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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 517
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/25/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 49YOM, FD BY POLICE WALKING DOWN STREET WITH A WALKER STUMBLING>>ETOH/V ODKA=0.327 INTOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT GOT CANE CAUGHT IN SIDEWALK AND FELL ONT FACE, ADMITS TO ETOH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| H/O RECENT TKR , AMBULATES WITH WALKER,SUSTAINED A FALL YESTERDAY, ?MEC H, SENTIN TODAY WITH ANB LABS, ON ***>>ELEVATED INR/CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WENT TO KITCHEN FOR WALKER, PASSED OUT, FELL TO FLOOR. DX. SYNCOPE, ANEMIA, GI BLEED, HEMORRHAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Alcohol |
| FELL W/ WALKER IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE LIQUOR STORE BIT TONGUE DRANK 10 BEERS LACERATION TONGUE ALCOHOL INTOXICATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT UNPLUGGED HIS CPAP MACHIN AND STOOD UPP WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF HIS W ALKER AND BECAME WEAK AND FELL AND HIT HEAD ON THE FLOOR. D: SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/09/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 44 YOM TRIPPED OVER HIS WALKER AND FELL TO FLOOR - FAMILY REQUESTED EVALUATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| GOT WEAK WALKING WITH WALKER DX. SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 43 YO MALE WALKS WITH CANE AND FELL OUT AT MISSION DIZZY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| ALCOHOL INTOXICATION ACUTE - 43 YOM WAS FOUND LYING ON GROUND, HAD BEEN DRINKING, BECAME AGGRESSIVE, TRYING TO HIT PEOPLE WITH HIS CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING WALKER,FELL ON SIDEWALK,SLURRED SPEECH,? DRUG TOXICITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL WITH WALKER ON KITCHEN FLOOR DX:SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2000 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/1999 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/1999 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/1999 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/05/1999 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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