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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 541
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 01/19/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHEN WALKING WITH CRUTCHES;DX CONTUSED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT DX CONTUSION OF LT WRIST - S/P BLUNT TRAUMA WITH CANE TO WRIST AT PT'S HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2007 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| MOM ACCIDENTALLY TRIPPED WITH WALKER AND FELL ON PT, WRIST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FX WRIST, HIT WITH CRUTCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN FELL WHEN WALKING WITH A WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RT WRIST CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A WALKER AND INJURED WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL ON RT WRIST ON A WALKER C/O TINGLING SWELLING CAN'T MOVE FINGER RT WRIST NAVICULAR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2002 | Age: 18 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 |
| PAIN TO WRIST AFTER USING CRUTCHES DX: WRIST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT STATES SHE HAS BEEN ON CRUTCHES SINCE MAY DUE TO FRACTURED LEGAND NO W IS DEVELOPING RIGHT WRIST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2001 | Age: 18 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: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Glass doors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/1999 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/1998 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/1997 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/1997 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/1997 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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