Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - Year 2003 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 659
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	79
26-50 years old:	224
50+ years old:	355

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FX L 5TH FING;CONT FOREHEAD W/HEMATOMA/32YO F W/MENTAL RETARDATION TRIP PED AND FELL WHILE USING WALKER AT DAY TREATMENT FACLITY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CAUGHT CRUTCH IN GRASS, FELL TO R FOOT, BEGAN BEARING WT TO RT X 1 WK S/P DONOR FEMUR X 6 MOS, ALSO THUMB PAIN, AT HOME; THUMB FX, KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2003	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER DX. FINGER DISLOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT C/O FINGER INJURY. PT FELL WHILE USEING CRUTCHES. PT HIT FINGER ON F LOOR. DX DISLOCATION OF RT MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2003	Age: 9 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
PATIENT PINCHED FINGER WHEN PLAYING ON CRUTCHES AT HOME, PULLED FINGER WHEN SKIN CAUGHT; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2003	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
GOT FINGER CAUGHT ON WALKER DX 5TH METACARPAL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT, USING CRUTCHES BECAUSE OF TIB/FIB FX, FELL ON BLACKTOP PAVEMENT NEA R BANK. D: THUMB SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Scissors
WALKING W/WALKER, FELL WHILD HOLDING SCISSORS CAUSING L THUMB LAC, DX: 4 CM THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX LEFT LITTLE FINGER DISLOCATION: FELL BACKWARDS WHILE USING WALKER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2003	Age: 72 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
PT. FELL, CAUGHT TIP OF L RING FINGER ON WALKER. DX. FX L PHALANX #4 T UFT, AMPUTATION DISTAL L-2 FINGER TIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL LAST NIGHT @ HOME USING WALKER. FX LT 5TH FINGER & CT RT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USES CANE TO WALK TENDONITIS BOTH THUMBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
4TH DIGIT SPRAIN WHILE USING CRUTCHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	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
TRIPPED USING WALKER DX: L MIDDLE FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
85 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX FINGER. PT FELL OVER A WALKER @ HOME. PT ADM. E88 89
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/24/2003	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FINGER FRACTURE - 95 YOF FELL WHILE DAUGHTER WAS GETTING CANE, INJURED RIGHT 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL, WALKING WITH WALKER DX. FINGER DISLOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FINGER LAC-LOST BALANCE WALKING W/ CANE-FELL ON CEMENT-AT RESTAURANT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUSED FINGER WHEN SMASHED WITH WALKING CANE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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