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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 225
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/22/2007 | Age: 25 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 |
| PT WAS TRYING TO GET TO WALKER AND FELL AND HIT HEAD DX: HEAD INJURY WITHOUT LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| LEGALLY BLIND PT WALKING W/ CANE S/P GETTING UP F ROM TOILET. BUMPED IN TO WALL. HAD NUMBNESS & WEAKNESS. D:POSS. POST-CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2007 | Age: 16 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 |
| 16YOM WAS WITH FRIEND'S A WOODEN CANE SOMEHOW STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF HIS SCALP; ACUTE ACCIDENTAL VERSUS INTENTIONAL SCALP WOUND-3-CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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