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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 564
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT STATES HER CRUTCH GAVE WAY, SHE FELL & HIT BACK OF HEAD ON TUB. DX . CONCUSSION W/LOC, CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/28/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| HEAD INJURY: 1.5 CM LAC L UPPER EYELID, REPAIRED: AT LOCAL STORE WALKING WITH WALKER, FELL FORWARD TO FLOOR STRIKING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED OVER HIS WALKER AND FELL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD AND PATIENT IS BL IND SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 1 YO CHILD HIT HIM IN HEAD W/METAL CANE AT HOME. DX. HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2006 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION BY FALLING BACKWARDS WHILE USING A WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT DX HEAD CONTUSION - PT HAS PARKINSONS AND WALKS WITH WALKER - SLIPP- ED AND FELL AFTER LOSING BALANCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HEAD. DX: SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Elevators or other lifts |
| DX LEFT HEAD CONTUSION: ON CRUTCHES IN ELEVATOR, FELL AND HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT BEING PUSHED IN HER WALKER BY MOTHER AND THE WALKER TIPPED BACKWARDS SHE FELL STRIKING HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY-PT INVALID FROM BRAIN TUMOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| HEAD CT-CAUGHT CRUTCHES ON CARPET-FELL-HIT HEAD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL WHILE USING WALKER TODAY. HEADACHE AND BACK PA IN. RECENT HOSPITALIZATION FOR EPISTAXIS. D:HEADACHE, WEAKNESS. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/13/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI.PTS WALKER LEG BROKE AND PT FELL AND HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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