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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 267
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO ELBOW AFTER FALLING ON HIS CRUTCHES* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT. STRUCK IN ARM W/ METAL CRUTCH YEST. HAS SWELL'G, TENDERNESS IN ELBO W. DX.: ELBOW CONTUS'N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 21 Y/OM C/O LACERATION RIGHT ELBOW - HIT RIGHT ELBOW WITH CRUTCH. DX: ELBOW LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2000 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/1998 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/1998 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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