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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 952
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2009 | Age: 46 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 |
| 46YOM, H/O MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY, AMB WITH WALKER @ THE STORE, LOST FOOTIN G&FELL HITTING HEAD ONTO FLOOR, NO LOC&CHEST ONTO WALKER>>CHI/SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/20/2009 | Age: 47 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| ETOH=0.178 INTOX, AMBULATING WITH CRUTCHES, SLIPPED ON ICE&FELL HITTING HEAD AGAINST BRICK BUILDING>>CHI/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FELL AT HOME USING WALKER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 32YO WHITE FEMALE AT GROUP HOME WALKING WITH WALKER & FELL TODAY,C/O BACK PAIN, LEG PAIN, HEAD PAIN, DX FREQUENT FALLS, FAILURE TO THRIVE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/28/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| CANE SLIPPED WHEN WALKING ON WET PAVEMENT COMING OUT OF DOCTORS OFFICE CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 36 Y/O M FELL WHILE WALKING W/ CRUTCHES. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY & CONTU SION OF LT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| FELL DUE TO HIS CANE BREAKING. DX-CHI WITH LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH CANE LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| HEAD INJURY-WAS WALKING OUTSIDE WITH WALKER AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON CONCRETE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/14/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL BACK OF WALKER. SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 40YO WHITE MALE USING WALKER-LOST BALANCE FELL BACK HIT HEAD,NLOC,DX CLOSED HEAD INJ,CERVICAL STRAIN,MS EXACERBATION,R HAND NUMB,R LEG WEAKN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/28/2009 | 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 |
| HEAD TRAUMA.PT.REFERS WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER FELL DOWN ON SIDEWALK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH A CANE IN THE *** AND FELL STRUCK HEAD ON THE FLOOR SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | 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, Stairs or steps |
| HEAD CONT. PT WAS GOING DOWN STEPS WITH A CANE AND FELL HITTING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2009 | Age: 26 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 WAS TRYING TO GET INTO HER CAR WHILE USING CRUTCHES AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL STRUCK FACE ON THE SIDE OF THE CAR SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2009 | Age: 48 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 |
| PT WALKING OUTSIDE OF HOME WALKER GOT STUCK IN SAND PT FELL HIT HEAD ON CEMENT DX// SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HEAD LAC, PT FELL AND HIT HEAD WHEN FALLING WITH WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A CANE & FELL DX; CONCUSSION W/O LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Furniture |
| WALKING TO BATHROOM WITH WALKER,GOT DIZZY & FELL, LANDING ON WALKER & H ITTING HEAD ON FURNITURE DX: DIZZINESS,OCCIOITAL LAC,CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2009 | 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: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HAD A PRIOR INJURY AND WHILE USING CRUTCHES HAD A MECHANICAL FALL HITTING BACK OF HEAD, CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR AT GROUP HOME. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CERVICAL STRAIN, SCALP LAC 2.7 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| CHI-FELL W/ WALKER-@ NH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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