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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 361
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2005 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| 71 YOM LOST BALANCE WITH WALKER AND FELL BUMPED HEAD ON WALL. FRACTURE D THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CUT FINGER ON CANE LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE USING WALKER R THUMB INJURY, KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 07/24/2005 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DISLOCATION RT 2ND FINGER-SUS INJ WHEN WALKER FELL ON RT FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX LEFT HAND 5TH DIGIT CONTUSION: FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX LEFT SMALL FINGER CONTUSION: USING CRUTCHES AND FELL, INJURING FINGER ON THEM AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2005 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PATIENT FELL AT HOME MOVING HER WALKER & HIT HER LEFT THUMB ALONG THE BOOKCASE. DX - LEFT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2005 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT. AMBULATING W/WALKER, STEPPING UP ON CURB, TRIPPED AND FELL OVER WAL KER, HITTING HEAD ON CONCRETE. DX. SPRAIN R THUMB, CONT HEAD, FACIAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2005 | Age: 101 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Elevators or other lifts |
| PT IS 101 YSO FEMALE, TRIPPED OVER A WALKER WHILE GETTING INTO ELEVATOR ,SUSTAINED" FINGER LACERATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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