FELL, SUSTIANED LACERATION TO H AND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2009 | Age: 82 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 |
| 82 Y/O M FELL WALKING WITH A WALKER HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2009 | Age: 20 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 REPORTS HE THINKS HE CUT HIS HAND ON A FRIEND'S CRUTCH. DX LAC L HA ND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 81 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 |
| LEFT HAND LAC, PT FELL TO OUTSTRETCHED HAND WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2009 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON WALKER WHILE GETTING OUT OF BED DX: FX RT 5TH METACARPAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 87 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 |
| LACERATION LT.HAND.PT.REFERS WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER FELL DOWN ON SID EWALK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2009 | Age: 91 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 TRIPPED ON WALKER DX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT.INJ.L.HAND AT PHY. THERAPY WHEN IN REST ROOM,PT.USING CRUTCHES AFTER KNEE SURG. GOT TANGLED UP IN CRUTCHES & FELL TO FLOOR. DX; L.HAND F.X. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WALKING WITH WALKER GOING TO BATHROOM AT HOME W HAND PAIN DX: HAND HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2009 | 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 WAS USING A WALKER AND ATTEMPTED TO AVOD A FALL AND CUT HAND ON A SHARP OBJECT DX: LACERATION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 31 Y/O M WAS USING A CANE, TRIPPED & FELL DOWN ON HIS HEAD. DX FINGER LAC, HAND ABRASION, FOREHEAD CONTUSINRIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2009 | Age: 69 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: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| REPORTS AMBULATING WITH WALKER WHEN MISSSED A STEP&FELL CUTTING WEB SPA CE ON HAND>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2009 | Age: 84 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 |
| PT WAS STANDING IN LINE FOR LUNCH WHEN A RESIDENT IN FRONT FELL BACK & HIT HER HAND WHICH WAS HOLDING WALKER DX: LACERATION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH A CANE. DX HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | Age: 81 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 |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/ WALKER, AFTER PT LOST BALANCE, HEAD + (R) HAND & (L) KNEE PAIN, ON *** DX;# ABRASION (R) HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2009 | Age: 101 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, Toilets |
| PT SLIPPED OFF HER WALKER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET OFF COMMODE AT HOME DX: RT HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables |
| WALKING WITH WALKER, FELL INTO TABLE/ SKIN AVULSION RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2009 | Age: 91 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 |
| TRIPPED OVER WHEEL OF WALKER AND FELL LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2009 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT LOST BALANCE WHILE USING HER WALKER AND FELL DX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT DX FACE CONTUSION/LACERATION OF HAND - S/P BIBEMS AFTER FALLING WHILE TRYING TO AMBULATE WITH WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2009 | Age: 88 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT WAS AT NURSING HOME USING A WALKER, FELL HITTING A DRESSER CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2009 | Age: 92 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 |
| LAC TO HAND FROM WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2009 | 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, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| HAND CONT. PT'S HAND SLIPPED OFF WALKERA AND HIT IT ON RAILING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 86 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 |
| L HAND LAC/86YOM WHILE USING WALKER, LOST FOOTING AND SCRAPED L HAND ON WALKER SUSTAINING LACERATION. FELL TWICE TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT AT HOME LOST BALANCE TRIPPING ON CANE/DX HAND SKIN TEARS ACUTE MI |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/22/2009 | Age: 88 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 |
| L HAND LAC/88YOM FELL ON STONE WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AND LACERATED L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2009 | Age: 53 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 |
| FELL WITH WALKER AT HOME TODAY CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2009 | Age: 74 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 |
| FELL LAST NIGHT W/WALKER, L HAND AND KNEE PAIN DX: CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2009 | Age: 82 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 |
| BENT DOWN TO PICK SOMETHING UP AND GOT TANGLED IN WALKER AND FELLL DX:BRUISING BILAT HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT INJURED (R) WRIST & HAND, GOT IT CAUGHT IN WALKER DX;; (R) HAND CON TUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2009 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT W/PARKINSON'S, STUMBLED W/WALKER AT NH, SKIN TEAR IN R HAND. DX. SK IN TEAR R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | 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, Ceilings and walls |
| LT HAND FX: HOPPING ON HER CRUTCHES IN BATHROOM, L CRUTCH SLIPPED ON SOME WATER, FELL, HITTING LT HAND AGAINST THE WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING DOWN STREET USING CANE WHEN SLIPPED ON BLACK ICE FALLING LANDIN G ON R HAND DX FX R 5TH METACARPAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT DX CLOSED DISLOCATION OF INTERPHALANGEAL (JOINT) OF HAND - S/P PT TRIPPED OVER CANE,FELL FACE FORWARD,HIT CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2009 | Age: 89 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 |
| LAC TO HAND, PT FELL AND HIT HAND ON WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES DUR TO AN ANKLE INJURY & TRIPPED & FELL ONTO HAND AT HOME DX: FRACTURED LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2009 | Age: 70 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 70YOF WAS HOME AMBULATING TO BATHROOM,TRIPPED OVER WALKER,FELL STRIKING THE FLOOR;LT HAND FRACTURE,LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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