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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 673
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LAC L HAND; CUT ON SKIDS OF HER WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE USING CANE DX: HAND STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED, FELL OVER WALKER DX. HAND CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2003 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED OVER WALKER, LACERATION TO HAND DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HAND CT-@ HOME-FELL AGAINST WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2003 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| GRABBED WALKER, FELL TO SIDE, HAND HIT FLOOR. DX. CONT. L WRIST/HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL OVER WALKER CUTTING HAND DX: LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 78 YOM FELL USING WALKER CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RT HAND HEMATOMA-ACCIDENTLY HIT W/ SON'S CRUTCH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| STATES HE CUT HIS HAND ON A CANE DX LT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| TRIPPED OVER WALKER, FELL ONTO CONCRETE STEPS/ SKN TEARS LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER. DX: L HAND CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH A CANE WHEN SHE SLIPPED CONTUSION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HIT HAND ON WALKER. DX: L HAND CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| PT GOT WALKER CAUGHT ON RUG AND FELL 3 DAYS AGO, ACUTE L HAND FX 3RD ME TACARPEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 84 YOF WAS UP TO GO TO THE BATHROOM; AMB. WITH A WALKER; LOST BALANCE A ND FELL TO FLOOR. CONTUSION, RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 03/28/2003 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL OVER WALKER CUTTING HAND DX; LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CANE GOT STUCK IN PAVEMENT AND HE FELL FOREWARD ABRADING HANDS AND KNEE S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL W/CRUTCH JAMMING ARM PIT. DX: R HAND NEUROPATHY, NERVE CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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