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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 237
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 44 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL ON FLOOR INJURED LEG LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LEFT LEG STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER AND GRANDSON HIT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL USING CRUTCHES, CAUSING PAIN TO OLD INJ DX: TIB/FIB AND ANKLE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX L DISTAL FIBULAR FX S/P FALL: REPORTS SHARP SHOOT'G PAIN FROM L ANK RAD UP LEG S/P FALL X 15MIN AGO W WALK W CRUCTHES. FX'D LEG 8 JUL REINJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LEG STR. PT TRIPPED WHEN TRYING TO WALK WITH CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RT TIB/FIB FX.PT TRIPPED OVER MOTHERS WALKER AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH FRACTURED LEG WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE A WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| POST LEG SURGERY X4 DAYS SUST INJ TO SAME LEG WHILE IN BATHROOM EARLY A M CRUTCHES SLIPPED CAUSING HER 2FALL ON LEG D L LEG TRAUMA SP SURGERY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LEFT LEG CONT. PT TRIPPED OVER UNCLE'S CANE INJURING LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT DX FX OF RT DISTAL FIBULA - S/P PT TRIPPED OVER CANE AND TWISTED RT ANKLE APPROXIMATELY 14 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| P HAS A BELOW THE KNEE AMPUTATION IN DECEMBER WHILE WALKING WITH HIS WA LKER TODAY HE FELL AND SLAMMED HIS STUMP OPENING UP SITE WOUND DEHISSEN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/08/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LOWER LEG CT-HIT LEG W/ CRUTCHES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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