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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 203
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| R UPPER ARM PAIN/27YOF C/O UPPER ARM PAIN FROM USING CRUTCHES. CRUTCH J AMMED UNDERNEATH R ARM AND NOW HAS WORSENING PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| RT UPPER ARM CONTUSION.PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND IT CAUGHT AND P T FELL ON NTHE FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AT HOME, PT FELL, POSSIBLY HAD SEIZURE, PT HA S 23 BEERS DAILY, FX UPPER ARM, ETOH ABUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Bathtubs or showers |
| HUMERUS FX. PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL OVER BATHTUB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| RIGHT HUMERAL FX. PT TRIPPED OVER A WALKER HITTING CORNER OF A WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES , WHEN DEVELOPED PAIN AND SWELLING IN ARMPIT. DX: HEAMTOMA TO ARMPIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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