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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 556
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX RIB FX VS CONTU: 45YOM MECH FALL NOW LS RIB PN. WALK TO MIE US' WALKER, IT STUKC ON CURB, PT TRIP' & LANDED ON L SIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RIB STR. 32 YOM TRIPPED ON ICE WHEN USING A WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables |
| A 42 YR OLD MALE WALKING WITH CANE & TRIPPED AND FEOLL ONTO A TABLE DX RIB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| 36YOF TRIPPED WHILE WALKING UP STEPS WITH CANE AT HOME CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 46YO WHITE FEMALE FELL WHILE ON CRUTCHES LAST NIGHT, C/O L RIB PAIN DX LWOT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX KNEE PN/NECK PN/BACKACHE: 44YOF W/ CHR' BACK PN & NECK PN, WLKG W/ CRUTCHES. C/O INC' R KNEE PN. ASLO C/O L UPPER BACK PN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs |
| 38 YOF, SPRAIN BACK, PT. REPORTS SHE HAD DROPPED HER CRUTCH, FELL FROM HER WHEEL CHAIR BENDING OVER TO PICK IT UP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 46 YOF TRIPPED W/WALKER DX: CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 50 YO F AMB WITH CRUTCH, LEANED OVER HIT CHEST. DX CHEST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 45YOF DOING A LOT OF WALKING PUSHING WALKER DEVELOPED BACKACHE; OVERUSE SYNDROME BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 35 Y/O/F WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AT LAUNDRY MAT FELL ON FLOOR INJURED BAC K DX/ BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 29 YOF, LIFTED WALKER, BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 48 YOF FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES, LANDED ON A CRUTCH, C/O UPPER RIB PAIN. DX-FX 1 RIB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Blankets |
| 36YOF WALKING WITH A WALKER AND GOT CAUGHT UP IN A BLANKET AND FELL TO THE FLOOR CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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