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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 542
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHEST WALL MUSCLE STRAIN; USING CRUTCHES, LOST BALANCAE & STRAINED TO KEEP FROM FALLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT. IS PARAPLEGIC AND FELL FROM CURB ONTO PAVEMENT INJURING CHEST - PT. WAS ON CRUTCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 42 YO MALE WAS WALKING WITH CANE AND CANE HIT CHEST - ETOH CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING W/ CRUTCHES AND FELL DX L CHEST WALL CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHEST CONTUSION - FELL ONTO CANE INJURING CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT COMPLAINT OF CHEST PAIN WITH USING CRUTCHES, CHEST WALL PAIN SECONDA RY TO STRAIN SECONDARY TO CRUTCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT WAS ON A WALKER AND FELL. DX-CHEST WALL CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HIT WITH A WALKER CONTUSION LEFT RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL ON CURB WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHEST WALL CONT CLINICAL RIB FX TRIPPED AND FELL ON A WALKER, NO COUGH, PAIN TO RIBS% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH A ROLLING WALKER WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HE R CAUSING A FALL CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables |
| PATIENT, USING WALKER, FELL AND HIT COFFEE TABLE. D: BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING W/ WALKER FELL BACKWARDS RIGHT RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHEST NUMBNESS BELOW LT COLLARBONE. IS USING CRUTCHES TO ASSIST AMBULATION. DX; ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN 2ND TO CRUTCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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