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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 121
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/01/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FEMUR FX 3 MO AGO, HAD SURGERY, PLAYING YESTERDAY AND FELL USING WALKE R AT HOME; TIBIA/FIBULA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT PLAYING WITH SISTERS WHILE ON CRUTCHES FELL INJURING LT LEG, CONTU SION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs |
| PT FELL OFF CHAIR, LEG PAIN, USES WALKER, DX INABILITY TO AMBULATE, LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/04/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT C/O FALL. PT FLL WALKING ON CRUTCHES. DX FX NONUNION TIBIA SHAFT FIB ULA SHAFT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SLIPPED USING CRUTCHES DX: ADMIT FOR FX LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/19/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL BACKWARDS WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES (FX LT LEG 2 WKS AGO) NOW WITH CONTUSION OF RT LEG/OLD FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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