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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 166
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products.
Lethal Accidents - Years:
Lethal Accidents - Body Parts:
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/20/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING WITH CANE, SLIPPED, HIT HEAD THEN HAD CARDIAC ARREST/DEATH |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 11/22/2006 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| ICH. PT GOT UP FROM BED TO SLEEP IN RECLINER USING A WALKER AND FELL TO FLOOR |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 11/15/2006 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| STUMBLED OVER WALKER TRIPPED -FELL BACK PAINS MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 06/06/2002 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL AFTER WALKER GOT CAUGHT IN SOMETHING WHEN MEDICS ARRIVED WAS IN CARDIAC ARREST DX: SINUS ARREST, S/P TRANSCUTANEOUS PACING |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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