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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 335
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 01/18/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT USING CRUTCHES, TWISTED R UPPER LEG, FX LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/03/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AMBULATING WITH WALKER & FELL DX FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/29/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT, WHO HAD FEMUR FX SURGERY 2 WEEKS AGO. REPORTS WALKING A LOT WITH WA LKER TODAY FOR FAMILY EMERGENCY. PAIN. D: BREATHTHROUGH PAIN, FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2006 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Medical equipment, general |
| PT, JUMPED OUT OF MOVING CAR ON 4/20 & BROKE FEMUR & ANKLE, HAS FEMUR/A NKLE PAIN S/P SLIPPING WITH CRUTCHES TODAY. HAS CAST. D:OLD FXS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT, FRACTURED FEMUR ON 1/07, TRIPPED OVER CRUTCH IN WAY TO BATHROOM AND HAS INCREASED PAIN. D: LEG PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WHO WAS HERE FOR FEMUR FX 3 WEEKS AGO,TODAY WHL WALKING WITH CRUTCHE S FELL ON LEG AND REINJURED FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2000 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2000 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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