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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 539
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/12/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HAS AXILLARY PX SINCE USING CRUTCHES FOR 3 WK. DX: TRAPEZIUS STRAIN 2ND TO USE OF CRUTCHES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS USING A CANE AND CANE GOT CAUGHT ON SOMETHING AND PT FELL ON FLOOR INJURING SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL USING CRUTCHES DX: L SHOULDER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TENDONITIS R SHOULDER - FELL FORWARD ON CRUTCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT PASSED OUT WHILE CROSSING STREET WITH CANE PASSED OUT INJURED SHOULD ER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/17/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WITH CRUTCHES DELTOID BURSITIS ARM PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RT SHOULDER AND CHEST CONTUSION, WALKING WITH FRONT WHEELED WALKER LOST BALANCE AND FELL FORWARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HAD RECENT KNEE SURGERY WAS USING A WALKER TO LIFT HERSELF UP STRAIN ED RIGHT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT C/O PAIN TO RT SHOULDER SINCE USING A CRUTCH GOING TO THE BATHROOM THIS AM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT'S CANE GOT STUCK IN A HOLE AND HE TWISTED. DX: R SHOULDER STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES AT HOME DX: LT TRAP STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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