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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 767
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
PT WITH RECENT RIGHT KNEE SURGERY WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES WHICH SLIPP ED OUT FROM UNDER HIM LANDING ON RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION KNEE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
40 YOF USING CRUTCHES SLIPPED ON WATER PAIN L KNEE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
WHILE USING CRUTCHES WALKING DOWN STRAIRS, FELL DX: STRAIN LT. KNEE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
PT FELL W/CRUTCHES WHILE CROSSING STREET. DX: L KNEE/HIP CONT. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/03/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
PT W/RT BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION, ENTERING HOUSE W/WALKER & FELL & LANDED ON RESIDUAL LIMB, HAS STUMP SHRINKER ON LIMB. DX AVULSION SUTURE LINE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
KNEE SPRAIN - 31 YOM WALKING WITH A CANE, SLIPPED OFF A CURB TWISTING R IGHT KNEE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
PT WALKING ON CRUTCHES, FELL AT HOME REINJURING KNEE DX;KNEE PAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
46 Y.O. B FEMALE W/KNEE STRAIN. PT INJ WHEN SHE TRIPPED ON HER WALKER @ HOME. E8889 |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
CANE SLIPPED FROM UNDER HIM DX NOT STATED |
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
FELL FROM CRUTCHES ONTO KNEE DX: FRACTURE TO KNEE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
46 YO F WALKING WITH WALKER TRIPPED AND FELL ON KNEE CONTUSION KNEE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AND HE FELL DUE TO ETOH ABUSE RESULTING IN KNEE ABRASIONS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
CAUGHT CRUTCH IN OBJECT IN HOSPITAL LOBBY AND FELL CONTUSING KNEE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
PT USES A WALKER, FELL LAST PM, STRAINED RT KNEE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/11/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
CONTUSION KNEE - PATIENT WHO USUALLY AMBULATES VIA A WALKER WAS USING A CANE AND FELL AT NURSING HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
PT FELL OF CRUTCH AND REINJURED KNEE DX: RT KNEE STRAIN + |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
43 Y.O. W MALE W/KNEE CONTUSION. PT WAS OUTSIDE IN HIS YARD WHILE USING HIS CANE & FELL. E8889 |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
RT KNEE CT-FELL WHILE WALKING W/ HIS WALKER @ GROUP HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
PATIENT FELL AT HOME WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. DX-ACUTE RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
49 Y.O. W MALE W/KNEE CONTUSION. PT FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES. E88 89 |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
WALKING W/ A CANE KNEE PAIN RIGHT KNEE STRAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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