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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 415
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2004 | Age: 34 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 |
| LEFT KNEE PAIN. PT INJURED KNEE TRYING TO WALK WITH A CANE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| HAD KNEE SURGERY 2 WKS. AGO, WALKING UPSTAIRS AT HOME WITH CRUTCHES, FELL CAUSING WEIGHT TO BE ON RIGHT LEG. DX-RIGHT KNEE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 39 YO FELL USING CANE CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| PT. HAD SURGERY 5 WEEKS AGO, STILL ON CRUTCHES. FELL DOWN 2 STEPS TOD AY AND LANDED ON L KNEE. DX. SPRAIN/CONT L KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2004 | Age: 45 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 45 YO FEMALE WAS WALKING WITH A CANE AND FELL TO FLOOR LEFT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2004 | Age: 48 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 WITH PAIN IN KNEE AND FOOT X 2 WEEKS. USES CANE TO WALK. D: KNEE/FOO T SPRAINS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2004 | 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 |
| WALKING ON CRUTCHES FOR PREVIOUS FRACTURE WHEN SHE FELL AND HURT KNEE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING CRUTCHES SLIPPED - FELL LEFT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| KNEE AND BACK SPR/50YOF FELL WITH WALKER ON WAY INTO CHURCH THIS AM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RIGHT KNEE SPR. PT FELL WHEN USING A CANE ONTO KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2004 | Age: 47 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 |
| 47 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 42 YEAR OLD MALE FELL OFF CRUTCHES ONTO LEFT KNEECONTUSION LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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