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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 983
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CONTUSION TO LEG WHEN FELL WHEN USING A WALKER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/01/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FOOT PAIN-WALKING W/ CRUTCHES-FELL-REINJURING LEG-@ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED OVER CANE FELL BACKWARDS CONTUSION BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT ON CRUTCHES AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE C/O PAIN LEFT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HAD SURGERY 5 DAYS AGO,IN FULL LEG CAST, CRUTCHES WERE RAISED, NOT AT P ROPER HEIGHT STUMBLED PUTTING WEIGHT ON BAD LEG AT HOME; KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL AND FX NOSE WHEN USING WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors |
| PT FELL TODAY USING CRUTCHES AND OPENING DOOR. DX: R SHIN PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT PINCHED THUMB IN WALKER. DX: R THUMB CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AND CONTUSED HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: FRACTURE TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HIT KNEE WITH CRUTCH, STRAIN KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| STEPPED ON CANE & TWISTED R ANKLE DX R ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| STATES HE FELL FORWARD WALKING ON CRUTCHES AND INJURED KNEE RT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 22 YOM FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT FELL ON CRUTCHES AT HOME. DX: CONTUSION LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RT WRIST CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A WALKER AND INJURED WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LEFT ANKLE SPR. PT WAS USING CRUTCHES AND TWISTED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HIT IN JAW ACCIDENTALLY BY CANE TO CHIN CHIN LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES, STATES WAS DOING A HAND SPRING FLIP, CAME DOWN ON RT KNEE WRONG, HEARD POP. RT KNEE DISCOMFORT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 20 YO FEMAEL WAS ACCIDENTALLY KNOWCKED OFF CRUTCHES AND FELL KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| ANKLE PAIN - 20 YOF C/O PAIN LEFT ANKLE, FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT INJURED WHEN WALKING W CRUTCHES AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FACE LAC-HIT W/A CRUTCH WHILE HORSING AROUND-@ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL ON RT WRIST ON A WALKER C/O TINGLING SWELLING CAN'T MOVE FINGER RT WRIST NAVICULAR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 25YOM-SPRAIN RIGHT HAND-WALKING WITH CRUTCHES-BENT FINGERS BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT, WITH HX OF FIBULAR FX ON 2/5, FELL WHEN CRUTCHES SLID AND SHE LANDE D ON KNEE. D: KNEE LACERATION, OLD FIBULAR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| 22 YOM WAS CARRYING A WALKER DOWN STEPS AND HEARD KNEE "POP"; RIGHT KNE E SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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