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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 165
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/10/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 48 YOF FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES FX LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIED TO SIT ON A WHEELED WALKER AND IT SLIPPED SHE FELL STRIKING RI GHT LOWER ARM AGAINST THE HANDBRAKES LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS USING CRUTCHES AND FELL. DX: LEFT DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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