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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 475
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HAS A RIGHT ANKLE FRACTURE AND HAS BEEN WALKING WITH CRUTCHES ALOT N OW LEFT ANKLE HURTS FROM THE SUPPORT AND CRUTCH WALKING ANKLE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING FROM THE KITCHEN AT HOME WITH A QUAD CANE AND SPRAINED A NKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2006 | Age: 39 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 WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND FELL STRAINED RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HAS KNEE SURGERY AND WAS WALKING ON CRUTCHES AND FELL STRAINED RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| ANKLE FX-FELL WHILE WALKING W/ WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HAS AN ANKLE FRACTURE WITH A CAST ON IT AS SHE WAS WALKING WITH HER CRUTCHES THEY SLID OUT FROM UNDER HER REINJURED SAME ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | Age: 35 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: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING WITH CRUTCHES WHEN THEY SLIPPED AND FELL FELL AND FX ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 41 YO TRIPPED W/WALKER ENTERING HOSPITAL, ANKLE SPRAIN TO FOOT JUST OPE RATED ON LAST WEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2006 | Age: 49 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 |
| DX LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN: INVERTED ANKLE WHILE USING WALKER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2006 | Age: 40 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 |
| PT INVERTED ANKLE USING WALKER. DX: R ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2006 | Age: 30 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 |
| USING CRUTCHES AND TRIPPED AND TWISTED ANKLE SPRAIN ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2006 | Age: 34 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 |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR STRAINED ANKLE WHEN USING A WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT PULLING A WHEELED WALKER OUT OF HER CLOSET AT HOME STRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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