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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 727
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2005 | Age: 42 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 |
| PT HAD A RECENT INJURY TO RIGHT ANKLE WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND THE Y SLIPPED HE FELL STRAINED SAME ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 32 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL STRUCK ANKLE AGAINST WALKER SPRAIN ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 42 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT JUST HAD ANKLE SURGERY WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER ACROSS THE KITCHEN FLOOR AND SLIPPED STRAINED SAME ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2005 | Age: 47 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 |
| LEFT ANKLE PSR. PT TWISTED ANKLE WHEN WALKING WITH A CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | 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 WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES OVER THE WEEKEND WHEN ONE OF THEM SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HER CAUSING A FALL STRAINED LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2005 | Age: 37 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 |
| FELL USING CRUTCHES SPRAIN ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AT HOME WALKING WITH CRUTCHES FROM CAR TO GARAGE & CRUTCHES SLIPPED ON RAIN WATER AND PATIENT FELL ANKLE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| ANKLE SPRAIN-FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES FOR A PREVIOUS INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WALKING WITH CRUTCHES CAUSING REINJURY TO ANKLE DX:ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/13/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES FOR A PREVIOUS ANKLE FRACTURE AND FELL THE Y SLIPPED STRUCK SAME ANKLE TREATED FOR ANKLE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 49 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 |
| 49 YO - DX: RT ANKLE SPRAIN - FELL WHILE WALKING IN HOUSE WITH CRUTCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 35 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL INJURED ANKLE CONTUSION ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES/ CONTUSION LT ANKLE, FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SLIPPED USING CRUTCHES AND FELL DOWN HILL. DX: L ANKLE CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HAD SURGERY ON L ANKLE YESTERDAY, TRIPPED W/CRUTCHES TODAY, FELL ON L ANKLE, PAIN DX: ANKLE PAIN S/P FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2005 | Age: 30 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, Tables |
| SLIPPED ON HIS CRUTCHES HIT LEFT HAND OFF TABLE AND TWISTED ANKLE LEFT HAND CONTUSION AND LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING A WALKER -TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES WHEN HE FELL STRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2005 | Age: 50 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 |
| PT TWISTED FOOT WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: R ANTERIOR TALAR/FIB LIGAMENT SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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