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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,683
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 49YMC FELL INTO WALKER CUTTING KNEE/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AMBULATES WITH CANE, C/O WORSENING KNEE PAIN AFTER MOVING INTO NEW APT >>KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 49YOF TRIPPED OVER CANE AND FELL TO GROUND KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 48YOF WAS WALKING TO HER CAR USING A CANE ,WHEN CANE SLIPPED STRUCK LT KNEE ON CAR DOOR;KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| KNEE CONT PT FELL TO KNEE WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AMBULATES WITH CANE, FELT LIKE KNEE GAVE OUT WHLE GETTING OUT OF A BUSN OW WITH PAIN>>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 29YO HISP MALE FELL-TRIPPED ON KNEE TODAY WHILE ON CRUTCHES AT APT COMPLEX, DX KNEE INJURY WITH EFFUSION R KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER FRIEND'S CANE & LANDED ON (L) KNEE, HAS PAIN DX;# CONTUSION (L) KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH A CANE, WHEN INJURED KNEE, UNSURE HOW, BUT KNOW HAS KNEE PAIN DX: KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED ON WALKER AT *** HIT FLOOR AND CONTUSED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| BIL KNEE STR. PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING KNEES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KINEE WHEN WALKING WITH CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RT KNEE CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A WALKER AND HIT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS USING QUAD CANE AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON FLOOR DX: CONTUSION TO RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| BASELINE AMBULATES WITH CANE, S/P PED STRUCK BY A TRUCK C/O KNEE PAIN >>CONTS/ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL AT HOME USING WALKER KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| KNEE GAVE OUT YESTERDAY, USES A WALKER. DX: KNEE EFFUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH A CANE & CANE SLIPPED AND PT TWISTED KNEE DX: SPRAINED RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHEN HIS RIGHT CRUTCH LOST ITS FOOTING AND DEVELOPED KNEE PAIN FRO M IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 50YOF USING HER WALKER WAS TRYING TO GET BETWEEN FURNITURE,FELL STRIKING LT KNEE ON FLOOR;KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES HER AT HOME, SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING A STRAIN TO LT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PAIN TO KNEE FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES DX: CONTUSION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL AT *** DX: KNEE SPWHILE USING HER CANE DX: KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| REPORTS WAS @ THE BEACH HAD ?CALER&BABY ON THE WALKER&THE WALKER GOT ST UCK&FELL C/O>>KNEE&CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/15/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PAIN TO KNEE WALKING WITH WALKER DX: KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 47YO BLACK FEMALE AT HOME SLIPPED IN GREASE WHILE WALKING WITH CANE & FELL, DX PROBABLE PATELLAR TENDON RUPTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Exercise |
| REPORTS WENT OUT WALKING WITH SOMEONE WHO GRABBED HERCANE&CAUSED HER TO FALL ONTO KNEE>>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FRACTURED ANKLE TWO MONTHS AGO WHILE WALKING ON CRUTCHES TODAY SLIPP EDF AND FELL STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| INJURIED KNEE 2WKS AGO, SEEN&GIVEN CRUTCHES&KNEE BRACED THAT'S PT REPOR TS KEEP FALLING&MAKES KNEE FEEL WORSE>>KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SPR KNEE- FELL OVER WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED WITH WALKER ON CARPET AND FELL DX: PATELLA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING CANE AT HOME 3 WKS AGO, TWISTED R KNEE, PAIN BEHIND KNEE. DX. SP RAIN R KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 50 Y/O HAD A SAME HEIGHT FALL, FEET TANGLED UP IN WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME. DX-RIGHT KNEE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AFTER KNEE SURGERY AND DEVELOPED SEVERE KNEE P AIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SLIPPED ON WATER ON THE FLOOR WHILE USING WALKER INJURED KNEE DX// RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND LOST BALANCE ON THE SIDEWALK CAME RIGH T DOWN ON KNEE CONTUSION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT FELL WHILE TRYING TO USE CRUTCHES. HAD FALL WK AGO/FELL AGAIN B ECAUSE OF CRUTCHES AT HOME. DX: ABRASION LT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND FELL DIRECTLY ONTO LEFT KNEE FRACTURED KNE E CAP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/30/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AMBULATE WITH A CANE, TODAY SLIPPED&FELL ON ICE STRIKING KNEE ONTO GROU ND>>CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 46YOF WAS HOME USING A CANE ACCIDENTLY TWISTED LT KNEE; KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH CRUTCHES SLIPPED AND FELL STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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