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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 333
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/01/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING SIDE WALKER IN STREET, TRIPPED OVER CORNER OF STREET & FELL HIT TING FOREHEAD ON CEMENT WALK. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL, WALKING WITH WALKER DX. CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SEEN FOR HEAD LAC AFTER TRIPPING ON A CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HEAD INJURY-PT TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON FRIENDS WALKER. FRIEND STATES PATIENT HAD LOC FOR SHORT TIME. HAS HEMATOMA OVER RT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 41 Y.O. B MALE W/CHI. PT WAS WALKING W/WALKER W/WHEELS & WHEEL GOT CAUG HT IN SIDEWALK & PT FELL. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LEFT TEMPORAL CONTUSION. FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CRUTCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 35YOM FELL USING HIS WALKER DX: CONT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 31 YO MALE WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH CANE SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 43 YO MALE FELL OVER CANE TO FLOOR AT CASINO BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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