Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 26-50 years old - Year 2007 - Knee

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 741
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/22/2007	Age: 33 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
TRIPPED OVER GRANDMAS WALKER LANDED ON (L) KNEE DX- KNEE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
36 YO F KNEE PAIN FELL GOING UP STEPS WITH WALKER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2007	Age: 41 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
KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN FALLING WITH A CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2007	Age: 46 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
USING CRUTCHES, YEST, GOT BUMPED INTO WHILE WALKIGN, NOW C KNEE PAIN >> SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2007	Age: 46 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
PT WAS USING WALKER TO WALK UP HILL AND KNEE SNAPPED. DX: L KNEE PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	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, Stairs or steps
AMBULATING WITH CRUTCHES, SLIPPED & FELL DOWN STEP DX KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2007	Age: 43 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, Chairs
PT, HX OF ARTHRITIS, TRIED TO STAND, FELL AND HAD CHAIR AND WALKER FALL ON HIM. ABRASIONS TO KNEES. D:NON-ST ELEVATION MI, LEG PAIN ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/02/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT KNEE SPRAIN.PT TRIPPED OVER A WALKER AND TWISTED KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
40 YO MALE TRIPPED OVER CANE KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	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
40 YO MALE FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CANE YESTERDAY SPRAIN LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
AMBULATES WITH A WALKER; FELL ON PORCH; CONTUSION, RT. KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2007	Age: 48 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 STR. PT TWISTED KNEE WHEN FALLING WITH A CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2007	Age: 46 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
PT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH A PAIR OF CRUTCHES STRAINED RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT KNEE STR. PT FELL OVER MOTHERS WALKER INJURING KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING TODAY W/CANE INSTEAD OF WALKER AND FELL OUTSIDE RESTAURANT. DX: L KNEE/ANKLE CONT, ACUTE ALCOHOLISM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING CRUTCHES DX KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2007	Age: 41 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
WALKING WITH CRUTCHES & TWISTED KNEE DX KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED ONTO KNEE WHILE USING WALKER. DX: R KNEE PX, CHRONIC OA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT KNEE & HIP CONTUSION-BROUGHT TO ER FROM PHYSICAL THERAPY AFTER TRYIN G TO WALK WITH CRUTCHES & FELL ON RT KNEE & HIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	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 TWISTED KNEE WHEN TRYING TO WALK WITH CRUTCHES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	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
PT INJURED KNEE A MONTH AGO AND TODAY SLIPPED WHILE USING CRUTCHES AND INJURED SAME KNEE STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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