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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 899
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	12
Year 1998:	94
Year 1999:	192
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	45
Year 2003:	33
Year 2005:	38
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	245
Year 2008:	14
Year 2009:	15
Year 2010:	175

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	93
6-15 years old:	45
16-25 years old:	83
26-50 years old:	50
50+ years old:	627

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/19/2010	Age: 93 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
93 YOM-STATES GRANDDAUGHTER ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK EYE W/CANE LAST NIGHT @ HOME DX SCLERAL ABRASION EYE,FB REMOVED *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
82YOF, TRIPPED ON THE SIDEWALK WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER&FELL HITTIN G FACE/HEAD AGAINST CAR DOOR>>RUPTURED GLOBE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/20/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
A 34 YOF WAS SITTING ON WALKER BEING PUSHED BY BOYFRIEND,WALKER HIT BUM P,B-F FELL,ACCID. HIT PTS EYE, DX EYE INJURY,PT BLIND IN ONE EYE,TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/27/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
86 YOF REACHED DOWN AND HIT EYE ON WALKER.DX: R SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORR HAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2010	Age: 93 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
93YOWM PT STUMBLED W/WALKER, HIT R EYE ON CORNER OF COMPUTER DESK. DX. R EYE CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
52YOM STRUCK SELF IN THE RIGHT EYE WITH HIS CANE A FEW DAYS AGO NOW UN ABLE TO SEE OUT OF IT EYE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/15/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
EYE LAC-WALKING W/A WALKER-TRIPPED-FELL-FACE HIT THE FLOOR-@ ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2008	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX L EYE RUPTURED GLOBE: TRANSPORTED FROM ASSISTED-LIVING FACILITY S/P GOUND-LEVEL FALL; TRIPPED & FELL SUSTAINED L EYE INJ W WALK'G W WALKER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/19/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
40 YO FEMALE HIT EYE ON CANE CONTUSION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2007	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables
91YOM WAS AT HOME USING WALKER,LOST BALANCE,FELL HITTING TABLE; ORBITAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
80 YO MALE TRIPPED OVER CANE AT RESORTS AND FELL TO FLOOR LACERATION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT REACHING FOR HER WALKER AND FELL FACE FIRST INTO THE WALKER STRIKI NG LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HIT WEED WITH WALKING STICK, SOMETHING WENT IN EYE DX CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT SUS INJURY AFTER ACCIDENTALLY BEING STRUCK IN EYE BY A CANE. DX COR NEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SLIPPED&FELL WHILE AMB C WALKER, HITTING EYE&CUTTING HAND " HAND LAC" +" ORBITAL HEMATOMA" Z
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2005	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT USING CANE AND AND FELL LANDING ON FACE C/OP AIN IN RT EYE RT EYE HE MATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2003	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
MISJUDGED REACHING FOR WALKER AND FELL AND HIT EYE;CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRH AGE TO EYE NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT DX CORNEAL ABRASION/PERIORBITAL HEMATOMA - S/P HIT WITH CANE TO LT EYE ON BUS TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT CORNEAL AB-GOT POKED IN EYE W/A CANE AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LT CORNEAL AB-@ HOME-HIT W/ A CANE BY HIS SISTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL AND RUPTURED GLOBE OF EYE;TRANSFER TO MASS EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/12/2001	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/03/1999	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/1999	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/1999	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/1999	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/28/1999	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/1998	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/1998	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/1997	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/1997	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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