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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 718
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH A CANE TRIPPED ON A CURB AND FELL IN THE STREET DX// FX LEFT 3R 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2006 | Age: 83 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 |
| USING CANE GOING UP CURB FELL INJURING THUMB..FX THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2006 | Age: 85 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 |
| 85YOF USING WALKER FELL FX 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2006 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CUT FINGER ON CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND TRIPPED. DX: LACERATION THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2006 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON HUSBANDS WALKER-IN THE STREET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2006 | Age: 55 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PAIN TO FINGER FELL TO FLOOR WHILE USING WALKER DX: FINGER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2006 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND FELL AT ADULT FAMILY HOME. DX: HEAD CONT, L RING FINGER LAC 3.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2006 | Age: 83 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: Dislocation |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FINGER LACERATION & DISLOCATION: USING HER WALKER AT NURSING HOME, GOT IT FAR IN ADVANCE, TRIPPED, FELL FORWARD TO FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2006 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: CONTUSION LT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AVULSION INJ L 4TH FING/29YOM STS CUT FINGER WHILE ADJUSTING HIS CRUTCH ES TODAY AT 3PM. CONTINUES TO BLEED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CUT RING FINGER ON METAL PART OF THE BOTTOM OF A CRUTCH DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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