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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 368
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/17/2007 | Age: 50 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 WAS WALKING WITH A CANE AND FELL DX: RT RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2007 | Age: 39 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 |
| 39 YOF FELL THREE DAYS AGO WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES, HIT LEFT SIDE O F CHEST ON CORNER OF COFFEE TABLE SUSTAINING A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/CANE AND HIT FLOOR AT HOSPITAL. DX: UNSTABLE GAIT, BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT GRABBED CANE TO CATCH BALANCE AND FELL AT SPORTS ARENA. DX: CONT BACK/L SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS IN BATHROOM WITH WALKER AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL ONTO FLOOR DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 40YOM WHILE AT GIRLFRIEND'S HOUSE LOST BALANCE AND FELL,HE HAS CEREBRAL PALSY USES HAND CRUTCHES;MUSCULAR UPPER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHEN USING WALKER DX: MULTIPLE RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| INPT AT HOSPITAL FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER OUTSIDE HOSPITAL. DX: BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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