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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,337
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	107
16-25 years old:	111
26-50 years old:	262
50+ years old:	857

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2003	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL AND BUMPED HER ANKLE ON HER WALKER ON THE WAY DOWN AND NOW HAS FOOT PAIN/ FX. FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING FOOT DX: FX FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
VERY OBESE MALE WALKING WITH WALKER, FELL ON FLOOR AND COULDN'T GET UP LT FOOT PAIN,HYPONATREMIA, OBESITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
WALKING WITH CANE - TRIPPED & FELL ON CARPETED CONCRETE - C/O ANKLE PAIN - DX FOOT FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
R FOOT CONT/52YOF DROPPED CANE ON TOP OF FOOT THIS AM. ABLE TO WALK. LA TER IN DAY INCREASED PAIN & TROUBLE WALKING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SOFT TISSUE INJ L FOOT/46YOF STS CRUTCH SLIPPED IN WATER AND SHE FELL H URTING HER L HEEL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED WALKING WITH CANE SPRAIN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2003	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. USING WALKER, TURNED AND TRIPPED ON FOOT AT HOME. DX. SPRAIN R FOO T.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Elevators or other lifts
70 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FOOT CONTUSION. PT WAS RIDING IN THE ELEVATOR @ THE HOSPITAL & A WALKER FELL ON HER FOOT. E916
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
78YOM DROPPED CANE ON R FOOT. DX: PERIPHERAL EDEMA, R FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT FOOT PAIN. PT INJURED FOOT WHEN USING A WALKER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT SEEN FOR FOOT SPRAIN AFTER DROPPING A CANE ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT FOOT PAIN. DROPPED THREE-WHEELED WALKER ON FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT FOOT PAIN. HAD PAIN REQUIRING USE OF A CANE TO WALK. NO TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS SENT HERE BY PHYSICIAN FOR A WALKING BOOT AND CRUTCHES ; PT HURT HIS FOOT AT ***S. D: FX FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
L ANKLE PAIN. PER PT DID NOT FALL, TWISTED W/ WALKER. SHE HUNG ON FLOOR .DX; SPRAIN VS OCCULT FX LT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HE FELL FROM CRUTCHES DX RT FOOT FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
USING CRUTCHES TO WALK AND FELL ONTO WET FLOOR AND SPRAINED FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2003	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: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL YESTERDAY WHILE USING CRUTCHES C/O L FOOT PAIN PT LEFT W/O TREA TMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/22/2003	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
89 YOF PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND FELL INTO CHAIR, C/O R FOOT PAIN. DX FALL R FOOT SOFT TISSUE INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
STATES SHE DROPPED A WOODEN CANE ON FOOT DX RT FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT AT MOTHERS HOUSE HX OF FRACTURED FOOT WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND SLIPPED REINJURED SAME FOOT- CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LT FOOT SPRAIN-FELL W/ HER WALKER-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/28/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH CRUTCHED WHILE INTOXICATED AND FELL AND LOST BALANCE;FOOT PAIN NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2003	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING FOOT C/O SOME SWELLING DX; CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DROPPED WALKER ON FOOT DX: R FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT.C/O RT.FOOT PAIN SUSTAIN WHEN TRIPPED WHILEUSING CRUTCHERS DX-RT.FOOT SPRAIN /R/O FRACTURE OF 4TH/5TH METATARSAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL, WALKING WITH WALKER DX. FOOT CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FRACTURE FOOT - 50 YOF FELL LAST NIGHT, DX W/ MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, ATTEM PTING TO USE WALKER, LEG COLLAPSED UNDER HER, INJURY TO LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/03/2003	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
INJURED ANKLE ON 1/31 WHEN PUSHING WALKER TOO FAST. DX. FX. BASE OF 5TH METATARSAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING CANE. DX: R FOOT CELLULITIS, R INGROWN TOENAIL, HTN, OBESITY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FX R 5TH METATARSAL, LOST BALANCE, SLID ON ICE, FELL, LEG WENT UNDER CAR, HAPPENED 1-21-03, USING A CANE ON ARRIVAL (NOT SURE TO CODE CANE)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USE WALKER & LEG BRACE FOOT CALLUS 2ND TO IRRITATION FROM BRACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING FOOT C/OPAIN DX; CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
3 DAYS AGO,PT. STATES SHE SLAPPED HER FOOT DOWN HARD AT HOME .C/O PAIN IN FOOT. HAS MET. CA OF BREAST AFFECTING GAIT. USES WALKER.DX. FOOT CON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2003	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT BLACKED OUT AND FELL TO THE FLOOR WHILE USING WALKER IN HER HOME YESTERDAY. DX FRACTURE LEFT FOOT, MULTIPLE BODY BRUISES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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