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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 974
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT. JUMPED A WALL TO GET AWAY FROM A DOG. WALKS WITH A CANE. DX. RT. KN EE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL AT HOME LAST NIGHT INJURING LEFT KNEE, HAD "FAIR AMOUNT" ALCOHOL, USING CRUTCH FROM INJURY 1 MONTH AGO. DX LEFT KNEE SPRAIN, CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT. HAD A GROUND LEVEL FALL WHILE USING CRUTCHES. WALKING AND SLIPPED. DX. KNEE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| BILATERAL KNEE CONTUSIONS.PTS CRUTCH GOT HUNG UP ON A CHAIR AND PT FELL ON THE FLOOR ON BOTH KNEES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CRUTCH BROKE WHILE WALKING ON WET PARKING LOT KNEE PAIN - NO OBVIOUS INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX:R KNEE CONTUSION. FELL WHEN WALKER SLID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH A HX OF MVC LAST MONTH WALKS WITH CRUTCHES- FELL TODAY ONTO RIG HT KNEE AT HOME CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED OVER HER CRUTCHES-DX-L KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING A WALKER SLIPPED -FELL RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES DX: KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH RECENT LEFT KNEE SURGERY WAS WALKING ON THE DRIVEWAY WITH CRUTC HES WHEN THEY SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM LANDING ON LEFT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT. HAD PAIN IN KNEE WHEN HER CRUTCHES SLIPPED OUT FROM BENEAATH HER AND SHE FELL ON PORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED & FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CANE - CANE SLIPPED ON FLOOR KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 35 YOM USING CRUTCHES CRUTCH SLIPPED FELL SPRAIN KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKS WITH CANE, LEGS GOT WEAK, PT FELL, KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 46 YO F WALKING W/WALKER LOST BALANCE FELL DOWN CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 40 Y.O. W FEMALE W/KNEE CONTUSION. PT WAS WALKING W/HER CRUTCHES FROM P REVIOUS INJ & FELL ONTO KNEE AGAIN. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT, HISTORY OF KNEE RECONSTRUCTION IN OCTOBER, TRIPPED ON CANE AND FELL ONTO KNEE. D: KNEE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND SLIPPED DX: LT KNEE MUSCLE TEAR INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT USES CRUTCHES HAD GROUND LEVEL FALL AND LANDED ONTO KNEE R KNEE CON TUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CANE CAUSING KNEE INJ DX:KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL AT HOME, USES CANE, KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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