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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,063
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2010 | Age: 87 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 87YOM, AMB WITH HIS WALKER WHEN FELT A " SNAP" IN LT FOOT >>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 73YOM FELL WHILE USING WALKER 3 DAYS AGO. DX. FOOT CONTUSION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2010 | Age: 82 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 |
| RT FOOT CONT. 82 YOF TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 78 Y/O M WALKING WITH WALKER, FELL AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT FOOT. DX: RIG HT FOOT SPRAIN @ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 61YOF C/O FOOT PAIN AFTER HITTING FOOT WITH WALKING CANE YESTERDAY DX - FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2010 | Age: 81 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: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 81 YR OLD MALE PARKINSONS PT WALKING DOWN INCLINE WITH WALKER AND FELT UNSTEAD WITH TREMORS IN FEET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 12YOM HAD BILAT. SCFE ON 08/19, NOW HAS THROBBING PAIN ON TOP OF FOOT DX: FOOT STRAIN FROM WALKING MORE OFTEN, IN WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2010 | 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 |
| 80 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER A FALL AT HOME WHILE USING CANE INJURING RT FOOT- DX- RT FOOT FRACTURE DUE TO FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 40YOM HAS BRUISING ON FOOT AFTER WALKING WITH CRUTCHES HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2010 | 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 |
| 90 YOF, STUBBED TOE ON WALKER, FELL ,FRACTURE FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2010 | Age: 86 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 86 YOF, FOOT CONTUSION, REPORTS HER CANE FELL HIT HER FOOT, DEVELOPED C ELLULITIS TO FOOT ALSO WITH PAIN TO RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/14/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 11YOM WAS ON CRUTCHES FELL AND TWISTED FOOT DX RT FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 59YOM TRIPPED AND FELL OVER WIFES WALKER DX: 5TH METATARSAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2010 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Day wear |
| 87YOF SUSTAINED FOOT FX WHEN SHE FELL WITH HER WALKER WHILE LOOKING FOR HER PANTS IN A DIMLY LIT ROOM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2010 | Age: 83 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 |
| 83YOF DROPPED HER WALKER ON HER L FOOT AND LIFTED HER GRANDCHILD DX- FOOT CONT LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2010 | Age: 61 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 |
| A 61 YOF TRIPPED WHILE WALKING WITH CANE AT HOME, FOOT PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 38 YOM INJURED RE-INJURED FOOT FALLING WHILE ON CRUTCHES. DX- ACUTE LEFT FOOT PAIN, POSSIBLE NEW FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SPRAIN FOOT - 22 YO FEMALE TWISTED HER RIGHT FOOT WHEN SHE FELL AT HOME YESTERDAY - WAS WALKING WITH A CRUTCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Footwear |
| 66 YR OLD MALE TRIED TO GET SOCK OFF WITH CANE WHEN IT BEGAN BLEEDING A ND CELLULITIS NOW TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2010 | Age: 22 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 |
| 22YOF INJURED LEFT FOOT WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES FOOT SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2010 | Age: 17 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 17YOF WITH CAST ON LEG, CRUTCH GOT CAUGHT IN GRASS, SHE FELL, TWISTED L FOOT, PAIN DX: CONTUSION L FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 56YOM TRIPPED ON A CABLE ON WALKER INJURING LT FOOT IN 1ST WEB SPACE GREAT TOE. DX - LT FOOT FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2010 | Age: 62 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 62 Y/O F FELL WITH WALKER ON UN***OR FOOT STRAIN FOOT STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/16/2010 | Age: 61 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 |
| 61YOF, AMB WITH CANE, LEG GAVE OUT&FELL C/O FOOT PAIN >>SPRAIN/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 62 YOM PT WAS USING HIS CRUTCH AND IT BROKE; FELL ON R FOOT. R FOOT & R GREAT TO SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 30 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: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 30 YR OLD FEMALE WALKING ON CRUTCHES AND LOST BALANCE AND PUT WEIGHT ON FX FOOT WITH PAIN NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2010 | Age: 73 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 |
| PT TRIPPED OVER TIP OF CANE FRACTURE METATARSAL 73 YOF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2010 | Age: 75 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 |
| 75 Y WF TRIPPED OVER HER WALKER AT HOME HAS FOOT PAIN FX RT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2010 | Age: 86 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 |
| 86YOF FRACTURED FOOT , HISTORY OF STROKE FELL AT HOME WHILE USING HER W ALKER PT ADMITTED* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/07/2010 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 86 YOF FELL WHILE TRYING TO GET TO WALKER AT NURSING HOME. DX: R FIFTH METATARSAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2010 | Age: 54 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 54YOM USING CRUTCHES AND FELL YESTERDAY AND STRAINED FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2010 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| 88 YOM, USING WALKER FELL OFF RETAINING WALL, SPRAIN FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2010 | Age: 73 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 |
| 73YOF FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: FOOT FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2010 | Age: 91 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 |
| 91 YOF, BECAME TANGLED UP IN WALKER & FELL DX: FX FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2010 | Age: 88 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 |
| FOOT FX. 88 YOM FELL WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 58YOF WAS AT HOME USING A WALKER, STEPPED WRONG CAUISNG A STRAIN TO LT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2010 | Age: 38 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 |
| 38 YOF, WALKING WITH WALKER, FELL , SPRAIN FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 41 YOF USING WALKER AND FELL HITTING FLOOR DX: FOOT PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 80YOF CONT FOOT- FELL USING WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2010 | Age: 41 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| 41 YOM SPRAIN FOOT, WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS WITH A CRUTCH AND FELL 2 ST EPS BENT FOOT BACKWARDS, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2010 | Age: 92 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 |
| CONTUSION R FOOT: 92YOF WALKING, ENDED UP HITTING THE TOP OF HER FOOT WITH THE CANE, FOOT RED, SWOLLEN, TENDER TO TOUCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 26YOM WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND FELL INJURING FOOT DX RT FOOT SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2010 | Age: 63 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 |
| 63 YOM WALKING WITH CANE AND IT BROKE CAUSING PATIENT TO FALL SPRAIN FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2010 | Age: 49 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 |
| 49 YOM HIT RIGHT HEAL AGAINST A CANE SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2010 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes |
| LEFT FOOT STR. 92 YOF FELL WITH WALKER WHEN GOING TO BED IN NURSING HOM E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2010 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs |
| 93YOF WAS AT HOME WALKING WITH A CANE TRYING TO PROP THE FRIDGE OPEN WITH A CHAIR WHEN IT SLIPPED CAUSING A HEMATOMA TO LT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Wheelchairs |
| 40YOF, H/O MS USUALLY USES WALKER VS WHEELCHAIR FOR AMBULATION, SLIPPED &FELL OUTSIDE ON ICE>>KNEE/FOOT SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FOOT STR. 57 YOM PT STRAINED FOOT WHEN LOSING BALANCE WITH CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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