Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,016
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	74
Year 1998:	19
Year 1999:	71
Year 2000:	67
Year 2001:	139
Year 2002:	82
Year 2003:	16
Year 2004:	150
Year 2005:	91
Year 2006:	89
Year 2007:	165
Year 2009:	15
Year 2010:	33

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/24/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
A 44 YR OLD FEMALE LOST BALANCE USING CRUTCHES & FELL & LANDED ON ARM DX FX ULNA/RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2010	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
49 YR OLD FEMALE WALKING WITH CANE AND STRUCK BY CAR AND FELL WHEN CAR WENT THRU RED LITE--MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO LEG AND ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WAS WALKING ON CRUTCHES & SLIPPED ON WET GROUND AT HOME INJURING RT FOREARM. DX-DISTAL RADIUS/ULNA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
48 YOF FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES FX LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIED TO SIT ON A WHEELED WALKER AND IT SLIPPED SHE FELL STRIKING RI GHT LOWER ARM AGAINST THE HANDBRAKES LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS USING CRUTCHES AND FELL. DX: LEFT DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WAS LIFTING HIMSELF UP USING THE WALKER AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE FOREARM. DX-PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURE, FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/14/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. FELL ON CRUTCHES, SLIPPED ON WET GROUND. DX. LAC L FA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIED TO BLOCK ANOTHER PERSON'S FALL AND ARM CAUGHT IN WALKER. DX: FOREARM PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
44 YO FEMALE WAS HIT IN ARM WITH CANE CONTUSION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUSION TO ARM WHEN FELL WHEN USING A WALKER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING WALKER SLIPPED -FELL LACERATION LEFT FOREARM 10 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT, WHO BROKE FOOT 2 WEEKS AGO, HAS FOREARM/ELBOW/WRIST PAIN SINCE USIN G CRUTCHES. D:TENDONITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2004	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FOREARM TRAUMATIC MASS-PT USES CRUTCHES & FOREARM AREA RUBS ON CRUTCHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT, WHO HAS BEEN USING CRUTCHES FOR 2 YEARS DUE TO L-5 COMPRESSION, WOK E WITH NUMB FEELING IN RIGHT ARM. LEFT PRIOR TO MEDICAL SCREENING.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/27/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WAS GETING OFF BUS AND SOMEONE W/A CRUTCH TRIPPED HIM HE FELL ON HIS EL BW DX L RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. HIT LT. ARM WITH CANE DX. PAIN LT. FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Windows or window glass
WHILE USING CRUTCHES, LOST BALANCE & FELL W/ ARM GOING THROUGH WINDOW DX: LACERATION LT. FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH CANE AND FELL ONTO HAND CONTUSING FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2001	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2001	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2001	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2001	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2000	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/1999	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire:
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/1998	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/1997	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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