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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 264
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/28/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT ON CRUTCHES FELL AT SCHOOL TODAY AND HIT MOUTH ON GROUND CHIPPED LT UPPER FRONT TOOTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2003 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 92 YOWF TRIPPED OVER HER WALKER AND FELL. DX. CONTUSION LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX-R LOWER LIP LACERATION, .5 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2003 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| USING WALKER AT HOME WHEN ITS WHEEL CAME OFF AND HE FELL AND LAC HIS LA C ON THE FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT. WEARING BRACE ON LT. KNEE, WALKING WITH CRUTCHES FOR "KNEE PROBLEMS " PT. STATES BRACE IS TOO LOOSE. FELL AND LAC LIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT C/O WAS HIT TO HIS MOUTH WITH CANE - DX LIP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 40 YOMC WAS LEANING ON HIS WALKER AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND WENT FORWARD AND HIT HIS LOWER LIP ON THE WALKER/ AVULSION OF SKIN, LOWER LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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