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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 126
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/24/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER. DX: L FEMORAL NECK FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/01/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT DX LT THIGH CONTUSION - C/O WHILE WALKING ON CRUTCHES TRIPPED AND AND PUT HEAVY PRESSURE ON LT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TURNING WITH WALKER AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL FX PELVIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/15/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED OVER OWN WALKER&FELL " THIGH CONTS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| ON CRUTCHES AND FELL DOWN FOUR STAIRS RESULTING IN LEG AND HIP PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SLIPPED WHILE USING CRUTCHES. DX: R THIGH CELLULITIS, R FEMORALNECK FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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