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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 857
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL AND BUMPED HER ANKLE ON HER WALKER ON THE WAY DOWN AND NOW HAS FOOT PAIN/ FX. FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING FOOT DX: FX FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| VERY OBESE MALE WALKING WITH WALKER, FELL ON FLOOR AND COULDN'T GET UP LT FOOT PAIN,HYPONATREMIA, OBESITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| R FOOT CONT/52YOF DROPPED CANE ON TOP OF FOOT THIS AM. ABLE TO WALK. LA TER IN DAY INCREASED PAIN & TROUBLE WALKING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED WALKING WITH CANE SPRAIN FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT. USING WALKER, TURNED AND TRIPPED ON FOOT AT HOME. DX. SPRAIN R FOO T. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Elevators or other lifts |
| 70 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FOOT CONTUSION. PT WAS RIDING IN THE ELEVATOR @ THE HOSPITAL & A WALKER FELL ON HER FOOT. E916 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 78YOM DROPPED CANE ON R FOOT. DX: PERIPHERAL EDEMA, R FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RIGHT FOOT PAIN. PT INJURED FOOT WHEN USING A WALKER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SEEN FOR FOOT SPRAIN AFTER DROPPING A CANE ON IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LEFT FOOT PAIN. DROPPED THREE-WHEELED WALKER ON FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| L ANKLE PAIN. PER PT DID NOT FALL, TWISTED W/ WALKER. SHE HUNG ON FLOOR .DX; SPRAIN VS OCCULT FX LT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2003 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs |
| 89 YOF PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND FELL INTO CHAIR, C/O R FOOT PAIN. DX FALL R FOOT SOFT TISSUE INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| STATES SHE DROPPED A WOODEN CANE ON FOOT DX RT FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LT FOOT SPRAIN-FELL W/ HER WALKER-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/25/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING FOOT C/O SOME SWELLING DX; CONTUSION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2003 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DROPPED WALKER ON FOOT DX: R FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| INJURED ANKLE ON 1/31 WHEN PUSHING WALKER TOO FAST. DX. FX. BASE OF 5TH METATARSAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FX R 5TH METATARSAL, LOST BALANCE, SLID ON ICE, FELL, LEG WENT UNDER CAR, HAPPENED 1-21-03, USING A CANE ON ARRIVAL (NOT SURE TO CODE CANE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING FOOT C/OPAIN DX; CONTUSION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2003 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT BLACKED OUT AND FELL TO THE FLOOR WHILE USING WALKER IN HER HOME YESTERDAY. DX FRACTURE LEFT FOOT, MULTIPLE BODY BRUISES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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