Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 632
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	132
Year 2000:	67
Year 2001:	33
Year 2004:	29
Year 2005:	76
Year 2007:	112
Year 2008:	93
Year 2009:	15
Year 2010:	71

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 06/23/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
THUMB FX. PT STRUCK THUMB WHEN TRIPPING OVER A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SLAMMED FINGER IN WALKER. DX HEMATOMA FINGERNAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT CUT THUMB WHEN GRABBED A CANE WITH A BLADE AND THE BLADE CUT HIM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
25 YOF LACERATED LEFT THUMB ON A CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS AT HOME ADJUSTING A CRUTCH, CAUGHT FINGER ON THE SCREW CAUSING AN AVULSION INJURY TO RT RING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT C/O PAIN TO L 5TH FINGER, PT FELL AT 1300, STATES HANDLE OF CRUTCHES CAME OFF AT PARKING LOT. DX. CONT L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CARVING A CANE & CUT FINGER LACERATION R THIRD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT PINCHED THUMB IN WALKER. DX: R THUMB CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2001	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2001	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2000	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/1998	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/1998	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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