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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 388
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/16/2003 | Age: 46 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 |
| FELL & HIT SIDE WITH CRUTCHES DX RIB STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| FELL WITH CRUTCHES - HURT RIBS DX RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | 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, Chairs |
| RT RIB CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A CANE AND LANDED ON CORNER OF A CHAIR . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2003 | Age: 48 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 |
| 48 YO M TRIPPED ON CRUTCHES, HURT RIBS. DX CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FEMALE TRIPPED OVER CRUTCHES, FX RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: CONTUSION TO RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX:R/O TB. DRINKING WITH FRIENDS. USES WALKER BUT COULDN'T WALK THENAND HAVING CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2003 | Age: 47 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 |
| PT WALKING WITH A WALKER LOST FOOTING FELL STRIKING CHEST ON THE CONCRE TE AT HOME CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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