|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 301
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/22/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 31 Y/O M WAS USING A CANE, TRIPPED & FELL DOWN ON HIS HEAD. DX FINGER LAC, HAND ABRASION, FOREHEAD CONTUSINRIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH A CANE. DX HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| LT HAND FX: HOPPING ON HER CRUTCHES IN BATHROOM, L CRUTCH SLIPPED ON SOME WATER, FELL, HITTING LT HAND AGAINST THE WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING DOWN STREET USING CANE WHEN SLIPPED ON BLACK ICE FALLING LANDIN G ON R HAND DX FX R 5TH METACARPAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES DUR TO AN ANKLE INJURY & TRIPPED & FELL ONTO HAND AT HOME DX: FRACTURED LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
