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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,460
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FOOT STR. PT FELL OVER HER WALKER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL W/ CRUTCHES RE-INJURY STRAIN RIGHT FOOT STRAIN RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2006 | Age: 80 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 |
| RT FOOT STRAIN.PT WAS WAS USING WALKER AND TWISTED FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| C/O PT STATES SLIPPED AND FELL, THEN HIT FOOT ON CRUTCHES DX LT FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT VISTIING FRIEND IN HOSPITAL,WENT TO SIT DOWN,BRAKE WASNT ON WALKER, SLID OUT FROM UNDER PT,FELL ON TAILBONE, DX BACK PAIN & FOOT SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/31/2006 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SLIPPED OFF WALKER&FELL BACKWARDS ' FOOT FX" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2006 | Age: 39 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 WAS SITTING AND SOMEONE WALKING WITH A CANE PLACED THE TIP OF THE CA NE ON RIGHT FOOT WHILE WALKING BY CONTUSION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2006 | Age: 80 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| LEFT FOOT FRACTURE.PT WAS USING WALKER AND IT TIPPED AND PT FELL ON T HE FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| AT ZOO AND HIT HER FOOT WITH HER CANE CONTUSION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2006 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| PT. CAME DOWN ON FOOT W/CANE, HIT THE WALL. DX. CONT L FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2006 | Age: 48 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 |
| PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER DOWNTOWN. DX: HEEL CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2006 | Age: 92 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 |
| RIGHT FOOT CELLULITIS. PT INJURED FOOT WHEN FALLING WITH WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2006 | Age: 58 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SPRAIN FOOT - PATIENT TWISTED HER RIGHT FOOT 3 DAYS AGO WHILE WALKING W ITH HER CANE - WORSENING PAIN IN THE ARCH OF HER RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH FOOT PAIN AFTER WALKER FELL ON FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LOST BALANCE ON CRUTCHES AND JAMMED FOOT FOOT SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2006 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SUST INJURY TO FOOT FROM WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| KNOCKED OVER WHILE ON CRUTCHES ON SUBWAY AND REINJURED FRACTURED FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2006 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 70 YOF WITH FRACTURE LEFT FOOT AFTER WALKER FELL ON IT WHILE AT THE SUP ERMARKET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2006 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RIGHT FOOT LAC, PT CUT FOOT WHEN STEPPING ON SOMETHING WHEN USING A WAL KER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING AROUND ON CRUTCHES FROM A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT AND ROLLED ANKLE IN PARK, DX SPRAINED RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | 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, Basketball |
| PT, TWISTED FOOT PLAYING BASKETBALL YEST. SEEN AT URGENT CARE CLINIC & DX W/ MT FX. LATER, FELL ON CRUTCHES & CAUGHT SELF ON FOOT.D:MT FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2006 | Age: 90 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 |
| FOOT FX-WALKING W/ WALKER-FELL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2006 | Age: 82 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 WITH HEEL PAIN X 1 WEEK. WALKS WITH WALKER AND PAIN WORSE WITH WALKI NG. NO TRAUMA TO HEEL. BREATHING HARDER. D:CHF EXACERABATION. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/16/2006 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| STUMBLED WHILE USING WALKER ON CARPETED SURFACE DX: HEMORRHAGIC FOOT BL ISTER, PLANTAR WART |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2006 | Age: 83 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, Counters or countertops |
| LOST BALANCE USING WALKER AND FELL BACKWARDS INTO A COUNTERTOP ADMITTED FOOT FRACTURE/CHEST WALL CONTUSION/INABILITY TO WALK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/31/2006 | Age: 61 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 |
| FX R FOOT; THIS AFTERNOON, WALKING WITH WALKER TO SHOWER - STRUCK TOE O N WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2006 | Age: 47 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, Stairs or steps |
| USING CRUTCHES AND MISSED A STEP AND FELL RESULTING IN PAIN IN FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2006 | Age: 52 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 |
| FELL USING WALKER DX FOOT FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2006 | Age: 18 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 |
| LEFT FOOT STR. PT STRAINED FOOT WHEN FALLING WITH CRUTCHES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2006 | Age: 92 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 |
| USING WALKER AND TRIPPED AND FELL INJ FOOT RESULTING IN PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2006 | Age: 87 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 |
| FELL OVER WALKER FX FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL ON CRUTCHES, HURT FOOT. DX FOOT SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2006 | Age: 85 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 RAN OVER FOOT W/WALKER. DX: R FOOT CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SLIPPED ON CRUTCHES AND FELL. DX: R FOOT CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2006 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FOOT GOT TANGLED UP IN WALKER MISSED CHAIR AND FELL TO FLOOR 2CM LT FOOT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2006 | Age: 27 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 |
| WANTED TO STAND UP FROM WALKER AND HEARD CRACK IN FOOT FOOT SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2006 | Age: 65 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 |
| 65 YO FELL WALKING W/WALKER FX FOOT EXCEPT TOES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2006 | Age: 44 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 |
| FOOT CT-TRIPPED OVER CANE-FELL-@ CHURCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2006 | Age: 66 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, Doors |
| TRIPPED OVER WALKER REACHING FOR THE DOOR " FOOT FX" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2006 | Age: 65 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, Chairs |
| PT USING WALKER AND TRIPPED OVER CHAIR AND FRACUTRED RT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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