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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,122
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/21/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 23 YO F WALKING WITH A CANE IT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HER AND SHE FELL ON LT HIP. PAINFUL. DX HIP PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2010 | Age: 24 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: Dislocation |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 24YOF,H/O LEG PARALYSIS, TRIPPED&FELL WHILE AMB WITH WALKER >>KNEE D/L |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/17/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 24 YOF PAIN TO RIBS FROM USING CRUTCHES. DX**: LT RIB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 25YOF WALKING WITH CRUTCHES BECAUSE OF A STRAINED ANKLE AND HAS BEEN FL OUNDERING ON THE CRUTCHES NOW LOWER BACK HURTS STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 18 YOF TRIPPED OVER CURB WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 16YO BLACK MALE SLIPPED ON CRUTCHES FELL & LANDED ON LEG, LEFT LOWER LEG, DX L TIBIAL SPIRAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 19 YOM FELL BECAUSE OF IMBALANCE OF CRUTCHES. DX LOW BACK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 23 RECEIVED PAIN LOWER LEG WHEN TRIPPEDOVER WALKER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2010 | Age: 20 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, Stairs or steps |
| 20YOM WAS USING CRUTCHES GOING DOWN THE STAIRS AND FELL DX RT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SPRAIN FOOT - 22 YO FEMALE TWISTED HER RIGHT FOOT WHEN SHE FELL AT HOME YESTERDAY - WAS WALKING WITH A CRUTCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2010 | Age: 17 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 |
| 17YOF SPRAINED ANKLE WALKING IN YARD WITH CRUTCHES AND TWISTED ANKLE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 22YOF INJURED LEFT FOOT WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES FOOT SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| DX SPRAIN ANK: 24YOM TWIST' ANK WLKG UP STAIRS AFTER USE CRUTCHES/BRACE MEDIAL & LAT' R ANK PN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 17YOF WITH CAST ON LEG, CRUTCH GOT CAUGHT IN GRASS, SHE FELL, TWISTED L FOOT, PAIN DX: CONTUSION L FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 17YOM WAS PEEING ON SIDEO F ROAD, CRUTCHES SLIPPED IN GRAVEL, FELL LAND ED ON R LEG, NO CHI, PAIN, FRAC SMAE LEG 8 WKS AGO DX: FRAC R LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AND LACERATED CHIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/27/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 16YOM WALKING ON CRUTCHES AT SCHOOL, CRUTCH SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER PT, NOW INCREASED PAIN; TENDONITIS, ACHILLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 21YOF WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND IT FOLDED UP ON HER CAUSING HER TO FA LL LANDED ON HANDS INJURED THUMB ....SPRAIN TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 22YOWM CAREGIVER STATED THAT PT FELL AND HIT NOSE ON WALKER, BLEEDING FROM R NARE. DX. ABRA R NARE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 16YOF; PT LOST BALANCE WHILE USING CRUTCHES - FELL AND RE-INJURED KNEE. D : LEFT KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT CRUTCHES SLIPPED FROM UNDER HIM AND HE TWISTED ANKLE DX: ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 24YOM FELL WHILE ON CRUTCHES, HAS BEEN DRINKING ALL DAY DX: RT ANKLE INJ , ETOH INTOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2010 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Pet supplies |
| DX CONTU CHEST WALL L/LAC DORSAL FOREARM W WD CLOSURE: 21YOM US' CRUTCHES, TAK' 2 DOG TO DOG PARK; THEY GOT LEASHES TANGLE PT TRIP' OVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 19YOM FELL TO LEFT SHOULDER THIS MORNING WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER NERVE DYSFUNCTION OF SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/06/2010 | Age: 25 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 |
| TRIPPED OVER CRUTCHES. SPRAIN ANKLE 25YOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| 18YOM WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND FELL DOWN THE STAIRS DX LT SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2010 | Age: 19 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 19YOM FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND INJURED RIGHT HAND CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 25 YOM TWISTED WHILE USING CANE. DX: R WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX TENDINITIS: 24YOM C/O R WRIST PN, ULNAR ASPECT; STARTED LAST NOC,' HAS BEEN US'G CRUTCHES FOR A MONTH; PN WORSE W HE SUPINATES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX BACKACHE: 21YOBM C/O LBP RAD' TO L LEG; RECURRENCE CHR BACK PN X2D; PN EXACERBATED BY HIS GAIT US'G A CANE; NUMNESS/TINGL' DISTALLY L LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 22 YOF TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE USING WALKER. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2010 | 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 |
| 19 YOF WAS INJURED WHILE USING CRUTCHES. DX: L KNEE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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