Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 26-50 years old - Year 2007 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 430
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT STAYING AT THE *** AND TRIPPED OVER WALKER SUSTAINED A CON TUSION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2007	Age: 47 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
PT USING CANE TO GET AROUND LAST TUESDAY AND FELL, INJURY L LOWER EXTRE MITY. DX. L LEG PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	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 CANE/LOWER LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2007	Age: 50 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
RIGHT LEG STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN FALLING WITH A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING WALKER AND LEGS GAVE OUT AND FELL ,LEGS STIFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	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 CROSSING STREET ON CRUTCHES AND WAS HIT BY A CAR. DX: FX R FIBULA, PRIOR L BIMALLEOLAR FX, ALCOHOL INTOX, R FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/01/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT GETTING ONTO HER CRUTCHES AND THEY SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HER REFRAC TURED LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING IN THE RAI IN A PARKING LOT WITH CRUTCHES AND SLIPPED OVER T HE CRUTCHES IN A PUDDLE SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2007	Age: 27 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
PATIENT USES A WALKER LEG GAVE WAY AND SHE FELL FRACTURE TIBIA AND FI BULA #
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/07/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMB C CRUTCHES,, LOST BALANCE&FELL >>LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
41 YO MALE WAS HIT WITH CANE ON SATURDAY CONTUSION LEFT TIB FIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2007	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	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
LEFT CALF STRAIN.PT WAS USING CRUTCHES AND INJURED LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	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
38 YO MALE WALKS WITH CANE AND FELL ON RIGHT KNEE FRACTURE TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CRUTCH GAVE OUT CAUSING PT TO FALL ONTO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2007	Age: 49 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
PATIENT C/O TRAUMATIC LOWER LEG PAIN, ON CRUTCHES WHICH TWISTED THIS AM CAUSING HER TO FALL. DX-FRACTURE RIGHT TIBIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED ON CRUTCHES AND FELL. DX: LEG PX S/P SURGERY S/P FALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2007	Age: 43 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
LEFT FIBULA FRACTURE.PT WAS USING CRUTCHES AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT LEG STR. PT FELL WHEN USING A WALKER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2007	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMB C WALKER, C/O LT LEG PAIN S/P TRIPPED&FELL " LEG PAIN"
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/07/2007	Age: 28 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, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
LEFT DISTAL FIB FX. PT FELL WHEN GOING FROM WALKER TO COUCH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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