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Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - Year 2008 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,026
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:78
26-50 years old:134
50+ years old:813

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/23/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls
PT SLIPPED W/WALKER AND HIT HAND ON WALL. DX: R HAND CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/30/2008Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
PT AT HOME CAUGHT WALKER ON A RUG AND FELL INJ HAND/ DX LAC L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/23/2008Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT C/O CUTTING FINGERS ON WALKER, WONT STOP BLEEDING. SKIN TEAR R HAND .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2008Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT DX RT HAND INJURY - S/P DIRECT BLOW DUE T BLOCKING CANE THAT HIS BROTHER WAS USING TO TRY TO HIT HIS SISTER TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/01/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS USING CANE; CANE SLIPPED AND PT HIT HAND DX: HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/27/2008Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED&FELL WHILE AMBULATING WITH NEW FOUR LEGGED CANE LANDINGONT HAND >>FX/KNEE INJUREY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/19/2008Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL ONTO HAND WHILE ON CRUTCHES, NOW W/SWELLING, PAIN AND HEMATOMA TO HAND; HAND INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING A WALKER AND LEGS BUCKLED AND SHE FELL RESULTING IN PARESTHESIA T O HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2008Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT HIT ON HAND WITH A CANE AT HOME YESTERDAY DX// CONTUSION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2008Age: 103 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
103 Y/O LOST BAL AND FELL AT NURISING HOME WHEN WALKER CAUGHT ON SOMETHING, STRUCK HEAD. DX-LAC HAND AND ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2008Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
USING A WALKER AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTING A DOOR WITH HAND. DX CONTUSIO N/LACERATION R HAND#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT JUST RECENTLY STARTED WALKING WITH CANE AND FEELS LIKE DOING UNDUE P RESSURE ON RIGHT HAND STRAINED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2008Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL AND WALKER HIT RIBS. DX: PNEUMONIA, CONJUNCTIVITIS, L FLANK CONT, L HAND SKIN TEAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2008Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Handrails, railings or banisters
85YOF WAS HOME USING A WALKER,FELL TWISTING LEFT FOREARM IN A RAILING ATTACHMENT INTO THE BATH;HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2008Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
PT WAS AT A NURSING HOME TRANSFERING WITH A WALKER TO A CHAIR FELL CAUSING A RT HAND CONTUSION AND SCALP CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2008Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
R HAND PAIN/23YOM HAS BEEN USING CRUTCHES AT HOME AND IS C/O HAND PAIN FROM CRUTCHES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2008Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT HIT IN HAND WITH CANE 5 DAYS AGO, LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2008Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Runners, throw rugs or doormats
PT HOOKED CANE IN HOLES OF RUG, FELL FORWARD; LACERATED HAND, SUFFERED SCRAPES ON NOSE, EYEBROW & ABRASIONS TO KNEES
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 04/18/2008Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
86YOF WAS HOME TRYING TO GET UP USING WALKER,FELL TO THE FLOOR,CUTTING HAND;HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2008Age: 99 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Toilets
FOUND ADJECENT TO THE TOILET, REPORTS TRIPPING OVER THE WALKER&FALLING, VERSUS SYNCOPED&FELL >> HAND LAC/ELBOW SKIN TEARS/BACK CONTS/SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/16/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Exercise
58 YOM WAS WALKING FOR EXERCISE AND USING CRUTCHES, STATES CRUTCHES GA VE OUT AND FELL FORWARD SUSTAINING ABRASIONS TO LEFT HAND AND NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2008Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT HAND CONTUSION.PT HAD A CANE FALL ON HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2008Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT HAND CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A CANE AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/15/2008Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WAKLKING WITH A PAIR OF CRUTCHES AND FELL SUSTAINED A HAND LACER EATION FROM THE CRUTCHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/08/2008Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls
82 YO SLID W/WALKER HITTING HAND AGAINST WALL CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/17/2008Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LOST BALANCE ON CANE, DX; METACARPAL FX, KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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