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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 542
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/28/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 44 Y FEMALE REPORTEDLY FREQUENT FALLS AT HOME USING WALKER DX NS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/13/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| MULTI CONTUSIONS AFTER FALLING OVER CRUTCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 50 YR OLD BLACK FEMALE FELL AT THE HOSPITAL ON HER WA\Y TO VISIT, PT STATES WALKER SLIPPED FROM UNDER HER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE AMBULATING ON CRUTCHES TO SHOWER DX;* NONE STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/25/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING ACROSS STREET W/CRUTCHES AND FELL. DX: FALL LIKELY 2/2 POLYPHARMACY, ETOH W/D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT WAS WALKING ON HIS CRUTCHES & THE CRUTCH BROKE, HE FELL ONTO HIS LT SIDE SUSTAINING MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL USING A CANE STRAIN MULTIPLE SITES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 46 YO FEMALE FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES - ETOH LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/30/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS S/P FALL: WALKING WITH WALKER IN HALLWAY, STATES FELL PER CASEWORKER, GENERALIZED PAIN COMPLAINTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT, WHO HAS HISTORY OF HYDROCEPHALUS, STARTED USING WALKER RECENTLY AND HAS HAD MULTIPLE FALLS TODAY. D: HYDROCEPHALUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT WAS USING CANE AND STUMBLED AND FELL ON THE FLOO R.. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 44 YO MALE WAS HIT BY CAR WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER MULTIPLE FRACTURES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING ALL NIGHT WITH WALKER FELT DIZZY AND SAT DOWN THEN LAIDD OWN DX: DEHYDRATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH A CANE IN THE HOSP. WHEN SHE MISSTEPPED AND FELL, R ESULTING IN MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2001 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/1999 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/1997 | 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: Unkown | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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