Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - Year 2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,037
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	76
16-25 years old:	71
26-50 years old:	223
50+ years old:	665

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/13/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
13YOF FRACTURED FINGER ACCIDENTIALLY STRUCK WITH A CANE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Sheets or pillowcases
86YOWM FELL WHILE GETTING UP TO USE BATHROOM AT HOME. GOT TANGLED UP IN BED SHEETS & WALKER. PT FELL, HIT HEAD & L HAND. DX. DISLOC L FIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/02/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
A 66 YR OLD MALE FELL USING WALKER DX FINGER DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2010	Age: 95 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
CLOSED FX PHALANGES RING & LITTLE FINGER,R HAND: 95YOM GETTING UP OUT OF HIS WALKER, CHAIR FLIPPED OVER,ECCHYMOSIS PROX PHALANGES, R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
48 YOF WAS USING CRUTCHES IMPROPERLY FRACTURE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
43YOM TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CANE FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2010	Age: 50 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
50YOM, TRIPPED&FELL WHILE AMB WITH WALKER JAMMING FINGER >>FX/ D/L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2010	Age: 86 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
86 YOF PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN MOVING PARTS OF WALKER. DX: L MIDDLE FINGER FX/4 CM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2010	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
46YOM FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES, FOR A BROKEN TOE, INJURING BOTH HANDS DX;# FX (L) PINKY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2010	Age: 89 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: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX LAC HAND/FALL F FURNITURE: 89YOM 4 POINT WALKER BROKE AS HE SAT ON. PIECE OF WALKER PUNCTUR' L RING FINGER SKIN & LITTLE F, SM LAC MIDDLE F
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2010	Age: 92 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
92 Y/O F FELL W/ CANE FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2010	Age: 85 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
85YOF SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER DX: FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2010	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
84 YOM FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER. DX-LAC FINGER, ABRASIONS KNEE AND ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2010	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
21YOF WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND IT FOLDED UP ON HER CAUSING HER TO FA LL LANDED ON HANDS INJURED THUMB ....SPRAIN TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2010	Age: 86 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
86YOWF PT HERE TODAY AFTER FALLING TRYING TO REACH FOR *** ON HER WA LKER THAT TIPPED OVER. DX. DISLOCATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2010	Age: 61 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, Doors
61 Y/O FEMALE LOST BALANCE AND FELL OVER WALKER & CAUGHT FINGER IN A CLOSET DOOR AT HOME DX: LACERATION RIGHT LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2010	Age: 89 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
89 YOF, FELL WALKING WITH WALKER, FRACTURE THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
49YOM LOST BALANCE WHILE WALKING WITH CANE AT HOME AND FELL FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
70YOM LACERATION TO THUMB DROPPED CANE WALKING INTO AN OFFICE AND FELL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2010	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	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, Elevators or other lifts
81YOM WALKER GOT STUCK IN ELEVATOR & PT FELL TO FLOOR @ NH DX;* OPEN FX (R) INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2010	Age: 74 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
PT PINNKY FINGER BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE CANE AND FLOOR, DX: FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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