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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 156
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/23/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 8 YO M WALKING WITH CRUTCHES, IT HIT OVERHEAD LIGHT AT HOME, IT BROKE, PIECE FELL CUT FACE. DX FACE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 8YOM ON CRUTCHES SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON DUMPSTER ON HIS WAY I N TO CHURCH DX- LAC TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 6 YR M FELL WHEN JUMPING AROUND WITH CRUTCHES;DX FRACTURED MANDIBLE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/12/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 7YOM WAS AT HOME, WAS HIT BY A CANE CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT EYEBROW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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