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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 312
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 34 YOF TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE AMBULATEING WITH CRUTCHES INRESTARAUNT FRACTURED FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/06/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT, HX OF EPILEPSY, WAS AMBULATING WITH CANE AND HAD 2 EPISODES WHERE S HE TRIPPED AND FELL. C/O OF THIGH PAIN. D:CELLULITIS, ABSCESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING WITH CANE AND FELL, DX; FX FEMUR NECK, LAC. LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH RECENT FEMUR FX. HAS HAD INCREASED PAIN AND SWELLING SINCE BEIN G UP AND WALKING WITH WALKER. D:POST OPERATIVE PAIN/SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 30 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL INJURED LEG CONTUSION THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AT HOME PT WALKING WITH CRUTCHES,FELL ON L LEG,C/O L THIGH PAIN DX L FEMUR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/10/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AMBULATING WITH WALKER & TWISTED HIP & FELL DX FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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