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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 332
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/23/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 45YMC FIRST DAY OF USING CRUTCHES C/O UPPER CHEST DISCOMFORT STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER AT NURSING HOME. DX: BACK CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| 27 YOF TRIPPED OVER CANE AND FELL TO FLOOR THORASIC SPINE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 41 YOM FELL FORWARD TO CHEST WHILE TRYING TO GRAB CANE CONTUSION CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 49 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 |
| PT WITH CHEST WALL CONTUSION FROM A FALL OVER A WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER THIS AM. DX: THORACIC CONT/STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT C/O L SIDED CHEST PAIN, THINKS IT IS DUE TO USING CRUTCHES DX CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PAT SUS CONTUSION TO UPPER TRUNK AFTER FALLING WITH WALKER% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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