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Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 6-15 years old - Year 2002 - Knee

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 155
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Date: 12/06/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT ON CRUTCHES, SLIPPED ON WATER AT SCHOOL, FELL ON KNEE HE HAD PR EVIOUSLY HAD SURGERY ON; KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL ON CRUTCHES AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/23/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUSION (L) KNEE, PT FELL DOWN ON THE CONCRETE GROUND WHILE USING CRUTCHES AT THE STREET, C/O PAIN, GAIT LIMITED, UNABLE TO BEAR W.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING A WALKER TRIPPED AND FELL L KNEE CONT AND MUTLI CONT AND ABRS NU MERUS ABRSA ND CONT FROM FALL NO LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT TWISTED KNEE WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER 3 WEEKS AGO, PAIN IS GETT ING WORSE; KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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