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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,015
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2004 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 81 YOM LOST BALANCE PUTTING WALKER IN CAR AD FELL TO GROUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2004 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING WITH WALKER AND WALKER COLAPSED / FELL DX: NECK STRAIN / SDH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/01/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL TO FLOOR DUE TO DIZZINESS STRIKING LATERAL NECK ON WALKER CERVICAL CONTUSION, HEMATOMA DUE TO FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2004 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs |
| PT WAS USING HER WALKER TRIPPED ON THE SIDEOF A CHAIR STRIKING AT THE NURSING HOME STRIKING HEAD COMPLAINING OF NECK PAIN DX- NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS USING "ROLL ABOUT" HANDS FREE CRUTCH TO PREVENT WEIGHT BEARING ON LEG & HAS PX. DX: CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables |
| PT WALKING W/2 CANES FELL AND HIT TABLE. DX: 2.2 CM L EYEBROW LAC, STRAIN R NECK/SACRUM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ironing boards or covers |
| USING A WALKER AND FELL AND IRONING BOARD FELL ONTO HIS HEAD STRAINING NECK AND A CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2004 | Age: 106 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FX ODONTOID,FX TIP C3 SP. PROCESS - FELL WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER,STRUC K FLOOR AND LAMP, AGE IS 106 |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/18/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HAS HAD NECK PX SINCE USING CRUTCHES. DX: ACUTE L CERVICAL PX, POSS RADICULOPATHY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2004 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL W/WALKER AND HIT WALL W/HEAD. DX: NECK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2004 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Step stools |
| TRIPPED OVER STEP STOOL, HITTING WALKER DX. C-STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2004 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED WITH WALKER, FELL AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR DX: C1 FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2004 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CERV AND LEFT SHOULDER STR. PT STRAINED HIMSELF WHEN FALLING USING A WA LKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS WALKING W/CANE DOWN STAIRS AND FELL DOWN 13 STAIRS. DX: CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| NECK PAIN-TRIPPED OVER DOG WHILE USING HER CANE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2004 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX NECK STRAIN: FELL AND INJURED NECK WHILE USING WALKER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2004 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Counters or countertops |
| PT WALKING IN KITCHEN, TRIPPED ON HIS WALKER AND FELL HITTING COUNTERTO P. D: C-SPINE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2004 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| PT STATES HE TRIPPED OVER A CANE AND STRUCK TOP OF HEAD ON A WALL INJURING NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2004 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE AMBULATING W/ WALKER. S/P FALL, CT/AB'S & NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2004 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Towels or cloths |
| PT WAS HANGING A TOWEL AND TRIPPED OVER WALKER HIT HEAD NO LOC C/O NECK PAIN NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2004 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 86 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CERVICAL STRAIN. PT STS HER WALKER GOT CAUGHT P @ HO ME & PT FELL. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| STATES HER WALKER FELL AWAY FROM HER THIS AM AND SHE FELL IN THE BATH- ROOM HITTING HER HEAD ON UNKNOWN OBJECT. C-SPINE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2004 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 84 YEAR OLD FEMALE USING A WALKER FELL AND HIT FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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