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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 314
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HAND LACERATION- SUSTAINED ON AN ORNAMENTAL CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| WALKING W/ CRUTCHES FELL STRUCK HANDRAIL; LT HAND INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CONTUSION (R) HAND, PT STS ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK WITH A CANE BY HERSON, I NSTEAD OF THE DOG AT HOME, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES TRIPPED OVER HER CRUTCH AND FELL ONHAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 34 Y/O F C/O INJURY LEFT HAND GETTING ON CRUTCHES FELT SNAP. DX: BOXER" S FX. 5TH FX. SPRAIN LEFT WRIST HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 37 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: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIAGE ONLY - PT WAS STRUCK WITH CRUTCH TO HAND, NO DETAILS, HAND INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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