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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 397
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2005 | Age: 48 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 |
| TRIPPED ON NEW CRUTCHES AND FELL CONTUSING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS DRINKING ALCOHOL AND WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND FELL INTO A HOLE STRUCK HEAD CONTUSION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT WAS WALKING WITH HER WALKER, LOST HER BALANCE & FELL FORWARD HITTING HER FOREHEAD & RT ZYGOMATIC ARCH. DX-BLUNT HEAD & FACE TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2005 | Age: 34 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, Stairs or steps |
| PT'S CRUTCH GAVE OUT AND SHE FELL ON WOOD STAIRS. DX: HEAD CONT, HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT WAS WALKING & HIS CANE SLIPPED OFF FROM UNDER HIM, HE FELL BACK -WARDS HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE CONCRETE. DX - SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH A CANE AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2005 | Age: 48 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 |
| FELL USING WALKER HEAD / BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT FELL, HIT HEAD ON A WALKER.DX-HEAD CONTUSION, NECK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI - 47 YOM LOST BALANCE WHILE USING CRUTCHES AND FELL HITTING HIS HEA D, STATES HAD ONE BEER TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PT FELL TRYING TO WALK W/WALKER AT NURSING HOME. DX: HEAD ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 41 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL STRUCK HEAD CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2005 | Age: 42 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING UPHILL USING A CANE AND FELL CONTUSING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT FELL OVER A WALKER AND FELL ON THE FLOOR, C/O NECK PAIN. DX-CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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