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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 121
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/23/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FRACTURE WRIST - 37 YOF HAD JUST BEEN TREATED FOR A FX ANKLE, WAS AMBUL ATING WITH CRUTCHES IN THE STREET AND FELL INJURING HER LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED ON CANE AND FELL AT DR OFFICE. DX: CONT L WRIST/SHOULDER, ABDOMINAL PX, NEAR SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT,/ HX OF RUPTURED ACHILLES & SURGERY, C/O WRIST PAIN FROM USING CRUT CHES. HX OF FALL DOWN STAIRS 3 WKS AGO & SEEN HERE. D:RUPT. ACHILLES HX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE REACHING FOR CANE LAST PM. DX: R WRIST PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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