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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 378
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LOST BALANCE WHILE USING WALKER & FELL HITTING RT EAR. DX: FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AVULSION TO EAR, PT WAS AT HOME USING WALKER AND REACHED INTO CLOSET, LOST BALANCE AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 89YOM AT HOME WALKING WITH WALKER,WHEN WALKER GOT CAUGHT ON SOMETHING FELL STRIKING RIGHT EAR;EAR LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 99 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS AT A NURSING HOME, USING A WALKER, FELL HITTING THE FLOOR CAUSIN G A LACERATION TO LT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS AT HOME WALKING WITH A WALKER, FELL CAUSING A LACERATION TO LT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables |
| 84YOM WAS HOME TRANSFERRING FROM WALKER TO CHAIR,ACCIDENTLY HIT HEAD ON TABLE;RIGHT EAR,HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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