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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 456
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2008 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT STATES TRIPPED OVER CANE, FELL ONTO GROUND, LIP SWOLLEN W/DRIED BLOO D NOTED, L 5TH FINGER DEFORMED. DX. FX L 5TH DIGIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 61YO BLACK MALE USING CANE FELL+PX R LOWER QUAD-KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SITE AT HOME WHEN REACHED FOR CANE,DX BLUNT ABD TRAUMA,FINGER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2008 | Age: 38 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: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKS WITH A CANE THAT HAS A SPECIAL HANDLE ON IT THAT REQUIRES PRES SURE ON THUMB HAS BEEN USING IT ALOT AND HAS PAIN IN THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SLAMMED FINGER IN WALKER. DX HEMATOMA FINGERNAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX L HAND, 5TH DIGIT DIS AT PIP JOINT/REDUCTION OF DIS, L HAND, 5TH DIGIT: W RECENT BUNIONCTOMY OF L FOOT, FELL ON CRUTCHES W INJ TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT CUT THUMB WHEN GRABBED A CANE WITH A BLADE AND THE BLADE CUT HIM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2008 | Age: 50 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 |
| 50 YOF LOST BALANCE WITH WALKER AND FELL SUSTAINING A FRACTURE WITH LAC ERATION TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2008 | Age: 75 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 |
| 75 YOF TRIPPED OVER HER WALKER IN HER HALLWAY AT HOME AND FELL; DX: LACERATION TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | 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, Rugs or carpets |
| FING FX & DISLOCATION;FACIAL CONT/70YOM WAS IN DINING ROOM AT HOME WITH WALKER & WALKER DID NOT SLIDE VERY WELL & PT FELL.TRIPPED ON RUG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH FRACTURE TO LEFT #5 FINGER AFTER FALLING WHILE WALKING WITH CRU TCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 25 YOF LACERATED LEFT THUMB ON A CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| 92 YO WALKING W/WALKER GOT FOT CAUGHT IN RUG FELL INJURED FINGER CONTUSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2008 | Age: 63 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 |
| WAS WALKING WITH HER WALKER AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL HIT HEAD AND HAS PAIN TO (L) THUMB DX- THUMB FX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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