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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 627
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/19/2010 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 93 YOM-STATES GRANDDAUGHTER ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK EYE W/CANE LAST NIGHT @ HOME DX SCLERAL ABRASION EYE,FB REMOVED * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 82YOF, TRIPPED ON THE SIDEWALK WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER&FELL HITTIN G FACE/HEAD AGAINST CAR DOOR>>RUPTURED GLOBE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/27/2010 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 86 YOF REACHED DOWN AND HIT EYE ON WALKER.DX: R SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORR HAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2010 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 93YOWM PT STUMBLED W/WALKER, HIT R EYE ON CORNER OF COMPUTER DESK. DX. R EYE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 52YOM STRUCK SELF IN THE RIGHT EYE WITH HIS CANE A FEW DAYS AGO NOW UN ABLE TO SEE OUT OF IT EYE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/15/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| EYE LAC-WALKING W/A WALKER-TRIPPED-FELL-FACE HIT THE FLOOR-@ *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX L EYE RUPTURED GLOBE: TRANSPORTED FROM ASSISTED-LIVING FACILITY S/P GOUND-LEVEL FALL; TRIPPED & FELL SUSTAINED L EYE INJ W WALK'G W WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/23/2007 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables |
| 91YOM WAS AT HOME USING WALKER,LOST BALANCE,FELL HITTING TABLE; ORBITAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 80 YO MALE TRIPPED OVER CANE AT RESORTS AND FELL TO FLOOR LACERATION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT REACHING FOR HER WALKER AND FELL FACE FIRST INTO THE WALKER STRIKI NG LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HIT WEED WITH WALKING STICK, SOMETHING WENT IN EYE DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2006 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SLIPPED&FELL WHILE AMB C WALKER, HITTING EYE&CUTTING HAND " HAND LAC" +" ORBITAL HEMATOMA" Z |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2005 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT USING CANE AND AND FELL LANDING ON FACE C/OP AIN IN RT EYE RT EYE HE MATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2003 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| MISJUDGED REACHING FOR WALKER AND FELL AND HIT EYE;CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRH AGE TO EYE NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT DX CORNEAL ABRASION/PERIORBITAL HEMATOMA - S/P HIT WITH CANE TO LT EYE ON BUS TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL AND RUPTURED GLOBE OF EYE;TRANSFER TO MASS EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/12/2001 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/05/1999 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/25/1998 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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