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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 236
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FRACTURE ANKLE - 47 YOF WALKING WITH AID OF WALKER WHEN KNEES GAVE OUT, AND SHE FELL TO KNEES INJURING LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT. FELL AFTER HER CRUTCH SLIPPED.DX: LT ANKLE PAIN, R/O NONDISPACED F IBULA FX. REFLEX SYMPATHIC DYSTROPHY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH CRUTCHES SLIPPED FELL STRAINED LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT CHRONIC BLISTER FROM CANE R ANKLE, R ANKLE CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SLIPPED IN SNOW AND BROKE CRUTCH. DX: R ANKLE SPRAIN RECURRENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RT ANKLE SPRAIN.PT TRIPPED OVER SOME CRUTCHES AND INJURED ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HIT WITH A WALKER - ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RIGHT ANKLE SPR. PT TWISTED ANKLE WHEN USING WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SLIPPED, FELL WALKING WITH CRUTCHES DX. ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND FELL TO SIDE SPRAINING ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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