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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 679
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/06/2010 | Age: 37 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 37YOF HAD A BUNIONECTOMY AND WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES STRAINED CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 50YOF WALKING DOWN A RAMP TRIPPED OVER A FOLDED WALKER INJURED LOWER LEG;LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| A 35 YOF WAS HIT IN LEG WITH CANE BY OTHER RESIDENT AT NURSING HOME, LA CERATION TO LEG, UNKNOWN DETAILS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2010 | 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 |
| 46 YOF, FX DIST FIBULA, PT., USING WALKER, PT. TRIPPED TWISTED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2010 | Age: 47 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: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Bathtubs or showers |
| 47YOF FELL WHILE USING A WALKER WHILE IN THE SHOWER, TIBIA FRACTURE, ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/03/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 41YOF HAS LOWER LEG PAIN AFTER WALKING WITH WALKER LOWER LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/02/2010 | Age: 46 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, Lunch boxes or pails |
| A 46 YOM RETURNING TO WORK 1ST TIME AFTER LEG FX, FELL WHILE USING CRUT CHES AND CARRYING LUNCH BOX, TRIPPED AND FELL ON LEG, FX TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 41YOM FX LWR LEG- FELL USING CRUTCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 39 YOM SLIPPED WHILE WALKING W/CRUTCHES TODAY. DX: L DISTAL FIBULAR FX, BED BUGS, SI W/PLAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/21/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Mattresses |
| 47YOM WAS USING HIS WALKER AND SLIPPED HITTING THE BOX SPRING C/O LOWER LEFT LEG PAIN.DX: LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2010 | Age: 32 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 |
| 32 YOM C/O ANKLE PAIN TWISTED IT YESTERDAY AND WALKING WITH A CANE FRO SUPPORT. DX-FX LEFT DISTAL FIBULA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 27 YOM FELL WHILE WALKING W/CRUTCHES. DX: R TIB/FIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/25/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 27YOM TWISTED ANKLE WHILE HAVING FUN WITH CRUTCHES/ FX LT DISTAL TIB FI B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2010 | Age: 28 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 28YOF, AMBUALTES WTIH WALKER @ BASELINE, SUSTAINED A FALL 2D AGO NOW C/O LEG PAIN>>CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2010 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| A 49 YOM STATES FELL DUE TO FAULTY CRUTCHES, CELLULITIS, ULCER OF STUMP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/11/2010 | 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 |
| 48 YOWF USES CANE TO WALK, TRIPPED OVER PUPPY AND FELL. DX. SPRAIN/STR AIN L LOWER EXTREMITY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2010 | Age: 35 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 |
| WALKS WITH A CANE,FELL CONTUSIONS BOTH LOWER LEGS *35 Y/O W/M |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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