Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - Years 1997-2010 - Ear

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,388
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	303
Year 1998:	237
Year 1999:	144
Year 2000:	241
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	260
Year 2003:	68
Year 2004:	304
Year 2005:	174
Year 2006:	45
Year 2007:	100
Year 2008:	378
Year 2009:	15
Year 2010:	96

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	106
26-50 years old:	239
50+ years old:	2,043

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/14/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
79 Y/O/M FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CANE AT HOME DX// LEFT EAR LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2010	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	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, Poles
75 YR OLD FEMALE USING WALKER LOST ABALANCE AND LAC EAR ON WOOD POST AN D INJ EYE AND TRANSFERRED TO MASS EYE AND EAR
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/22/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
8YO FEMALE WITH LAC TO EAR FROM FALL WHILE USING CRUTCHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
REPORTS WAS ACC GOT STRUCK ONTO EAR WITH A CANE, +BLD CTR'D >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 09/12/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMB C CANE, WHICH GOT STUCK&FELL CUTTING EAR >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 91 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
FELL AT HOME, TRIPPED OVER WALKER, LAC TO L EAR DX; EAR LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2007	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
49 YO MALE TRIPPED WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND FELL TO GROUND LACERATION EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	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, Ceilings and walls
PT WALKING WITH WALKER ON SIDEWALK,TRIPPED,STRUCK HEAD AGAINST CORNER OF WALL, DX EAR LACERATION, FOREHEAD CONTUSION,FOREIGN BODY SENSATION T
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2007	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, Counters or countertops
89 YOM TRIPPED ON HIS WALKER AND FELL AGAINST COUNTERTOP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2006	Age: 83 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, Tables
AMB C WALKER, T'D&F TO THE FLR, HIT EAR ON A TABLE ON HIW WAY DOWN " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2006	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables
FELL AGAINST TABLE WALKING WITH WALKER/EAR LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables
PT DX RT EAR ABRASION - S/P FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER TODAY,HIT HEAD ON TABLE SIDE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
LAC R EAR, VIA EMS, PT USING A WALKER, TRIPPED & FELL DOWN THE FLOOR AT HOME, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS, NO ACTIVE BLEEDING, DENIES DIZZINESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2005	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT SLIPPED OFF HER WALKER FELL HITTING EAR ON A CAR SUSTAINED " EAR LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2005	Age: 94 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
SLIPPED IN BATHROOM USING WALKER AND LAC EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2005	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables
PT FELL, TRIPPING ON A WALKER, STRUCK A TABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING IN CRUTCHES, FELL & SCRAPED EAR EAR ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
LAC L EAR, VIA AMB. PT USING A WALKER, GOT CAUGHT IN A DOOR AT HOME, C/ O PAIN, BLEEDING, EYES EOMI, NO LOC OR DIZZINESS, HX OF HTN, CVA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2004	Age: 82 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
FELL WHILE AMBULATING WITH A WALKER AND HIT THE DRESSER. DX LACERATION L EAR MINOR HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2004	Age: 49 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, Doors
PT TRIPPED W/WALKER AND HIT DOOR. DX: R EAR LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2004	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Television tables or stands
STATES WAS WALKING WITH WALKER, FELL HITTING HER EAR ON THE TV STAND, 2.3 CM LAC TO RT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
USING WALKER TRYING TO OPEN CHURCH DOOR AND FELL INTO ROSES. DX LACERA TION EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2002	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
RT EAR LACERATION-PT FELL 2 TIMES IN THE LAST 30 MINUTES. STATES "MY WA LKER TIPPED OVER." PT HAS A 6CM LACERATION TO RT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
WHILE USING WALKER, FELL ON FLOOR DX: LACERATION RT. EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2002	Age: 54 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, Ramps or landings
LEFT EAR LAC, PT TRIPPED ON A WHEELCHAIR RAMP WHEN WALKING WITH A CANE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Television tables or stands
ABRASION LEFT EAR-WHILE WALKING WITH A WHEELED WALKER, STRUCK WALKER ON A TV TABLE AND LOST BALANCE.FELL HITTING LEFT EAR ON TABLE.ALSO C/O JA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT GETTING ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND FELL BACKWARDS WHILE USING WALK ER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2001	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2000	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2000	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2000	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2000	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/1999	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/1999	Age: 104 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, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/1999	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/1999	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/1999	Age: 66 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/1998	Age: 76 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
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/12/1998	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/1998	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	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, Beds
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/1998	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	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, Tables
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/1997	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/1997	Age: 8 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, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/1997	Age: 67 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, Televisions
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/1997	Age: 80 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, Day wear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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