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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 399
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT AT BROTHERS HOUSE DRINKING ALCOHOLFELL BACKWARDS WHILE USING A WALKE R CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors |
| PT. FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER, STUMBLED, REAR SCALP HIT CORNER OF DOO R AT GROUP HOME. DX. LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT FELL YESTERDAY, HAVING HEADACHE TODAY, FELL AGAIN TODAY, GOT TANGLED IN HER WALKER. DX-CONTUSIONS, ABRASIONS SCALP, CEPHALGIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HEAD LAC-@ GROUP HOME-USING WALKER-FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 49 YO M WALKING W/WALKER TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HEAD LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2004 | Age: 49 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 |
| CUT TO HEAD FELL BACKWARDS WHILE USING WALKER DX: LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HIT IN HEAD W/ CANE ACCIDENTALLY DX: CONTUSION SCALP |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/01/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HIS HEAD AS A RESULT TRIPPING ON THE CAT W HILE USING HIS WALKER AND FALLING TO THE FLOOR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| HEAD CONTUSION, VIA EMS, PT STS TRIPPED OVER HER CANE, FELL DOWN THE FL OOR AT THE CLINIC, C/O HEAD, CHEST PAIN, NO LOC OR DIZZINESS, HX OF HTN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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