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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 337
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/30/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LEFT STUMP CONTUSION.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL AND INJURED STUMP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX: CONTUSION R LEG. USING CRUTCHES TO WALK AFTER BUMPING INTO A METAL GRATE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT USING A WALKER AND WAS HIT BY A CAR AT ABOUT 10 MPH DX TIBIA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/10/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LEFT LEG HEMATOMA. PT TRIPPED OVER CANE AND INJURED LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX:MUSCLE WEAKNESS IN LEGS. NEEDING A CANE TO WALK . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| BIVALVE CAST AND CHECK. ON CRUTCHES, CRUTCHES WENT APART ON SLIPPERY WET GROUND, FELL LANDING RT TALUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables |
| RT LOWER EXTREMITY CONTUSION.PT WAS USING WALKER AND MISSTEPPED AND HIT LOWER LEG ON TABLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING A WALKER - TWISTED SPRAIN LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TO ED W/ CRUTCHES FOR L FOOT INJ DX. ACUTE AVULSION FX L FIBULAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING W/ A CANE -FRIEND TOOK CANE FELL IN THE STREET -ETOH INTOXICATI LEFT LOWER LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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