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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 954
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 05/19/2010 | 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: 11/03/2009 | Age: 20 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| USING WALKER TO AMBULATE 2 HOME & FELL TO FLOOR-NOSE PAIN & DIZZY-BRIDG E OF NOSE & LOWER LIP, EAR DX CONTU/ABR FACE, SPRAIN R ANKLE * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2009 | Age: 21 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 |
| FACIAL LAC, PT FELL HITTING FACE ON A CRUTCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2009 | Age: 17 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, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS TRYING TO WALK UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS WHILE USING CRUTCHES AND FE LL STRUCK FACE ON THE STAIRS SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| NOSE CT WALKING WITH WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | 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, Other toys |
| WALKING WITH WALKER, TRIPPED ON TOY/FOREHEAD CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| BROKE CANE OVER LEG. CANE POPPED UP STRIKING FACE CONTUSION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2006 | Age: 22 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 |
| PT HIT SELF IN HEAD WITH CANE DURING ACT IN UNIVERSITY THEATER. D: FACI AL LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 17 YO MALE FELL AND HIT FACE ON CRUTCH LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING W/ WALKER, TRIPPED AND FELL, NO LOC DX: CHIN LAC, LIP LAC X2 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2005 | Age: 16 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 |
| PT WAS WALKING IN A WALKER OUTSIDE AND FLIPPED OVER STRIKING FACE ON TH E GROUND. BABY WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER DX. FOREHEAD LAC |
| 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: 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: 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: 04/02/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FOREHEAD ABRASION - FELL WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING WALKER ON SIDEWALK HIT BUMP AND FELL HITTING MOUTH DX: ABRASION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHIN LAC, VIA EMS, PT ACCIDENTALLY SUST INJURY WITH HER OWN CRUTCHES AT THE SCHOOL, C/O PAIN, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2000 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/1999 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Benches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/1998 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/1998 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/1997 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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