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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 492
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER. LEGS GAVE OUT. D: LOWER LEG CONTUSIO N. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER DX. LOWER LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WALKING WITH WALKER; FX LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FX DISTAL FIB. PT FELL WHEN WALKING WITH A WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT CAUGHT CRUTCHES ON CARPET AT HOME AND FELL ON STUMP DX: L BELOW THE KNEE AMPUTATION WOUND SITE BLEEDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 WAS WALKING HER DOG IN THE ROADWAY WHILE USING CRUTCHES FELL FRACTUR ED RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| RT TIB/FIB FRACTURE.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON THE FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LEFT LEG PAIN. PT FELL WHEN CRUTCHES SLIPPED IN FLOOR OF STORE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| LOWER LEG CT-@ HOME-FELL OVER SOMEONE'S WALKER-FELL DOWN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FRACTURE LOWER LEG - 44 YOF D/C'D TODAY FROM HOSP FOR BROKEN LEG, GETTI NG OUT OF CAR WITH CRUTCHES, LOST BALANCE AND FELL, C/O LT LWR LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/14/2005 | Age: 43 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 |
| PT C/O R KNEE PAIN AFTER FALL LAST NIGHT, WALKING TO BEDROOM W/WALKER. FELL IN BATHROOM. DX. BRUISES, ABRAS R LOWER LEG, ANEMIA, HEMATURIA, |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/07/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | 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, Chairs |
| 37 YOF LOST BALANCE WHILE GETTING UP WITH CRUTCHES OUT OF A CHAIR AT HO ME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL USING WALKER - LOWER LEG SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL USING CRUTCHES - CUT LEG - LACERATION CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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