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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 251
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER WALKER AT HOME FELL TO FLOOR L WRIST FX CONT KNEES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RT WRIST FX-OCCURED WHILE USING HIS WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 37 YOWM LOST BALANCE WHILE USING CRUTCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE WALKING ON CRUTCHES THIS MORNING, INJURY TO RIGHT WRIST AND HAND, +ETOH. DX: LEFT WRIST FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT IS AMPUTEE, DRINKING ETOH WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES, FELL. FX RT W RIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SPRAIN L WRIST & THUMB; LOST BALANCE WHILE USING CRUTCHES & FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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