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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 160
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WENT TO KITCHEN FOR WALKER, PASSED OUT, FELL TO FLOOR. DX. SYNCOPE, ANEMIA, GI BLEED, HEMORRHAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Alcohol |
| FELL W/ WALKER IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE LIQUOR STORE BIT TONGUE DRANK 10 BEERS LACERATION TONGUE ALCOHOL INTOXICATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT UNPLUGGED HIS CPAP MACHIN AND STOOD UPP WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF HIS W ALKER AND BECAME WEAK AND FELL AND HIT HEAD ON THE FLOOR. D: SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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