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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 630
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/09/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PAIN AFTER BEING ON CRUTCHES FOR"QUITE SOME TIME" DORSAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | 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 WALKING WITH A CRUTCH/CHEST CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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, Tables |
| STUMBLED WHILE USING CANE AND FELL AGAINST COFFEE TABLE RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| MUSC STR TO RIBS/46YOF WAS LIFTING HER WALKER UP TO PUT IT IN HER CAR 2 DAYS AGO & FELT PULL IN R RIB AREA. NOW AREA HURTS TO COUGH/INHALE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT FELL STRIKING CHEST ON THE ARM OF A CRUTCH AFTER RECENT PACEMAKER IM PLANTATION CONCERNED ABOUT PACER CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| CRUTCHES SLIPPED AND PT FELL. DX: CHEST WALL CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2006 | Age: 48 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 |
| PT. AMBULATES W/CANE DUE TO PREVIOUS STROKE AT HOME, FELL. DX. RIB FX, CONT. BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | 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 LOST BALANCE AND FELL ONTO CANE YESTERDAY. DX: L RIB CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 32 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: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WALKING WITH WALKER TO BATHROOM AND FELL BACK INTO WALL NO LOC DX: BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AND FELL STRIKING CHEST SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2006 | Age: 44 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 |
| CRUTCH WENT INTO PATIENTS RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| BURNIGN PAIN IN UPPER BACK BEHIND SHOULDER FOR 2 HOURS, HAS BEEN USING CRUTCHES 4 MONTHS. DX: MYOFASCIAL STRAIN UPPER BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2006 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| EVALUATION OF CHEST PAIN: PATIENT WAS TRYING TO WALK WITH A WALKER, CHEST PAINS FOR 4 DAYS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL USING CRUTCHES AND HAS BACK/KNEE PX. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/04/2006 | Age: 41 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 |
| CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT FELL OVER A WALKER AND HIT CHEST ON WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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