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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 139
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS USING WALKER & LOST BALANCE & FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON CONCRETE AT GROUP HOME DX: CONTUSION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Benches |
| PT LOST BALANCE ON CRUTCHES AND HIT METAL BENCH. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS IN WALKER TODAY AT TOP OF STAIRWAY, HE FELL SUSTAINING A MINORSC ALP CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: R SDH, SAH. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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