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Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - Year 2009 - Toe

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 573
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:52
26-50 years old:15
50+ years old:505

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/29/2009Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
18 YO FEMALE KICKED A CRUTCH. DX TOE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/25/2009Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TWISTED FOOT WHILE USING WALKER DX: TOE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
54YOM USING CANE TO GET OUT OF BED JAMMED RT FOOT UNDER BASE BOARD HEATING COIL;TOE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT HIT (R) MIDDLE TOE ON A WALKER DX;* 2DR / 3RD / 4TH TOE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2009Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT'S TOE WAS RUN OVER BY WALKER. DX: L FOURTH TOE CONT/SPRAIN, POSS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2009Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH HIS WALKER BAREFOOT AND STUBBED RIGHT GREAT TOE ON THE WALKER CAUSED AN ABRASION THAT GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS TOE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/17/2009Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
PT UP TO BATHROOM, PUT WALKER AWAY TURNED TO GET INTO BED AT NH, LOST B ALANCE, WENT DOWN ON TOES. DX. FX 3RD, 4TH TOES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2009Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
70YOF ACCIDENTLY KICKED CANE AT HOME ON JULY 17,INJURED LT MIDDLE TOE; TOE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUSION TO TOE WHEN STRUCK ON WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2009Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
71YOM AT HOME ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LT THIRD TOE ON WIFE'S WALKER; CELLULITUS TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/05/2009Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX SOFT TISSUE INJ TO L LAT FOOT: STUB'D TOES OFR FOOT ON CANE W TRY'G TO KEEP F FALL'G LAST NOC W KNEE GAVE OUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/20/2009Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS OUT WALKING AND ACCIDENTLY STRUCK RIGHT FIFTH TOE WITH A WALKER SUSTAINED AN ABRASION WHICH GOT INFECTED NOW HAS GANGRENE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/27/2009Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER A "HOLE OF A WALKER" AND SUSTAINED A TOE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/29/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
53 YO F FRACTURED TOE KICKED CANE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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