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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 411
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/30/2010 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 13 MOM'S WAS PLAYING WITH GRANDFATHER'S CANE AND IT FELL ON HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| 5YOM WALKS WITH A WALKER, & GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE BASEMENT CARPETED STAIRS, & ROLLED DOWN THE STAIRS- NO LOC. DX; CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| PT HAS CEREBRAL PALSY TRIPPED WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER OVER THE STAIRS STRUCK HEAD LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 3 YO MALE WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HEAD WITH CANE LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| PT AT HOME SPINAL BIFIDA PT FELL ON CRUTCHES HITTING HEAD ON WALL/ DX 1IN LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doorsills or frames |
| PT PLAYING ON GRANDMAS WALKER FELL AND HIT DOOR FACING 1.5 SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| H/O ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION PLAYING WITH AN ADULT WALKER WITH WHEELS FELL FORWARD OVER HANDLEBARS TO CEMENT WALKWAY, LOC; HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| CLIMBING UP GRANDFATHERS WALKER AND FELL BACKWARDS AND STRUCK HEAD ON W ALL SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2005 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HIT HEAD ON CANE IN KITCHEN DX: HEMATOMA, CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2005 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| 1.8 CM HEAD LAC-WALKING W/ WALKER-FELL BACKWARDS-HIT A STEP-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HEAD CT-@ SCHOOL-WALKING W/ WALKER-FELL BACKWARDS-HIT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS HIT ON HEAD WITH CRUTCHES BY NEIGHBORS CHILD, LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2001 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2000 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/1999 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/1999 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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