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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 934
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/23/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LACERATION/SKIN TEAR TO LEFT HAND - WAS IN HALLWAY USING WALKER & FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL USING WALKER IN BATHROOM AND HIT HAND ON FLOOR DX: DEEP ABRASION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2007 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HAND SPRAIN-FELL W/A WALKER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2007 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SLIPPED STRIKING L HAND ON HIS WALKER CAUSING ABRASION TO BACK OF HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 87 YOF FELL USING WALKER LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2007 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| HAND LAC-FELL W/ HER CANE-HAND HIT WALL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| L HAND CONT/79YOM AT HOME 45 MIN AGO WAS WALKING WITH WALKER & FELL AND HIT AGAINST CABINET. INJURED HAND AND L SIDE OF BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2007 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 53 YO FEMALE FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CANE CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WIOTH A CANE YESTERDAY AND FELL SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO HAN D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CUT HAND WHEN HE FELL ON HIS CANE. DX- 2 CM L HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HER METAL CANE FELL ONTO HAND " CONTS'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| MECHANICAL FALL WHILE USING WALKER HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: L HAND FX, R HIP SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT LAC HAND ON METAL PART OF WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AMB, C WALKER, TRIPPED&FELL,?SYNCOPED " OPEN HAND FX" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/09/2007 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A WALKER, FELL CAUSING MULTIPLE SKIN TEARS TO LT HAND, LT ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING WALKER TO AMB, INJ HAND/THUMB, ?MECH " SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER DX: RIGHT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| HAND LAC-CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN WALKER & WALL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED OVER RUG USING A WALKER AND HIT RIGHT HAND ON WALL. C/O OF PAIN AND SWELLING.X-RAY TAKEN, NO FRACTURES. DX-CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SLIPPED AT HOME WALKING WITH CANE AND INJURED HAND DX// LAC LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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