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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 321
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 42 YOM FELL ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT WHILE WALKING WITH CANE AND REINJURED SELF - NASAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| ABRASION FACE-SUS INJ WHEN SHE TRIPPED ON HER CANE AND FELL ON FACE AT HOME. HAS ABRASIONS TO UPPER LIP, RT ARM AND HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AMBULATING WITH WALKER, TRIPPED OVER OWN FEET&FELL FACE 1ST&LANDED ONTO KNEES >> FACIAL/KNEE ABRS&CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables |
| PT SLIPPED ON CRUTCHES AND HIT CORNER OF THE TABLE DX FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 43 YI MALE WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND FELL FACE FIRST LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| IS MENTALY DISABLED GOT TANGELED UP IN WALKER AND FELL HITTING FOREHEA D LAC TO FOREHEAD UNWITTNESSED FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL AT ***,TRIPPED OVER CRUTCHES,HIT FACE ON GROUNDDX FACIAL CONTUS ION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER WHEN THE WHEELS OF THE WALKER GAVE WAY FEL L SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FOREHEAD LACERATION.PT FELL FACE FIRST INTO A WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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