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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 674
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HEAD LAC-WALKING W/A WALKER-TRIPPED-FELL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SLIPPED&FELL VERSUS SYNCOPED WHILE WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK WITH HIS WAL KER, FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD, +LOC/AMNESTIC>>HEAD LAC/SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER, WAS UNSTEADY, HAD MULTIPLE FALLS, HEAD INJU RY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/22/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED ON CURB WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: HEAD/FACE/R LEG CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| MINOR HEAD INJURY: AT GROUP HOME AMBULATING WITH WALKER, SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR, STRUCK HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING W/WALKER AND FELL FROM RETAINING WALL 5 FT. DX: MILD CONCUSSION W/LOC, NECK STRAIN, FACIAL CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED ON CANE, FELL HIT HEAD. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI,CS,LEFT KNEE CONTUSIN.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND TRIPPED AND FACE FA CE FIRST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Cabinet or door hardware |
| PATIENT USES A CANE, HAS CHRONIC BACK PAIN, TRIPPED AND HIT HER HEAD ON THE DOOR KNOB. DX-HEAD CONTUSION, CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| AMB WITH WALKER, FELL HIT HEAD ON WALL AT MD OFFICE. DX SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 46 YO F CLOSED HEAD INJURY FELL HIT HEAD ON WALKER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HIT WITH A CANE TO HEAD, NO DETAILS, LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SCALP LAC-LOST BALANCE W/ WALKER & FELL BACKWARDS-@ GROUP HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 50 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL STRIKING HEAD LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STAIRS WITH WALKER, CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CONTUSIONS TO HEAD, ABDOMEN,BOTH FEET, BOTH HANDS, AND RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI. PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET WALKER AND FELL HITTING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Wheelchairs |
| PT WAS AT HOME GETTING OUR OF A WHEEL CHAIR USING CRUTCHES, FELL CAUSING AN ACUTE HEADACHE STATUS POST FALL.. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT LOST BALANCE WHILE WALKING W/CANE AT STORE. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, PROB CONCUSSION, SMALL FACIAL LACS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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